Abstract
Gender, leadership styles and administative effectiveness of principals in Cross River State
Highlights
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of gender on leadership styles and administrative effective~~esosf secondary school principals in selected sctiools in Cross River State
Principal's Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ) and Principals' Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (PAEQ) were developed' and used to collect data from one thousand secondary school teachers and two hundred principals and vice principals randomly selected from one hundred secondary schools in Cross River State
They share in the responsibility of the day to day administration of the school orga~l~sat~onT.eachers used In the study are those who have worked at least three years. the assumption being that having spent some trme with the said administrators. they would be in a better position.to validly assess the administrative effectiveness of their principals and vice principals
Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of gender on leadership styles and administrative effective~~esosf secondary school principals in selected sctiools in Cross River State. Principal's Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ) and Principals' Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (PAEQ) were developed' and used to collect data from one thousand secondary school teachers and two hundred principals and vice principals randomly selected from one hundred secondary schools in Cross River State. To most ipatents and teachers, the issue of administrative effectiveness in any secondary school is a matter of the person occupying the office of the school principal. This has generated a lot of controversy as to who can be a more effective school administrator, the male or female principal. This, according to Awe (1990) has arisen as a result of the cultural stereotyping of males and females by different communities and cultures
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