Managerial Skills: Tool for Instructional Supervision in Secondary Schools in Rivers State

Abstract

The Paper Explored Managerial Skills: Tool For Instructional Supervision In Secondary Schools In Rivers State. The Concepts Of Managerial Skills, Conceptual Skills, Technical Skills, Human Relation Skills Among Others Were Discussed. Highlight Was Done On The Steps To Acquiring Conceptual Skills, How To Acquire Technical Skills While The Factors Of Project Management Skills Were Further Discussed. Again, The Qualities Of Effective Team Management Were State As Well As Time Management Skills. Furthermore, Mention Was Made Of Specific Roles Played By The School Principal While Reasons Were Given Why School Principals In Rivers State Should Pursue Instructional Supervision. The Conclusion Was That Managerial Skills In Very Important In The Day To Day Running Of School, So Was Necessary For A Principal To Have. It Was Then Recommended That The School Principal Should Give Himself To Adequate Training That Would Encourage Him To Satisfy The Demands Of His Office, The Principal Must See His School Which Is The Primary Place Of Assignment As A Ground For Action Research And The Implementation Of Findings, The School Principal Should Employ Enough Corporation And Motivation As Well As Mentorship Skills In Order To Endear His Subordinates To Him, The Principal Should Attend Conferences And Workshops Organized For People In His Category In Order To Share And Network Among Contemporaries And The Application Of Clinical Supervision Skills By The Principal Would Enhance His Capacity And Build His Teachers Up To Support Him More.