INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ DECISION MAKING AND MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES ON THE SUSTAINABILITY OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) PROGRAMME IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Education Administration and Planning

The study examined the influence of principals’ decision making and motivational strategies on the sustainability of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in South Eastern Nigeria. It was guided by two (2) specific objectives. Two (2) research questions were raised and answered. Two (2) hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design. The study area was South Eastern Nigeria. The total population of the study is 19,645 teachers. This comprised all the teachers in all the 1352 junior secondary schools in South Eastern Nigeria. The sample size for this study is 386 and it was realized using Krejcie and Morgan Table for sample size determination. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Influence of Principals’ Decision Making and Motivational Strategies on the Sustainability of Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme Questionnaire” constructed by the researcher.” This instrument was duly validated by five experts and Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was used to obtain a reliability coefficient of 0.89. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of Mean and Standard Deviation and inferential statistics of Chi-square. The result of the findings revealed that; he study found that principals remain flexible in their decision-making process; principals provide constructive feedback to staff members, recognizing their strengths and providing suggestions for areas of improvement. The study concluded that Principals’ administrative strategies of decision making and motivational positively influence the sustainability of UBE programme in South Eastern Nigeria. The study recommended among others that principals should establish clear priorities and goals that align with the sustainability of the UBE program. This can involve identifying critical tasks that directly contribute to the program's success and ensuring that they allocate sufficient time to these priorities.

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