INFLUENCE OF COMMUNICATION ON PRINCIPAL-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE – NIGERIA

Education Administration and Planning

This study investigated influence of communication on principal-teacher relationship in secondary schools in Benue State. The study was guided 2 research questions. 2 hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 3878 teachers in 52 secondary schools out of which 363 respondents were sampled comprising of 24 principals and 339 teachers in 24 schools. The instrument used for the study was a 10 item self-developed questionnaire titled “Communication and Principal-Teacher Relationship Questionnaire (CPTRQ)”. The data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistical tool of mean and standard deviation to answer research questions and Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that downward and upward communication patterns have significant influence on principal-teacher relationship in secondary school. It was therefore, recommended that in order to enhance upward communication so to reap it fruits in principal-teacher relations the common forms of downward communication such as official memos, organizational publications, policy statement, manual, procedures among others should be enhanced among principals through seminars and workshops so as to sensitize them to follow the rules of the communication pattern. Furthermore, these training will help to understand that downward communication is more than passing information to subordinates.

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