SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND TEACHER JOB PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOKI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE

This project is centred on investigating the relationship that exists between school principal’s personnel management practices and teacher’s job performance in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State. To accomplish this investigation, five research hypotheses were formulated. The population of the study was made up of 565 teachers from the (15) fifteen secondary schools in Boki Local Government Area. The sample of the study consist of (10) ten secondary schools randomly selected from the 565 teacher’s. the data collected from these samples were respectively subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson product moment correlation and chi-square statistical analysis. The major results obtained were as follows: teachers training is significantly related to teachers’ job performance. Motivation of teachers has) no significant relationship with teacher’s job performance. The principals mode of appraisal of teachers is not significantly related to teachers job performance, teachers who have healthy interpersonal relationship with their principal significantly differ from those who do not have with regards to their job performance. On the basis of the above findings, the following recommendations were made. Teachers should be given the opportunity to attend in-service training as well as workshops, seminar, should be organized to improve their job performance. Selectiong of teachers should be based on qualification , experience ,and hard work, teachers should be highly motivated and rewarded to encourage them to work harder. Finally, principal’s interpersonal relationship with teachers should be cordial in order to enhance effectiveness in their job performance.