Principals’ Management Strategies for Secondary Education Students’ Security and Governance Beyond Covid-19 Pandemic in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated principals’ management strategies for secondary education students’ security and governance beyond COVID-19 pandemic in Anambra State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised 1002 secondary school teachers from 10 public secondary schools in Onitsha North L.G.A of Anambra State. 120 respondents were sampled using a multi-stage sampling procedure which involved simple random and accidental sampling techniques. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The instrument was a 23-item questionnaire validated by experts, and with reliability index of 0.87 using Cronbach Alpha. Data obtained were analyzed using mean and t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that principals’ management strategies like communication and use of technological devices engender good governance and adequate students’ security. The gender of teachers has no significant difference on the management strategies adopted by principals among others. The study recommended that principals should adopt advanced technologies and communication strategies which ensure adequate secondary education students’ security and good governance.