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Article Title: Principals' Communication Strategies for Teachers; Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Anambra State
by Prof. Vivian N. Nwogbo; Dr. Isaac N. Nwankwo; & Esther A. Nwachukwu

Abstract:
The purpose of study was to determine the communication strategies adopted by principals for teacher effectiveness in secondary schools. The study was carried out in Anambra State. The descriptive survey design was adopted. The six education zones were covered in the study. The population of the study is 6652 respondents comprising 257 principals and 6411 teachers in all the state government owned secondary schools in Anambra state. The sample size for this study is 915 respondents consisting of 810 teachers and 105 principals drawn from the 257 public secondary schools in Anambra state. Researchers-developed questionnaire titled �Principals Communication Strategies for Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire� (PCSTEQ) was used for data collection. The PCSTEQ is made up of two sections, A and B. Section A elicited information on the status of the respondents while section B contains items on communication for teacher effectiveness. The validity of the instrument was determined two experts from the Department of Educational Management and Policy, and one from measurement and evaluation in the Department of Educational Foundations, all in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the instrument was established using test re-test method by administering twenty copies of the questionnaire on a sample of ten public school principals and teachers in Enugu state. The Pearson�s Product Moment Correlation was used to determine the reliability coefficient which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.96. The researchers administered copies of the instrument directly to the respondents with the help of five research assistants. Mean scores and standard deviations were used in answering the research question while z-test was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated that there was no significant difference in the mean ratings of principals and teachers on the communication strategies adopted by principals for teacher effectiveness. It was recommended among others that aadequate remuneration that is commensurate to their work should be provided to the principals. This will make them to be more dedicated and motivated in adopting various performance management strategies for enhancing teacher effectiveness. This study therefore determined the communication strategies adopted by principals for teacher effectiveness in secondary schools. The study is significant in that it will help the principals to adopt best communication strategies in other to enhance teachers� effectiveness. The study is likely to impact positively on school principals who, through their communication strategies are likely to enhance teachers� effectiveness.

Keywords: communication; communication strategies; principals; teacher; teacher effectiveness; secondary school.

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