Dr Rosemary Onya Osim & Dr M. E. Asuquo
Abstract
This study adopted correlational design to assess financial resources as correlates of 21st century principals’ administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. The population and sample of this study were 96 and 48 principals respectively across public secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River, Nigeria. “Financial Resources and Principals Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (FRPAEQ)” was the instrument used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method, the reliability index ranged from 0.76 to 0.85 and this was regarded as high enough to justify the use of the instrument for data collection. Data gathered were coded and analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. The result of the analysis indicated that financial resources in terms of government funding, school fee charges and Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) levy significantly related to 21st century principals’ administrative effectiveness. From the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others, that the State Government should ensure that there is improvement in the allocation of fund to public secondary schools to facilitate principals’ administrative effectiveness.