Volume 13, Issue 1, 2024

Influence of Digitized Record Keeping Practices on Administrative Effectiveness of Public Senior Secondary School Principals in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abari Ayodeji Olasunkanmi, Olowu Sulaimon Babatunde & Oniyide Olawale Idris

Abstract

This study examined the influence of digitized record keeping practices on administrative effectiveness of public senior secondary school principals in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Population consisted of 327 Principals, Vice Principals and EMIS Officers from the 327 public senior secondary schools in Lagos State. Disproportionate sampling technique was adopted to select 101 principals, vice principals and EMIS Officers. Administrative Effectiveness of Secondary School Principals Questionnaire (r = 0.84) and Digitized Record-Keeping Practices Questionnaire (r = 0.84) were used to gather the data. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions. Hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s Product-Movement Correlation, at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that principals of public senior secondary schools in Lagos State are effective in the coordination of instructional programmes, school resources and instruction (Weighted Mean = 3.29); administrators in Lagos State Nigeria averagely practiced digitized records keeping (weighted mean = 2.48); digitized records keeping practices significantly influence administrative effectiveness of principals (r = 0.568, p-value = 0.000). Based on the findings, it was recommended that senior secondary schools in Lagos State should be furnished with 21st century internet facilities to make digitization of school records easier for administrators.

Keywords

Record keeping Practices, Digitized Record Keeping, Administrative effectiveness.

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