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PRINCIPALS' MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR CURBING EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH EAST STATES OF NIGERIA
| Abstract: Examination malpractice is one of the challenges that face secondary school management in Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to ascertain principals’ management strategies for curbing examination malpractices. It was a descriptive survey conducted in South East Geo-political Zone of Nigeria. Three research question and three hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised 1240 secondary school principals in the area of the study. The sample of the study comprised 858 principals selected through simple random sampling. Researchers developed questionnaire which was dully validated by experts was the instrument for data collection. The reliability co-efficients of the three sections of the instrument were 0.82, 0.86 and 0.84 which were considered highly adequate for the study. The researchers with the help of research assistants administered the instrument. Mean scores and z-test were used in data analysis. Findings of the study indicate that principals very often used the following strategies to curb malpractices before examinations: making school environment conducive for learning to encourage and attract students to come to school regularly and learn; insisting that parents/guardians provide their children (wards with basic requirement for learning) and advising parents/wards to stop sending their children/wards to carry out activities that will make them keep away from school. It was among others recommended that school management should very often assist students to develop positive attitudes towards examination through orientation and counseling. This study will impact positively on the reading community. By reading the findings of the study, the school principals and the teachers will the areas they need in-service training to enable them to be more innovative in motivating and supervising their students. Good motivation and effective supervision have the potential of eradicating examination malpractices. Accordingly, both principals and teachers can encourage their students to be more dedicated to their studies instead of engaging in examination malpractices. |
| Keywords: Principals; Management; Strategies; Examination Malpractices; and Secondary Schools. |
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