COMPETENCY NEEDS OF PRINCIPALS IN FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the competency needs of secondary school principals of Enugu State in financial resource management. The study specifically focused on the statutory roles of the principals in financial resource management, the specific skills possessed by the principals for effective financial resource management as well as on the budget planning and implementation needs, the needs of principals on the sourcing and disbursement of funds and on fund management. The study was guided by four research questions and four null hypotheses. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Sample for the study comprised all the 231 secondary school principals within the six education zones of Enugu State. Data for the study was collected using 26-item instrument in six clusters with response format of Highly Needed (HN), Needed (N), Less Needed (LN) and Not Needed (NN). The research questions were answered descriptively on individual item basis using means and...