Principals supervision skills and its effects on teachers’ effectiveness in selected secondary schools in Yaounde i Sub-division

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the supervisory skills of school principals and their effects on the effectiveness of teachers in public secondary schools in Yaounde I Sub- Division. It starts from the observation that some teachers are more effective at school than others. Questioning some teachers on the question of their effectiveness, some linked the effectiveness of teachers to the style of school management, while others linked it to the dedication of teachers in the work. Thus, this study wanted to identify the effects of the supervision of the director on the effectiveness of the teacher. The postulate that guided this study stated that "The supervisory skills of the principal have an effect on the effectiveness of the teacher". Using a questionnaire, a survey was conducted among some teachers in some public secondary schools in Yaounde I Sub-Division. Analysis of data collected in the field reveals that the supervisory skills of the principal have an effect on the effectiveness of the teacher. This made it possible to make some suggestions that can contribute to improving the effectiveness of teachers in the near future.