Effective Planning and Staff Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between effective planning and staff job performance in public secondary schools in Osun State. The design for this study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all the 5,970 teachers and 387 principals in 387 public secondary schools spread across the three Senatorial Districts and 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Osun state. The sample of the study comprised 329 teachers and 36 principals to make a total of 365 respondents. The research instrument used in this study was a questionnaire titled “Effective Planning and Staff Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools Questionnaire (EPSJPPSSQ)†. Three research questions were raised and answered, and one null hypothesis formulated and tested. Findings showed that there was a high level of relationship between effective planning and staff job performance in Osun State secondary schools. Furthermore, the null hypothesis tested showed strong positive relationships among effective administrative planning and staff job performance. Conclusion and recommendations were made that school administrators should continue to work harder at creating a better organized educational goal, especially reinforcing a productive school culture that encourages effective planning.