Mediating role of principal empowerment practices on the relationship between teacher quality and expected students academic performance

The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Principal EmpowermentPractices on the relationship between Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic Performancein Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A quantitative exploratory research design wasutilized. A total...

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Main Author: Warrah, Saleman Mashood
Format: thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=5208
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Summary:The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Principal EmpowermentPractices on the relationship between Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic Performancein Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A quantitative exploratory research design wasutilized. A total of 450 teachers were chosen as a sample through a stratified random samplingtechnique. Data analysis using the structural equation modeling indicated a strong relationshipbetween Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic performance with standardized regressionweight of 0.817 and significant at p0.05. Further, it was found that Principal Empowerment Practicesacted as a partial mediator in the relationship between Teacher Quality and ExpectedStudents Academic Performance since total indirect effect of 0.56 (p>0.05) was less than adirect effect of 0.81 (p