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DOI: 10.31248/IJET
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Administrators' innovative managerial ethics and teachers' job effectiveness in public secondary schools in Bayelsa State
https://doi.org/10.31248/IJET2025.247 | Article Number: 1762BD7A1 | Vol.10 (1) - April 2026
Received Date: 27 December 2025 | Accepted Date: 22 February 2026 | Published Date: 30 April 2026
Author: Smart O. Nwonkwo
Keywords: effectiveness, Administration, Innovative, managerial ethics, teachers’ jobs.
The study examined a correlational research design to determine the relationship between administrators' innovative managerial ethics and teachers' job effectiveness in public secondary schools in Bayelsa State. The Target population of the study consisted of all 3578 teachers from the 219 public senior secondary schools in Bayelsa State. A sample size of 450 teachers was selected for the study. The research instruments used in the study were the Administrators' Innovative Managerial Ethics Questionnaire and the Teachers' Job Effectiveness Questionnaire, which were used to gather data for the study. The reliability coefficient of the study was calculated using Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient statistics of 0.81 and 0.75, respectively, with the overall reliability index of 0.78. Data collected was analysed using Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation (PPMC). Multiple regression was used to answer research questions, while hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The researcher recommended that the Beyalsa State Ministry of Education should promote ethical leadership among secondary school administrators and foster innovation through creative teaching, new techniques, and novel instructional strategies, enhancing teacher effectiveness, accountability, and the overall quality of education.
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