GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study sought to assess creative leadership practices in managing rural secondary schools in Imo state. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Imo state. The population of the study comprised school principals in rural secondary schools in Imo state. Strategic sampling technique was used to select 70 respondents which constituted the sample size for the study. The Main Instrument used in this study was a questionnaire titled “Creative Leadership Practices in Managing Rural Secondary Schools Questionnaire (CLPMRSSQ)”. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, completeness and the language of the study under consideration. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.84 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics and simple regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that there is significant extent to which MCRT, and expose colleagues to new thinking and experiences affects management of rural secondary schools in Imo state. With the above conclusion, it was therefore recommended that the secondary school leaders should support teachers to work and think creatively together and reschedule the school time for the teachers working together on their passion.

Keywords: Creative Leadership Practices, Management, Secondary Schools.