THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND ADEQUATE SUPERVISION ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESSES

This research study is designed to determine whether school administrative program and adequate supervision have any influence on the improvement of instructional processes. Four research questions and two null hypotheses were posed to guide the study to a logical conclusion. A structured research questionnaire was administered on a sample size of five hundred and seventy (570) secondary school teachers in Phalga. Data generated with the research questionnaire were collated and analyzed using statistical t-test of pooled and nonpooled variances and Pearson Product Moment Correlational Statistics (Pearson r). The results of the data analyzed indicated that secondary school administrative organ and adequate supervision have a significant influence on classroom instructional processes in secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings to improve the school administrative organ, provide adequate supervision, and to enhance classroom instructional processes in secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria.