CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The primary aim of any educational institution has to do with the improvement of the teaching and learning processes and all other activities of the school. The achievement of this aim is jointly carried out by the principal, the teachers and the entire members of staff of the school. The principal is however regarded as an administrator because of the way he handles, disciplines and summons the affairs of the school while the teachers activities help to determine the extent to which the school aims and objectives are achieved.
School administration is a function so broad in scope that no one person should do it alone. In which case, principal cannot carryout the administrative work alone. He would have to delegate some duties to the teachers. So, for an institution to fully realize its central purpose, it is important that the teacher, head of departments and principal should understand and accept their roles in the administration of the institution. During the colonial era, the role of the teachers was to be builders of public morality, practitioners of the virtue of Manuel labour and promotion of literacy learning. After the independence, the main role of the teachers is to help students to acquire knowledge, skills and social values and norms of the society.
Administration of the secondary school is becoming more complex because of the increase in size, scope and numbers. Administrative responsibility is no longer centered on the principal but also distributed around those involved in the instructional programme of the school. This had in no small measure added to the traditional roles of the teachers. The modern day teachers apart from making register, enforce punishment, imparting knowledge, maintaining, discipline, still have to play some other administrative roles. Some principals may not allow teachers to participate in decision making, if they did not accept the concept of sharing responsibility for decisions with non-administrative activities. This is influenced by two factors. The organizations factors which includes the goals size and types of the school. The personal factors, which include individual goals, experiences, dispositions and personal conception. In which case, the teachers role behaviour is determined by what he perceived his roles to be and the expectation hold of teaches role by the principal who is the administrative head of the school. It also depends on the type of draining in the college of education and is previous experience have a great influence on the way he perceives the environment. All these point will affect the role played in the school.
If there are differences between the principals expectations and the teachers perception of his role there may be conflict and this could lead to dissatisfaction and low moral on the part of the teachers.