Principals Innovative Record Management Strategies for Effective Administration of Public Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State

This study investigated principal’s innovative record management strategies for effective administration of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. Two research questions were used for the study. The research design used for this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 286 principals consisting of 244 males and 42 females from the 286 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. A sample of 221 principals consisting of 221 males and 28 females was achieved through the use of stratified random sampling technique. A self-developed questionnaire titled: “Principals Innovative record management strategies for effective administration of public senior secondary schools in Rivers State Questionnaire (PIRMSEAQ)” was used to elicit data from the respondents. The instrument was validated by two experts in the Departments of Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation. The instrument had two (2) sections: The response scale was structured on a 4- point Likert rating scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD) with values of 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument which gave reliability indexes of 0.99. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions with a criterion mean of 2.50. Questionnaire items with mean opinion scores below 2.50 denoted ‘Disagreed’ while 2.50 and above signified ‘Agreed’. It was concluded that Innovative Record Management Strategies for Effective Administration of Public Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State" reveals important insights into the use of technology and cloud storage in school administration. It was recommended among others that The State government should supply the necessary electronic and digital record keeping devices such as computers and their accessories to all senior public secondary schools in Rivers State. This could be done by providing funds for the purchase and maintenance of ICT facilities and accessories.