Author: Uwem Peter Imoh-Ita, Anietie Joshua Friday*, Emmanuel Okon Akpan

Doi: 10.26480/mjhrm.02.2025.108.112

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The study examined the relationship between principals’ quality management strategies and school administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency, Nigeria. In the study, correlational research design was adopted, and the population consisted of 540 teachers in the public secondary schools in Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency. 210 respondents were the sample size used in the study. Simple sampling technique was used to select the schools and respondents. Structured closed ended questionnaire entitled, Principals’ Quality Management Strategies Questionnaire (PQMSQ)” and “Secondary School Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (SSAEQ) were used to collect data. The instruments were tested to established the reliability by subjected to PPMC analysis in order to determine the consistency of the instrument which yielded the indices of 0.81 and 0.79 for PQMSQ and SSAEQ respectively. To answer research questions and to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance, Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was used. Findings from the analysis revealed a significant relationship between principals’ quality management strategies and school administrative effectiveness. It was further revealed that principals’ quality management strategies such as staff training, process approach and students’ focus significantly relate to administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency, Nigeria. It was recommended, based on the findings that principal should prioritize staff training, adopt good process approach and align the activities and the vision of the school to project students’ best interest as being the proven factors of quality management strategies, through which purpose of educational goals and objectives are attained.