EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (EMIS) AND PRINCIPALS ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES (POS) IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between Education Management Information System (EMIS) and principals’ organizational strategies (POS) in public secondary schools in Enugu State. EMIS is a vital tool for enhancing school management through efficient data collection, processing, and dissemination, which supports informed decision-making. The effectiveness of EMIS largely depends on how school principals leverage its capabilities within their organizational strategies to improve school performance. Despite its potential, the adoption and integration of EMIS in Enugu State’s secondary schools remain inconsistent, primarily due to infrastructural challenges, limited technical skills, and resistance to change. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted correlational survey design. The population of the study comprised all the 395 principals in 395 public senior secondary schools in Enugu State. The sample of 395 respondents was drawn through census sampling technique. The instruments used for data collection were titled Education Management Information System Questionnaire and Administration of Secondary Schools Questionnaire. The instruments were validated by two experts in test and measurement. Cronbach alpha statistic was used to determine the reliability of Education Management Information System at 0.81 and Administration of Secondary Schools at 0.82 index. The research questions were answered using simple regression and the hypotheses were tested using t-test associated with simple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that network system and file transfer protocol predicted administration of public secondary schools by 34% and 38% respectively while the hypotheses showed that network system and file transfer protocol independently significantly predicted administration of public secondary schools in Enugu State. It was recommended that Government should provide network system to non-teaching and teaching staff for the administration of public senior secondary schools.