Abstract
This study set out to discover the perceptions of role-players regarding the role of principals in the conduct and practice of school-based instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Plateau state. Viewed from whatever angle, instructional supervision plays a vital role in improving the teaching and learning situation in schools. Just as good teaching facilitates good learning, so also does good supervision facilitates good teaching in schools. Instructional supervision is a panacea quality education in schools. For the school to achieve its aims and objectives, instructional supervision is considered as an indispensible tool towards the realization of such goals. An important tool for enhancing instructional supervision is school-based instructional supervision . School-based instructional supervision is an in-built or an intra-school supervision used in adding value to the instructional process in the school. In school-based instructional supervision, the principal and other qualified resource teachers and heads of departments in each school supervise the teaching and learning process of the school. During school-based supervision, teachers, heads of departments and even school principals cooperate and participate in the process of determining, exploring and solving the instructional problems of the school. The way and manner in which role-players perceive their role in the conduct of school-based instructional supervision determines to a large extend the success or failure of the entire exercise. The study used qualitative methods in generating and analyzing data. The study employed a case study research design to determine role-players’ perceptions regarding the role of principals in school-based instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Plateau state. To generate the required data, researcher conducted one-on-one semi-structured interviews with principals, vice-principals, heads of departments and one teacher from each of the four purposively selected schools from Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA). The outcome of the interviews revealed the following areas of needs concerning the perceptions of role-players regarding the roles played by principals in the conduct of school-based instructional supervision...
D.Ed. (Education Leadership Management)