چکیده (انگلیسی):

This study depicted a micropolitical analysis of school principals’ decision making
as regards the influence of formal and informal groups on school administrative
processes from the point of view of principals. It was based on descriptive survey
study of all 24 public secondary schools within Ile-Ife community, Osun State,
Nigeria, out of which a sample of 10 schools was purposively selected. The
instrument for data collection was an open-ended questionnaire titled “The
micropolitics of school principals’ decision making in Nigeria: Principals’
perspective”. The results showed that decisions’ themes focused on improving
quality of teachers and physical facilities in schools. The formal groups responsible
for these decisions were principals, teachers, government officials, and parents. The
informal groups were watchmen or night guards, non-governmental organizations,
mass media agencies, students, and landlords. The study concluded that a complex
micropolitical interaction existed in the decision-making processes of school
principals due to formal and informal groups’ participation, a consequent of SchoolBased Management Committee (SBMC) system.