Plant- Related Time Management Practices of Head Teachers Inedostatepublic Primary Schools

The study investigated plant-related time management practices of Head teachers in Edo State public primary schools.Three research questions were raised and answered.The study was a descriptive survey.The study comprised of a population of one thousand and forty-two head teachers.A multi stage sampling procedure was used for sampling one hundred and four head teachers, which represents ten percent selected by random sampling technique in the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State.The Head Teachers' Plant-Related Time Management Practices Questionnaire was used to get information from the respondents.The researchers supervisors, and two other lecturers from the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Benin validated the instrument.The reliability of the instrument was determined using the internal Consistency Cronbach's Alpha method.The alpha level of 0.70 was obtained.The research questions were answered using frequency counts and percentages.Majority of the head teachers did not spend the perceived expected time performing administrative tasks was what the findings revealed.More time was spent by the head teachers on school-community relationship, school plant and school finance and business management administrative tasks.The study recommended, based on the findings, that adequate training in the form of workshops, seminars and meetings on plant-related time management practices should be organised for head teachers by the Ministry of Education so that head teachers will be more efficient in their plant-related time management practices.