CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN RIVERS STATE 1Nweke, Emmanuel Onyekachi, 2Akosubo-Ogori Ebimiere & 3Amadi Mary Anyankpele 1Department of Office Technology and Mgt, Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt 2Department of Educational Foundations, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Bayelsa State 3Department of Educational Mgt, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt
ABSTRACT: This paper delved into crisis management and effective school administration in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. It deployed literature from secondary sources of journal, text books, and internet sources to explore the various categories of crisis. The role of school administrators before, during and after crisis situations in schools is very paramount in running an effective school. The need to be pro-active in school management in respect of school crisis, the prevention and the hunches methods were identified as very potent methods of averting or managing crisis in a school environment. The paper anchored its theory on the contingency theory pursues to address every situation as it arises.
Key words: Crisis, Management, School Administration, School System, Organization.
