Purpose: The principal's job is very essential and governs the equal of student learning consequences. Principal performances are also in line with teachers' output and self-esteem. In this case, it can be said that the principal's working area creates a feeling of comfort for teachers. The principal performances create the feeling at home in encouraging teachers and employees to work in harmony with the rules and programs that have been delineated so that work output becomes great and pupil learning outcomes also upsurge. One of the teachers’ productivity can be seen from the teachers’ pedagogical proficiency. Pedagogical proficiency is a talent for understanding students and management of educational and dialogical learning. This study targets to determine in what way the impact of the principal’s performance on teachers’ pedagogical competence. Research Methodology: The method used is the method of search and review. The review process starts with the search engine, Google scholar and reviewing related articles about principal performance and teachers’ pedagogical competence. Results: The results from 22 reviewed articles are that the role of the principal’s performance is very influential in affecting the teacher's pedagogical competence. Limitations: Since this study includes many cases, further research could include performing to analyze how principal performance could affect teacher pedagogical competence. Contribution: This study can be useful in Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lampung University and secondary education level Keywords: Principal performance, Teacher pedagogical competence, Responsibility

Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of budgetary participation on managerial performance with internal control and organizational commitment as an intervening variable, in a state-owned plantation company, namely PT Perkebunan Nusantara VII. Research methodology: Using a questionnaire survey study for 100 respondents involved in the budgeting process at PT Perkebunan Nusantara VII, this study analyzed the data using SEM PLS, SmartPLS 3.2 software. Results: The results show that budgetary participation has a positive effect on managerial performance directly. Meanwhile, internal control is an intervening variable into the  relationship between budgeting participation and managerial performance. On the contrary, organizational commitment is not proven as an intervening variable into the relationship between budgeting participation and managerial performance. Limitations: This study contributes to the management accounting literature and provides an overview of the effectiveness of regulations, policies and work programs that have been made by companies in improving managerial performance, particularly those relating to budgeting, internal control, and organizational commitment. Contribution: The study attempts to offer new insights on the influence of budgeting participation, internal control and organizational commitment, and other variables in improving managerial performance in state-owned plantation companies. Keywords: Budgeting participation, Managerial performance, Internal control, Organizational commitment

Purpose: The study did an appraisal of harmful traditional practices (HTPs) in Nigeria despite global, regional, national laws, policies and programmes, women and girl-children are still being subjected to dehumanising treatments. Research methodology: Systematic search in literature, personal experiences, archival materials, and oral interviews were used in data collection, while thematic analysis was used to interpret oral confessions carried out on thirty-six (36) elderly persons who were purposively selected. Results: There is high prevalence of HTPs across the Nigeria which the cultural and secular laws are silent about. It was discovered that many children (underage 10-15years of age) in Hausa/Fulani lands are prone to marriage by adoption, force or early marriage of girls between, while in the Eastern part, the is high magnitude of child hustling, outrageous dowry payment, separatist theory as practiced in Osu caste system, servitude (Maid) etc, and in the West are practices of scarification, wife battery, polygamy. They rely on socio-cultural, psycho-sexual, spiritual and aesthetic justifications. The study recommends action-related studies followed by proper education interventions. Limitations: The study covered HTPs across Nigeria with 36 participants. Further studies should concentrate on tribe or region basis with larger participants. Contribution: This study did an appraisal of harmful traditional practices in Nigeria; magnitude, justifications and interventions Keywords: Harmful Traditional Practices, Traditions, Magnitude, Justification