Teacher Development Training Programmes and Junior Secondary School Goal Attainment in Rivers State
Keywords:
School, Rivers
Abstract
This study examined teacher development training programmes and junior secondary school goal attainment in Rivers State. three research questions and three corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. The sample for this study was 702 teachers, constituting 20% of the original population which was 3,510 teachers. In this regard, 586 teachers were drawn from the urban schools and 116 from the rural schools brining the universe of the sample for this study to 702. A stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the schools while the simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the teachers. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Teacher Development Training Questionnaire (TDTQ) was used to elicit data. The test-retest was computed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and a result of 0.71 alpha was obtained. The weighted mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while the z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of confidence.
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3. Batagarwa, L. (2000). New world communication: Rebuilding education from the group of Nigeria race to educate its disadvantages by re-educating its teachers. Luis Publishers. http://www.africa/w/infi.net
4. Cole, G. A. (2002). Personal and human resources management. Continuum Publishers.
5. Egbe, J. O. (2005). Human capital development and the school goal attainment. Ondo State. Paper presented at the annual conference of school teachers.
6. Etim, U. T. (1998). The teacher and his role in national development. Journal of Education for National Development and International Co-operation, 4(6), 100 – 102.
7. Ezeh, E. J. (2004). The place of teacher development in quality service delivery in secondary schools in Lagos State. Unpublished M.Ed Thesis.
8. Fadigbe, A. A. (2006). Human capital development in educational organization. University of Lagos. Unpublished M.Ed Thesis.
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14. Idris, G. (2001). Education for development. The Guardian Newspaper, 87, 8. Print.
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20. Okake, M. (1998). Imperatives of in-service training for primary school teachers in Lagos State. University of Lagos: Unpublished M.Ed Thesis.
21. Oluo, U. C. (2010). Staff development: A panacea for secondary school effectiveness in Enugu State. University of Lagos: Unpublished M.Ed Thesis.
22. Orike, E. E. (2009). Professional development secondary school teachers and job performance in Orashi region of Rivers State. Rivers State University. Unpublished M.Ed Thesis.
23. Orisa, N. M. (2011). The imperative of staff development programme in organizations. Imo State University. Unpublished Masters Thesis.
24. Popoola, I. S. (2003). Universal Basic Education (UBE) and the mass: Striking a golden accord. Journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture, 5(1), 43 – 47.
25. Robbins, S. (2003). Organizational behaviour (10th ed). Pearson Education.
26. Roa, W. E. (1996). Human capital development and organizational behaviour. Lordic Publishers.
27. Tabotndip, T. E. (2005). Improving the quality of education in Nigeria. Journal of Qualitative Education, 1(1), 20 – 25.
28. Ukeje, B. O. (1992). Educational administration: Theory and practice. Totan Publishers Ltd.
Published
2022-08-31
How to Cite
Okai, O. N., & Uloma, M.-T. (2022). Teacher Development Training Programmes and Junior Secondary School Goal Attainment in Rivers State. International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development, 4(8), 111-124. Retrieved from https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJEFSD/article/view/3444
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