Headship Supervisory Practices as Predictors of Teachers' Job Effectiveness in Nigeria Schools

This study examined the supervisory practices of school heads in Nigeria schools. It investigated the influence of headship supervisory practices on teachers’ job effectiveness. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all public schools heads and teachers in a state. The sample comprised 30 heads and 450 teachers. Using stratified random and purposive sampling methods, 5 schools were selected each from the 6 Local Government Areas in Ondo State. From each school, 15 teachers and their head teacher were randomly selected. Two validated instruments titled “Headship Supervisory Practices Questionnaire - (HSP-Q)” and “Teachers’ Job Effectiveness Questionnaire - (TJE-Q)” were used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that supervision of classroom instructions, teachers’ attendance during lessons, supervision of lesson notes, students’ academic progress, and teacher’s development and trainings were all performed by heads in Ondo State secondary schools. The results further showed that up to 72.4% variance in school effectiveness can be attributed to the variations in headships’ supervisory practices. The study concluded that the combination of the headship supervisory practices significantly influence teachers’ job effectiveness

The roles of community in the administration of secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Community roles in secondary schools are very fundamental for the development of education. Mutual co-operation between schools and the community is very significant for the ultimate goals of education to be realized. This paper reports a survey done to determine the roles of community in the administration of secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria with regards to provision of material, financial support, staff welfare and their relationship with the schools. 27 principals and 409 teachers were randomly selected as samples. Role of Community in the Administration Secondary School Questionnaire (RCASSQ) was used to collect the data. The data was analysed descriptively. The result showed that the community play their roles in providing materials (= 2.32), rendering financial support (= 2.00) and improving the staff welfare (= 2.11) to a low extent. Meanwhile, the community was revealed to play their roles in preserving the cordial relationship with schools (= 3.18) to a great extent. This implicates that a proper awareness and orientation of the community members on their roles in the administration of school is pertinent. The study therefore recommends that the Ministry of Education should organized quarterly seminar, workshop, and conferences for the principals, teachers and community members to sensitize them on the need of community members in the administration of secondary schools

INVESTIGATION OF STUDENTS' PERCEPTION TOWARDS TEACHING PRACTICE EXERCISE IN EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY

The study investigated the constraints of teaching practice exercise as perceived by the students. It investigated the benefits or otherwise of teaching practice exercise as perceived by the students. It also examined the level of students’ interest in the teaching practice exercise. The study was guided by three research questions. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample consisted of two hundred and fifty students purposefully selected from the 300 and 400 Level in the Faculty of Education from which five departments were randomly selected to participate in the study. A self-designed instrument titled “Perception of Students’ towards Teaching Practice Exercise Questionnaire (PSTPE-Q)” was used to elicit information on teaching practice exercise as perceived by the students. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages. The results showed that the perceived unwillingness of the students’ to become teachers after graduating from the university was the major constraint of teaching practice exercise, followed by lodging/accommodation problem. However, period of time allocated for teaching practice was not a constraint. The results also showed that (73%) of the students’ perceived teaching practice exercise to be beneficial while (27%) perceived otherwise. Findings from the study further showed that (56%) of the students’ showed interest in teaching practice exercise