FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the factors influencing teachers’ effectiveness in public
secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. In an attempt to achieve this, I
research question was raised while 3 hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive
survey design was also adopted. The population consisted of the 304 public
secondary schools in the state while all teachers in the 305 public secondary
schools constituted the target population. Sample consisted of 19 public
secondary schools and 114 teachers, drawn from Akure South and Akure North
LGAs of the state, through multi-stage, sampling techniques. Instrument for data
collection consisted of 30 items and titled: “Factors Influencing Teachers’
Effectiveness Questionnaire” (FITEQ). This was personally administered on the
selected teachers while data collected were analyzed using mean, while
hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics. Findings revealed that: motivations,
availability of teaching and learning materials, principals’ leadership and among
others are factors that affect teachers’ effectiveness in schools. In addition, there
was no significant difference in the perception of teachers on factors influencing
teachers’ effectiveness in schools based on age and gender of teacher. Therefore,
it was recommended among others that Government should provide necessary
incentives to arouse the interest of teachers in the teaching profession, such as
promotion, increment in salary, opportunity for professional advancement, just to
mention a few.