NATURE OF THE TEACHING JOB AND TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between nature of the job and teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in southwest, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were tested in the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of all the 70, 456 teachers in secondary schools in Southwest Nigeria as at the time this study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the sample of 1787 respondents. The two instruments for data collection were tagged “Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire” (TEQ); and “Nature of the Job Questionnaire” (NJQ). The two instruments were validated by research experts in the Department of Educational Management and Test and Measurement in Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Reliability of the instruments was ascertained and coefficient of 0.84 and 0.78 were obtained for TEQ and NJQ respectively. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. It was discovered that a significant relationship existed between nature of the job and teacher effectiveness. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that school administrators should ensure that tasks assigned to teachers are in agreement with their skills, training, and available time.