Repositioning the Teaching Profession to Meet Developmental Challenges in Nigeria

Ayodele, J. B.; Oyewole, Babatope Kolade

doi:10.5901/mjss.2012.v2n3p47

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“…The findings of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between curriculum coverage and effective teaching in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State. Ayodele (2012) in a somewhat broad manner defines curriculum as the whole of the educative process, that is the total environment in which education takes place within specified time. By this, he means the child, the teacher, the subject, the content, the method, the physical and psychological environment.…”

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Time Management and Effective Teaching in Senior Public Secondary Schools in River State

Nweke,

Osakwe

2024

AJHCER

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The study investigated time management and effective teaching in senior public secondary schools in River State. The study adopted a correlational design. This study covered teachers in the public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. The population was 7,123 teachers. The study adopted the stratified random sampling technique to select teachers in each of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State, giving a total of 177 teachers constituting 10% of the total population. About 8 teachers were chosen from each of the 23 LGAs in Rivers State. Out of 177 copies of questionnaires distributed, 150 representing 85% were duly completed and returned. The study used the returned copies for the analysis of the study. A questionnaire instrument used for data collection titled: “Time Management by Staff and Effective Teaching Questionnaire (EMTQ) was used for this study. The instrument was divided into two sections: section A and B. Section A contains demographic data of the respondents while Section B contains item statements in different clusters. Each cluster contained items addressing a research question. The instrument was coded with a modified 4-point Likert Scale of Very High Extent (VHE)= 4 Points, High Extent (HE) = 3 points, Low Extent (LE) = 2 points and Very Low Extent (VLE) = 1 point. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by presenting the instrument to an expert in Measurement and Evaluation, at the Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained Crombach alpha and obtained .98>.71 which proved that the instrument was reliable. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation at mean benchmark of 2.5 while T-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. The findings of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between time management and teaching effectiveness. It showed that when teachers adopt prompt use of time in their job roles, that would lead to teaching effectiveness. It recommended among others that Management of public secondary schools in Rivers State should ensure that teaching activities are guided by the school timetable and Principals of public secondary schools in Rivers State should ensure effective and timely coverage of the curriculum or syllables.

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Time Management and Effective Teaching in Senior Public Secondary Schools in River State

Nweke,

Osakwe

2024

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Impacts of Teachers’ Time Management on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Kayode

Ayodele²

2015

IJSEDU

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This study examined the impact of teachers' time management on secondary school students' academic performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample for the study was 500 secondary school teachers and 50 school registrars who were selected using simple random sampling technique. An instrument tagged 'Questionnaire on Secondary School Teachers' Time Management in Ekiti State, Nigeria' (QSSTTM) was used to interview the teachers and the second instrument is an Inventory on Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination results obtained from the registrars. Face and content validity were used to ascertain the validity of the instruments. The Split half method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument and found to be 0.82 for QSSTTM. The data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson's Product Correlation Analysis. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between teachers' time management and students' academic performance. The level of teachers' time management and academic performance was moderate. It was therefore recommended that teachers should improve upon their time management, especially by being more conscious about how to control their time.

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Teachers’ Time Management and the Performance of Students: A Comparison of Government and Private Schools of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Sahito¹,

Khawaja²,

Panhwar³

et al. 2016

WJE

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Time is a precious and so important thing as well as the blessing of the Creator in the world. It is the time which makes, changes, creates, decorates, maintains, develops, strengthens, and successes the present and secures the future of the people and the nations. Time considers a great cure and care for any unethical, unsocial and invaluable matter and event. Time settles each and every hurdle and difficulty of any system and nation with its pace, speed and direction. If time is managed properly according to needs and the requirements of the matters and phenomenon of any nation then no one can stop any nation to be a developed and successful.This research paper aims to explore and investigate the importance and see the impact of Time Management in the professional life of teachers and the performance of the students of Primary schools in the districts of Hyderabad. In these connections 30 primary teachers were constituted as the sample of the study. Interviews were conducted on the Primary school Teachers of Government / Public and Private School Teachers in order to collect the data about Time Management of teachers and the Performance of the students. A qualitative research design was used to collect data from the sample.

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Repositioning the Teaching Profession to Meet Developmental Challenges in Nigeria

Cited by 3 publications

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Time Management and Effective Teaching in Senior Public Secondary Schools in River State

Time Management and Effective Teaching in Senior Public Secondary Schools in River State

Impacts of Teachers’ Time Management on Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Teachers’ Time Management and the Performance of Students: A Comparison of Government and Private Schools of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

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