IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON THE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA (Published)
This study was carried out to investigate the impact of ICT on the management and performance of secondary school teachers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses guided the study. Three hundred (300) teachers who were sampled from three senatorial zones in the state i.e. Kwara Central, North and South were used for the data collection. The instrument utilized was researchers’ designed structured 27 items questionnaire and mean scores were used to test the hypothesis. The findings showed that many schools do not have and teachers do not use the ICT tools in their instructional activities. It was also revealed that the ICT training(s) teachers received do not have desired impact on instructional usage. The study recommended that government should partner with private organizations to provide ICT tools for secondary schools in Kwara State and that needs assessment should be carried out to determine what and types of training teachers need before they are selected to go on ICT training
Keywords: Information, Management and Performance, Teachers, Technology
TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA. (Published)
The concern of the study was to investigate into secondary school teachers’ knowledge of climate, its impacts and mitigation strategies. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting the respondents for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire named Teacher Climate Change Knowledge Question (TCCKQ). The questionnaire was structured by the researchers and validated by experts. The findings revealed that teachers have the knowledge of climate change impacts on man, animals, their environment, as well as the different mitigating strategies. Revealed also is the disparity between teachers’ knowledge of climate change in urban and rural secondary schools. The implication of the findings is that success of climate change education depends on the knowledge of the teacher on the subject. It is recommended that climate change education be introduced into the teacher training institutions and regular training and workshops be organized for teachers.
Keywords: Climate Change, Knowledge, Nigeria, Rivers State, Secondary Schools, Teachers
THE IMPACT OF TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES ON TEACHING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Review Completed - Accepted)
This study examined the impact of teaching learning resources on teaching business management in some selected schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The researchers used a descriptive research design of survey type and gathered data through questionnaire. The sample of this study comprises; business management teachers and business management students in three senior high schools in the Suame District. Thus, eight (8) teachers and one hundred and twelve (112) students were selected. Three research questions guided the study. The data collected were analyzed through the computation of percentages with the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings indicated the influence of teaching learning resources in teaching Business Management which include facilitating and understanding of the lesson, making teaching easy, creates an interesting environment with high class participation. Based on this finding, school heads/authorities should make it mandatory that all teachers include teaching learning resources in their lesson delivery.
Keywords: Business Management, School Authorities, Students, Teachers, Teaching Learning Resources
Professional Development On Teachers’ Academic Performance In Secondary Schools In Etche Local Government Area (Published)
The project reflects on professional development on teachers academic performance in secondary schools in Etche Local Government Area. It is a literature study. The result of the findings indicated that professional development of teachers refocusing the status quo of the school system hence contributing to high level of academic standard; in-service training fully integrates teachers’ talents and potentiality towards realizing the objectives and goals of the school system; workshops/conferences/seminars provide the medium for sharing assumptions, values, beliefs as well as engendering inter institutional resources and exchanging scholarly ideas. It is therefore concluded that enabling environment and opportunities be created for consistent acquisition of knowledge, skills and potentialities to pursuit the academic excellence. Hence, it is recommended that sufficient resources should be provided to assure effectiveness during the programme; there should be provision for positive reinforcement after training for transmission of the acquired knowledge and skills; varieties of development programme or activities should be provided to accommodate the interest of non-academic staff; teachers should be allowed to use research/publication as a yardstick for their promotion as in the universities system
Keywords: Etche Local Government Area, Professional Development, Teachers