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Professional Development Programmes And Teachers’ Effectiveness
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SECONDARY SCHOOLS, KWARA STATE]
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Significance of the Study
This study would be of immense benefits to all the stakeholders in secondary schools, not only in Ilorin west but in Kwara state and Nigeria at large.
This finding will be an additional study to the current body of knowledge and debates on the concepts of professional development programmes and teacher effectiveness.
Secondly this finding will serve as contribution to government and private sector policies on professional development programmes to improving teachers’ effectiveness in teaching.
The findings of this study will benefit the Ilorin West Local Government, head teachers and other stakeholders in terms of providing suitably and timely professional development programmes for the teachers in this Local Government Area.
Lastly the finding will enhanceteacher's in-service training programme and academic performance of both public and private secondary school not only in Ilorin West Local Government but Nigeria at large to increase their knowledge and skills in teaching.
Scope of the Study
This study examined professional development programmes and teacher effectiveness in Ilorin west local government area public secondary school, Kwara State. The samples of this study included 310 teachers selected from a population of 702 the sample was selected using proportional sampling technique. The proportional sampling technique was done using Kreijcie and Morgan (1970) sample determination table.
Operational Definition of Terms
Professional Development: is measured in this study by teachers’ attendance of higher education, seminars, conferences and workshop.
Teachers Effectiveness: is the students’ academic performance in WASSCE for five years.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe teachers are the key actors in the effectiveness of secondary school education. It is therefore important to ensure that they perform their roles as expected towards the achievement of educational goals and objectives. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study. There are 702 teachers working in public secondary schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State shall be the target population of this study. 310 teachers was randomly selected out of 702 teachers i ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page CertificationDedicationAcknowledgmentsAbstract Table of contents CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the ProblemPurpose of the Study Research QuestionsResearch Hypotheses Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of TermsCHAPTER TWOREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREConcept of professional development programmesNeed for Professional Development of Teachers Importance of professional development programmes Concept of teacher ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Finally, if teachers are behind time and absolute in their area of disciplines their effectiveness become questionable. Hence, Teachers performance can be said to be the ability of the teachers to effectively and efficiently carry out the following duties for lesson.•   Adequate preparations for lesson•   Teachers the number of periods allocated on the timetable regularly and punctually•   Keep the teaching records•   Check and mark notes given to the stud ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGYThe aim of this research work is to investigate in details the relationship between professional development programmes and teachers' effectiveness in secondary schools in Ilorin-west LGA. Kwara State. This chapter deals with the steps that were used in carrying out this study. The methodology is discussed under the following sub-headings;•   Research Design•   Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques•   Instrumentation•   ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Table 7 revealed that the p-value (0.000) is less than the level of significance of 0.05. Since the p-value is less than the level of significance, the hypothesis which states that there is no significant relationship between attendance of workshops and teachers’ effectiveness in Ilorin-west Local Government Area secondary schools, Kwara state is therefore rejected. Hence there is significant relationship between attendance of workshops and teachers’ effectiveness in Ilorin-west Lo ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSIntroductionThis chapter deals with the summary of findings, conclusions and recommendation arising from the analysis of the data collected from the responses.Summary of FindingsThe following are the summary of findings1.   There is significant relationship between staff training and secondary school teachers’ effectiveness in Ilorin-west LGA, Kwara state.2.   There is significant relationship between attendance of hi ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAbdul, Z.O. (2002). Searching for Excellence in Teacher Education in Nigeria College of Education. Ilorin Journal of Arts and Social Sciences (1), AAA3 (1), 256-262.Abdulkareem, A.Y. (1997). Teacher Educators’ Perception of Ideal Teachers. International Journal of Educational Management 2 (1), 56-58.Adebayo, A.O. (2003). Effectiveness Management of Teachers in Secondary Schools. Ilorin. Unpublished PGDE Project Ondo State University. Ado Ekiti.Adepoju, T.L (1999). The Gap betwee ... Continue reading---
