Relationship Between Teachers’ Quality And Students’ Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OGBOMOSO SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OYO STATE]

Rosenholtz (2001) asserted that students, who are curious stakeholders in educational enterprise, have long suspected and speculated their schools lack some elements of school culture, hence, some of their teachers lack the necessary quality and professional (not academic) qualification (that is, skills, techniques, strategies, temperament etc.) required to communicate, concepts, ideas and principles in a way that would facilitate effective learning.  Bamidele and Adetunji (2013) claimed that teachers do not expose the students to meaningful learning due to their desire to cover the syllabus. The researcher further explained that the economic situation of the country did not encourage Nigerian teachers to try out new methods of teaching.
Olatoun (2002) carried out research on teachers’ quality and students' academic performance in public secondary schools in a sample of Local Government Areas (LGA) of Ogun State. The study has shown that there was a positive and significant relationship between teachers’ characteristics and students’ academic performance in the secondary schools.  In this study, the researcher sought to establish if there was significant relationship between teachers’ quality and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State.
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ quality and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State. Specifically, the purposes were to
1    establish the relationship between teachers’ academic qualifications and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government  Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State
2    find out the influence of  teachers’ years of teaching experience and  students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government  Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State
3    investigate teachers’ exposure to in- service training and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Secondary  Area Schools, Oyo State
4    investigate teachers’ professional qualification and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government  Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State
Research Questions   
The following research questions were raised to guide the conduct of the study:
1.    What is the teachers’ quality inherited in teachers in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State?
2.    To what extent does teachers’ quality improve students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State?
3.    What is the impact of teachers’ academic qualifications on students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State?
4.    What is the influence of teachers’ years of teaching experience on students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State?
5.    Does teachers’ exposure to in- service training have impact on students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Secondary  Area Schools, Oyo State?
6.    What is the influence of teachers’ professional qualification on students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State?
Research Hypotheses   
Ho:    There is no significant relationship between teachers’ quality and students’ academic performance in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area Secondary Schools, Oyo State.