Conditions of Service and Teacher Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of conditions of service and teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study, functional theory of labour welfare served as the framework. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all secondary school teachers and principals in Oyo State Nigeria. There are 13,084 teachers as well as 686 principals in secondary schools in Oyo State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 740 teachers being the teachers taking SS 2 students and 74 principals making 814 participants. Two self-developed instruments were used for the study. The instruments’ reliability co-efficient were 0.89 and 0.82. The data collected were analysed with mean, SD and PPMC while the hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the teachers are not satisfied with their conditions of service in terms of salaries (x=2.47), while they are a bit satisfied with their professional development (x=2.94). It also revealed that there is significant high positive correlation between S, PD and TE r=(0.95), 0.000, P<.05 & r=(0.47), 0.000, P><.05. The study recommended that, the government should ensure the teachers are well paid and make them paid as and when due. The management as well as the government should ensure there is continuous seminars, workshops and conferences that will update the teachers’ knowledge in their various disciplines. ><.05. The study recommended that, the government should ensure the teachers are well paid and make them paid as and when due. The management as well as the government should ensure there is continuous seminars, workshops and conferences that will update the teachers’ knowledge in their various disciplines.