Oni Joshua Ogunmola Ph.D & Ibrahim Jamiu Akinola Ph.D
EVALUATION OF UBE TEACHERS` ATTITUDE TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN OYO STATE
The neglect of the teachers' development programme is one of the significant issues that is threatening the education sector in Nigeria. This study investigated the issue of teachers` attitudes towards professional training. The study employed an ex-post facto design, focusing on the population of all public lower basic schools in Oyo State. A simple random sampling method was employed to select 185 head teachers and 61 teachers for the study. The researchers employed two self-developed instruments, the Basic School Head-teachers Questionnaire (BSHQ) and the Basic School Teachers Questionnaire (DSTQ), to gather data from these respondents. The data collected were analysed using descriptive analysis, including frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The results showed that teachers generally held a positive attitude towards professional training (M = 2.87 and S.D. = 0.80) and that teachers benefited immensely from in-service training and re-training programmes (M = 3.03, S.D. = 0.77, (Teachers) and M = 2.88, S.D. = 0.71 (Head teachers). Based on the findings, it was recommended that regular training and re-training should be mandatory for in-service teachers. Furthermore, ensuring that all teachers have equal opportunities to participate in teachers` development programmes is essential, fostering an environment of continuous growth and improvement in teaching practices. Additionally, the government should offer more attractive incentives to participants in the teacher development programme.
Keywords: Evaluation, Teachers’ attitude, Professional training, Teacher development.
Oni Joshua Ogunmola Ph.D & Ibrahim Jamiu Akinola Ph.D
EVALUATION OF UBE TEACHERS` ATTITUDE TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN OYO STATE
The neglect of the teachers' development programme is one of the significant issues that is threatening the education sector in Nigeria. This study investigated the issue of teachers` attitudes towards professional training. The study employed an ex-post facto design, focusing on the population of all public lower basic schools in Oyo State. A simple random sampling method was employed to select 185 head teachers and 61 teachers for the study. The researchers employed two self-developed instruments, the Basic School Head-teachers Questionnaire (BSHQ) and the Basic School Teachers Questionnaire (DSTQ), to gather data from these respondents. The data collected were analysed using descriptive analysis, including frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The results showed that teachers generally held a positive attitude towards professional training (M = 2.87 and S.D. = 0.80) and that teachers benefited immensely from in-service training and re-training programmes (M = 3.03, S.D. = 0.77, (Teachers) and M = 2.88, S.D. = 0.71 (Head teachers). Based on the findings, it was recommended that regular training and re-training should be mandatory for in-service teachers. Furthermore, ensuring that all teachers have equal opportunities to participate in teachers` development programmes is essential, fostering an environment of continuous growth and improvement in teaching practices. Additionally, the government should offer more attractive incentives to participants in the teacher development programme. Keywords: Evaluation, Teachers’ attitude, Professional training, Teacher development.