TEACHERS' CONDITION OF SERVICE AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The study determined the influence of teachers' condition of service on teaching
effectiveness of teachers in private schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of
Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, three hypotheses were
formulated and tested. An extensive literature review was carried out based on the variables
of the study. Ex-post facto research design was used. The population for this study comprises
of 455 teachers in 13 private schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross
River State, Nigeria. of 228 (50%) teachers participated in the study using proportional and
accidental sampling techniques. A structured questionnaire was the instrument for data
collection validated by three experts: two business educators and one measurement and
evaluation expert. To determine the reliability of the instrument, it was administered on 20
respondents who were not part of the study and data collected was subjected to Cronbach
Alpha to obtain reliability estimates ranging from 0.70 to 0.74. Data collected was analyzed
using simple linear statistical technique and the findings revealed that teachers' salaries, inservice training and promotion of teachers significantly influence teaching effectiveness in
Calabar South Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended among
others that government should encourage teachers' effectiveness by increasing their salaries
from time to time and implement the new minimum on time
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