A PROPOSAL ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UYO

Abstract

The study will investigate the staff development programme and teachers effectiveness in secondary schools in Uyo. The following objectives will be used for the study; To investigate the impact of in-service training programmes on student’s academic performance, to examine effect of full-time and part-time training programmes onteachers’ teaching methods in the classrooms and to examine the impact of in-service training programmes on teachers’ teaching methods in the classrooms. The method of data analysis that will be used by the researcher is the simple percentage. More so, percentage and degrees of the responses will also be used in the analysis. Here, the ratio of those whose responses were not in the affirmative will be found and conclusions will be drawn there upon. Representations of the level of responses will be made in tabular form. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software will be used to test the hypotheses

Introduction

Globally, educating a nation remains the most vital strategy for the development of the society throughout the developing world. Many studies on human capital development concur that it is the human resources of a nation and not its capital or natural resources that ultimately determine the pace of its economic and social development. The Principal institutional mechanism for developing human capital is the formal education system of primary, secondary, and tertiary training (Nsubuga, 2003). Since education is an investment, there is a significant positive correlation between education and socio-economic productivity.

Staff development programme is a process designed to improve job understanding, promote more effective job performance, and establish future goals for career growth. It helps staff in understanding their responsibilities. It is the opportunities available to new and experienced teachers and teaching assistants {paraprofessionals}. These activities are designed to improve the quality of classroom instruction; enable individuals to grow professionally; introduce practitioners to the practical applications of research-validated strategies; and help teachers meet their license and salary differentials.

Staff development programmes can also be referred to as the processes, and activities through which every organization develops, enhances and improves the skills, competencies and overall performance of its employees and workers. It was found by a researcher that head teachers were well trained as teachers, but not as school managers. The training given to head teachers when training as teachers is inadequate to prepare them for leadership roles. As observed by Kyeyune (2008), there is a gap in leadership training to prepare head teachers for their roles. Given the education reforms and the many challenges, which come with the reforms, educational leadership is increasingly becoming a big concern. Secondary schools today are faced with challenges that emphasize the demand for effective leadership. Based on this background the researcher wants to investigate staff development programme and teacher effectiveness in secondary school

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