Teachers Participation in Decision Making Process in Secondary Schools
International Journal of Education Administration and Policy Studies Vol. 3(6), pp. 78-84, June 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/JEAPS ISSN 2141 - 6656 ©2011 Academic Journals
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Teachers participation in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
E. O. Olorunsola1* and Abiodun Oyebaji Olayemi2
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Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria. Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria.
Accepted 28 March, 2011
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This study examined teachers' involvement in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti state, and also investigated whether teachers' involvement in decision making process is related to their personal characteristics. An instrument titled teachers decision making questionnaire (TDMQ) was used to collect the data. The instrument was administered in five local government areas of the state out of the sixteen local government areas in the state. The schools were randomly selected through multistage technique. The descriptive analysis of the data was done using frequencies, percentage; ttest ANOVA, Scheffe post hoc were used for data analysis. It was found that secondary school teachers in Ekiti State are significantly involved in decision making processes. Some recommendations were given among which is the inclusion of continuous seminars, talk and workshops for school principals on management of human resources in schools for effective and quality management of the schools. Key words: Decision making, analysis, secondary schools, Ekiti State. INTRODUCTION Decision making has been observed to be the heart of administrative process and leadership in schools. The principals and teachers in Ekiti State secondary schools are faced with myriads of challenges in both teaching and administrative activities which seem to have consistently hampered the realization of the objectives
Full Length Research Paper
Teachers participation in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
E. O. Olorunsola1* and Abiodun Oyebaji Olayemi2
2
Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria. Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria.
Accepted 28 March, 2011
1
This study examined teachers' involvement in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti state, and also investigated whether teachers' involvement in decision making process is related to their personal characteristics. An instrument titled teachers decision making questionnaire (TDMQ) was used to collect the data. The instrument was administered in five local government areas of the state out of the sixteen local government areas in the state. The schools were randomly selected through multistage technique. The descriptive analysis of the data was done using frequencies, percentage; ttest ANOVA, Scheffe post hoc were used for data analysis. It was found that secondary school teachers in Ekiti State are significantly involved in decision making processes. Some recommendations were given among which is the inclusion of continuous seminars, talk and workshops for school principals on management of human resources in schools for effective and quality management of the schools. Key words: Decision making, analysis, secondary schools, Ekiti State. INTRODUCTION Decision making has been observed to be the heart of administrative process and leadership in schools. The principals and teachers in Ekiti State secondary schools are faced with myriads of challenges in both teaching and administrative activities which seem to have consistently hampered the realization of the objectives
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