Dimensions and Various Instructional Supervisory Techniques Adopted by Principals in Assisting the Needy Teachers in Senior Public Secondary School in Kogi State

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue VIII, August 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705

Dimensions and Various Instructional Supervisory Techniques Adopted by Principals in Assisting the Needy Teachers in Senior Public Secondary School in Kogi State

Emmanuel Sunday¹, Shaibu Leonard Ph.D², Igoche Linus³

¹Primary Education Department, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Nigeria
²Department of Educational Foundations, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria
³Department of Adult and Non Formal Education, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa-Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract: – This study investigated the dimensions and various instructional supervisory techniques adopted by principals in assisting the needy teachers in senior public secondary school in Kogi state, Nigeria. Two research questions were constructed and two hypotheses framed and tested accordingly. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. 250 teachers were randomly selected for the study. Principal Instructional Supervisory Techniques (PIST) was used as instrument for data collection. Means and standard deviation were used to analyze research questions while chi-square (x²⁾ statistic was used to test the null hypotheses that guided the study. HO_{1 shows chi}-square value of 17.64, df =3, P=0.05>0.000 which revealed that the dimension of instructional supervisory practice among principals significantly influence the needy teachers in Kogi State. HO₂ shows chi-square value of 74.95 at df =3, P=0.05>0.000 which revealed that supervisory techniques adopted by principals significantly influence the needy teachers in senior public secondary schools. It was recommended that the government of Kogi State through the state ministry of education should organize regular training programmes such as work shop, seminar, conferences to enable the principal acquire the knowledge and skill needed for effective instructional supervisory techniques in Kogi State.

Key Words: Principal. Supervision, Instructional supervisory technique, Needy teacher, Public Secondary School

I. INTRODUCTION

The principal according to Egbunu (2003) is the administrative and academic head or leader of any post-primary school charged with the task of supervising intellectual development of students, observe and motivate teachers and as well as attend to managerial activities in school. It is very unlikely that no school can be strong and effective in educational programmes without the active and intelligent support of the school principal.

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