Impact of Awareness of the Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria Act on Job Performance of Public Secondary School Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63561/fnas-jmse.v7i3.1168Keywords:
Assessment, Teachers, Act, Awareness, PerformanceAbstract
The study is on the Assessment of the Impact of the Awareness Level of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria Act on Public Secondary School Teachers Job Performance in Bayelsa State. The study was guided by three research objectives and corresponding research questions. The study made use of the analytic descriptive survey design. The target population of this study was made up of 3600 teachers of public secondary schools in Bayelsa State during the 2024/2025 academic session (Post Primary Education Board). A sample size of 432 teachers (representing 12%) of the total population was selected through a proportionate stratified random sampling technique from public secondary schools in Bayelsa State during the 2024/2025 academic session. The instrument used for the study was questionnaire items titled. Assessment of The Impact of the Awareness of the TRCN Act on Public Secondary Schools Teachers Job Performance in Bayelsa State was constructed by the researcher of the study. The instrument has two basic segments A and B. The first segment A sought information on the demographic data of the respondents; alternatively, segment B sought information on the Assessment Level of Public Secondary School Teachers’ Awareness of the TRCN Act.. All the items were measured on a four (4) point rating scale of: Very High Level (VHL), 4-Points; High Level (HL) 3-Points; Low Level (LL) 2-Points; and Very Low Level (VLL) 1-Point. The research instrument was validated by two experts from Educational Management Department and measurement and evaluation unit of the Department of Counselling and Educational Psychology in Faculty of Education in the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island of Bayelsa State. A reliability coefficient of .830 was obtained thereby establishing that the research instrument is reliable. The descriptive statistical tool of simple percentage analysis was utilized to analyze the demographic data in the study. In addition, mean and standard deviation descriptive statistical tools were also applied to answer all the research questions. The study was able to establish that pubic secondary teachers in Bayelsa State awareness on the importance of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria Act and adhering to its provisions will enhance teachers job performance and as such recommended that educational stake holders, policy makers and administrators in Bayelsa State should ensure that teachers are dully registered with the TRCN, enforce its ethical and professional conduct as well as sanction all unregistered teachers in other to ensure professionalism in the teaching profession and enhancing the job performance of teachers.
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