Assessment of Secondary School Teachers Information Needs in Kogi State, Nigeria
Keywords:
TSC, high morale, performance, Information needsAbstract
This study adopted the survey research design. The aim was to establish the
extent to which the information needs of secondary school teachers in Kogi
State, Nigeria was met by the Kogi State Teaching Service Commission (TSC).
The population of the study comprises 4890 teachers of Kogi State Teaching
Service Commission (TSC). Structured questionnaire was used to collect data
from a sample of 400 respondents. Data were subjected to frequency count,
percentage, mean and standard deviation. For the inferential analysis, t-test
was used. Results found information received in four of the five areas of information
needs as adequate (employment situation in TSC, task, job performance and
benefits). Only information on in-service training fell short of the 2.5 mean decision
point for acceptance. Also, information expected by the teachers was above the
2.5 mean decision point (employment in TSC with a mean of 3.17; task3.35;
performance 3.32; in-service training 3.10 and benefits 3.24). Analysis of t-test
shows significant differences between information received and information
expected in all the five variables investigated. The study observed a wide disparity
between information received and expected in all the five areas of needs, resulting
in information underload. However, it is recommended among other things that
management should provide adequate information to the teachers for optimum
performance and high morale.
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