scholarly journals Influence of Self-esteem on Teachers’ Job Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Orlu Education Zone, Imo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel Chijiuka Oparaji ◽  
Anthony Chudi Ugwude ◽  
Obineme Patience Obiageli ◽  
Emengini Boniface
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Job Effectiveness

Determinants Of Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Adolescents In Secondary Schools In Rivers State: Implications For Counselling

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 611-622
Author(s):  
Love Nwamadi
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State

The study investigated determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in secondary schools in Rivers State. The study adopted the ex-post-facto research design. Four research questions as well as four corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised 14,784 senior secondary school students (SSS 1, 2 and 3) in the 16 public secondary schools in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State. A sample of 300 adolescents was randomly and independently selected using purposive sampling technique. Four instruments (questionnaire) were used to collect data for the study. They include; the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSS), Risky Sexual Behaviours Scale (RSBS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Peer Group Influence Scale (PGIS). The instruments were designed on a four point Likert scale of Strongly Agree (SA) =4, Agree (A) =3, Disagree (D) =2, and Strongly Disagree (SD) =1. The Cronbach Alpha reliability was used to establish the internal consistency reliability coefficients of 0.81, 0.73, 0.67 and 0.71 respectively. Responses to the research questions were answered with mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested with z-test statistics. The findings of the study revealed that emotional intelligence and peer pressure were significant determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in secondary school in Rivers State, whereas self-esteem and gender are not. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended among others that counsellors should readily offer practical assistance to adolescents experiencing sexuality problems to enable them develop healthy sexual behaviours and maintain healthy relationships with others.

Principals’ Conflict Resolution Strategies and Teachers’ Job Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Aniefiok O. Edet ◽  
Uduak R. Benson ◽  
Rita E. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Job Effectiveness ◽  
Classroom Discipline ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Conflict Resolution Strategies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Integration Strategies ◽  
Resolution Strategies

Abstract The thrust of this study was to investigate the relationship between Principals’ conflict resolution strategies and teachers’ job effectiveness in public secondary schools. The area of the study was Akwa Ibom State. The specific purpose of this research was to find out if principals’ conflict resolution strategies namely cause identification and integration strategies relate to teachers’ job effectiveness in terms of classroom teaching, maintenance of classroom discipline and supervision of students’ academic activities. Two research questions were raised and were duly converted into two research hypotheses to guide the study. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The sample size of the study consisted of one thousand and fifty(1,050) public secondary school teachers and two thousand, one hundred(2,100) Senior Secondary two students randomly sampled from the population of six thousand, two hundred and ninety three (6293) teachers and twenty thousand, five hundred and ten (20,510) students respectively. Data collected from the study’s instruments called Principals’ Conflict Resolution Strategies Questionnaire (PCRSQ) and Teachers’ Job Effectiveness Questionnaire (TJEQ) were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis. Results of the findings revealed that cause identification and integration strategies had significant relationship with teachers’ job effectiveness in terms of classroom teaching, maintenance of classroom discipline and supervision of students’ academic activities. In the light of these findings, it was recommended that the government should ensure that school principals are retrained regularly and constantly through school-based workshops, conferences, and seminars on effective conflict resolution strategies in-order to enhance teachers’ job effectiveness.

scholarly journals Support for Newly Qualified Teachers Through Teacher Induction Programs – a Review of Reviews

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teacher Induction ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Induction Programs ◽  
Teacher Resilience ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
Teacher Induction Programs ◽  
Review Of Reviews

This article gives an overview – in the form of a “review of reviews” – of existing knowledge in the research on teacher induction programs in primary and secondary schools. The article is based on seven reviews. The article describes the various elements that can make up teacher induction programs in primary and secondary schools, and shows that such programs – with their various content and contexts – can contribute to the professionalization of teaching. This includes the development of insight, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Induction training can counteract burnout, strengthen teacher resilience and thereby facilitate continuing professional development and a firm foothold in the job as a teacher.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Emerging Forms of Bullying and Self-Esteem among Secondary Schools Students in Bungoma County, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Jane Ingado Misigo; James Kay; Esther Kibor
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between emerging issues of bullying and self-esteem among Secondary School Students in Bungoma County, Kenya. The Social-Ecological Theory and Psychosocial Theory guided the study. The research population was 29,040 Form 3 students, Deputy Principals and Guidance and Counseling teachers from 360 secondary schools participated in the study. A sample size of 399 students was drawn from boys, girls and co-education schools. Form Three Students were randomly selected from the sampled schools. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design using mixed-method approaches and correlational design. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected concurrently. Stratified random sampling and simple random sampling was used to sample schools and students, respectively. A pilot study was conducted on the 30 Form Three students selected from three categories of secondary schools in Bungoma County. Data was collected using a self-response questionnaire and interview schedule guide. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and percentages were used to analyse and describe data quantitative data.  Inferential statistics such as Pearson Correlation statistics, ANOVA was used to test the significance of the stated hypothesis at the alpha level (α = 0.05). The qualitative data was thematically analysed based on the objectives and presented through texts. All analysis was done using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The findings revealed that there was a relationship between emerging forms of bullying and self-esteem R2 =.388 (38.8%).

scholarly journals Analysis of Students’ Self-Esteem and Academic Performance of Physics Students in Senior Secondary Schools in Port-Harcourt Local Government Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Omeodu M.D.
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Physics Students ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study critically examined the influence self-esteem on students’ academic performance in physics in senior secondary schools in Port-Harcourt Local Government Area. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of self-esteem on the academic performance of students with respect to gender. Three research questions and one hypothesis were posed to guide the study to find out the relationship between students’ self-esteem and their academic achievement. The instruments used for the study include a standardized questionnaire developed by Rosenberg (1965), titled “Rosenberg self esteem scale”, and Physics Achievement Test (PAT) developed by the researcher. This test comprised 50 multiple choice questions which cover subjects from SSS1 to SSS3. The PAT was subjected to a validation process and the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.88 through Kuder-Richardson 21. The findings of the study showed that 68 percent of the respondents have low self-esteem while 32 percent are high self-esteemed students. The mean difference (10.04) showed that students with low self-esteem performed poorly compared to students with high self-esteem. The hypothesis revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between the two variables under study, that is students’ self-esteem and their academic performance in physics. The study recommended that physics teachers should recognize the level of each of the students’ self-esteem. Teachers should also allocate time to raise the level of students’ self confidence before teaching difficult topics in Physics.

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