THE IMPACT OF TIME MANAGEMENT AS PREDICTOR OF TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

In this study, the researcher investigated time management as predictor of teachers’ job effectiveness. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprises 1,657 respondents while the sample size consisted of 250 respondent obtained through the proportionate random sampling. The instrument that was used to collect data was a 25-item structured questionnaire titled, “Time Management as Predictor of Teachers’ Job Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Imo State” (TMPTJEPSSIS). The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Management and Policy and one from the Department of Educational Foundations, all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of the instrument was obtained through Cronbach Alpha and it yielded an average coefficient of 0.73 which was considered high enough for the study.  Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.25 level of significance. The finding of the study among others was that most teachers in the study area are not conscious of time and this affected their level of effectiveness. It was there recommended among others that principals of schools should organize workshops or seminars on time management for teachers in public secondary schools in the study area.

TABLE CONTENTS

Title Page———i

Certification——–ii

Dedication———iii

Acknowledgement——-iv

Abstract ———vi

Table of Content——–vii

Chapter One

1.0 Introduction ——-1

1.1. Statement of Problem——4

1.2 Purpose of the Study——5

1.3 Significance of Study——8

1.4 Limitation——–9

1.5 Scope of Study——-11

Chapter Two

2.0 Review of Related Literature —-12

2.6. Summary of Literature Review—- 19

Chapter Three

3.0 Research Methodology and Procedure—22

3.1 Population ——–22

3.2 Sample and Sampling Technique—-22

3.3 Validation of the Instrument —-23

3.4 Reliability of the Instrument —–23

3.5 Data Analysis——-23

Chapter Four

4.0 Presentation and Discussion of Result—24

4.1 Analysis and interpretaion of Data—25

4.2 Discussion of Results——38

Chapter Five

5.0. Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendation –40

5.1 Summary——–40

5.2 Conclusion——–41

5.3 Recommendation——42

References ———45

Appendix 1——–47

Appendix ———50

THE IMPACT OF TIME MANAGEMENT AS PREDICTOR OF TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA