Practical Status of Effective Educational Planning and Teachers’Performance in Nigeria

Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the status of
effective educational planning and staff
performance in some selected schools in Zamfara
State, Nigeria. Two research questions were
established to achieve the objectives of the study.
A descriptive-survey research design was
adopted. The population of the study consisted of
all Public Secondary Schools in Gusau Metropolis
of Zamfara State, having a total of 24 public
secondary schools with 670 teachers. A total
number of 12 public secondary schools and 225 inservice teachers were sampled to serve as
participants in this study using simple random
sampling technique. The sample size was
determined using Morgan and Krejcie (1971) table
of determining sample size. For the purpose of
data collection, two (2) self-structured
questionnaires were constructed on a 4-point
Likert’s Scale with 29 constructs. The data analysis
was made using descriptive statistics and
inferential statistics tools. The results revealed
that, the status of effective educational planning in
public schools in Zamfara State was found at a
‘High Extent’ with statistical value of (M=4.56,
SD=3.95). Similarly, the status of staff
performance in public schools in Zamfara State
was found at a ‘High Extent’ with statistical value
of (M=3.69, SD=2.61). Based findings, in order to
maintain the high level of the effectiveness of
educational planning in Nigeria, the Federal,
State, and Local, and Governments as well as other
relevant international and local organizations
should put hands on deck in employing more
professional planners and deploy them to the
ministries and agencies for effective planning of
education