An Assessment of the Level of Awareness of Education Laws by Teachers and Principals in the Management of Secondary Education in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the level of awareness of education laws teachers and principals in the management of secondary education in cross river state Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study used a population of 279 schools with 4,987 teachers and a sample of 1,496 teachers. Questionnaire was used as instrument to gather data. Two research questions were posed for the study The mean scores and standard deviation of the responses were used to determine the level or extent of findings indicated that indicating that the respondents were unaware of the education law of contract as applicable in the administration of staff and student personnel services and that the teachers are aware of the law of liability while administering students' personnel services in Cross River State secondary school system based on the findings the following recommendations were made Principals of secondary schools in addition to the acquired degrees in education should include a degree or diploma in administration in view of the level of ignorance exhibited by them on basic principles of management and constitutional matters. And that workshops, seminars and conferences should be organized at intervals by state ministry of education, National Union of teachers (NUT), and Association of National Council of Principals (ANCOPS) to acquaint and remind principals and teachers on education laws