Supervision of Agricultural Programmes: A Panacea for Teachers’ Capacity Building for Job Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out on Supervision of Agricultural Programmes as a Panacea for Teachers’ Capacity Building for job effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. A population of 1420 teachers in Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State was used for the study. Purposive Sampling Technique was used to select 52 Agricultural Science teachers as the study sample. Two research questions guided the study. The Instrument for data collection assessed the qualifications, years of experience, instructional methods and evaluation style as well as ways of enhancing teachers’ effectiveness. Percentage and Frequency are used to analyze the data gathered from the respondents. The findings of the study revealed among others that some Agricultural Science teachers do not possess the requisite qualification to work as teachers thus, their capacities need to be upgraded. Based on the finding of the study it was recommended among others that government should engage more qualified Agricultural Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria.