RE-ENGINEERING SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMPETENCY OF THE SUPERVISORS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE
Francisca Okeke C. (Ph.D)
Department Of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Education, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka
Edith Edikpa C. (Ph.D)
Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Education, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka
And
Patricia Agu U. (Ph.D)
Department Of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Education, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka
Abstract
This study examined re-engineering supervision of instruction through improvement of the competency of the supervisors of secondary schools in Igbo-Etiti and Uzo-Uwani Local Government Areas of Enugu State .Two research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The sample comprised 39 supervisors and 555 teachers of secondary schools. A 76- item instrument was developed by the researchers and used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three specialists and the reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha Statistic which yielded reliability coefficients of 0.78 for the skills possessed by the supervisors and 0.86 for competency improvement needs of supervisors. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions. Results showed that both teachers and supervisors accepted that supervisors do not possess the following skills: managerial skills, some pedagogical skills, some disciplinary skills, evaluation skills, technical skills, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, research skills, among others. Also, the respondents accepted that the competency improvement needs of supervisors are: leadership skills, research skills, innovative skills, practical skills, managerial skills, pedagogical skills, evaluation skills, technical skills, communication skills, competency-based training, among others. Based on these findings, the study recommended among others that: supervisors should take part in continuous on-the-job training to better equip themselves with the necessary skills for better performances in their jobs, the state government should from time to time organize training programmes for supervisors to help them have a wide repertoire of knowledge, the state school management boards should sponsor supervisors in seminars, workshops and conferences to aid them in updating their knowledge and skills on the recent and acceptable supervisory techniques, supervisors should be very serious in paying regular classroom visitation to better observe both teachers and students performances in classroom activities, among others