The Impact of the Implementation of the Nigerian Curriculum Initiatives on Secondary School Administrators and Teachers in Enugu State
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2013-06-14
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This study explored the impact of the implementation of the new Nigerian curriculum initiatives on the professional practices of selected school administrators and teachers from 4 secondary schools in Enugu education zone. Ten teachers and one school administrator each from Anglican, Catholic, Public, and Private secondary schools participated in the study. I employed qualitative case study utilizing the constructivist paradigm. Data collection was done using a one-time 60-90 minutes face to face semi structured interviews with each participant, document analysis, and site observation of participants’ schools.
Combining Stake (1995) categorical aggregation and direct interpretation, data analysis and interpretation was done by reading and re-reading the interview scripts, memos, and the observation field notes underlining emerging themes and categories. MacShane and Von Glinow’s (2003) MARS model of individual behaviour and performance was applied as a theoretical framework to make meaning of the emerging themes and categories.
The findings of the study showed that school administrator participants who carry heavy workload, lack institutional autonomy, lack funds to provide teacher’s needs, and are poorly paid have their professional practices negatively impacted by the implementation of the new Nigerian curriculum initiatives as they could not function well as facilitators of the curriculum implementation. Findings also showed lack of principal’s support and motivation, work overload, poor remuneration, and lack of instructional materials as what made the implementation of the new Nigerian curriculum initiatives impact negatively on teachers’ professional practices.
The findings suggest providing teachers and administrators with relevant instructional materials, support and motivation, commensurate remuneration, and manageable workload as they struggle with the implementation of the new curriculum initiatives. Findings also suggest the necessity of allowing school administrators some autonomy in running their schools and providing them with necessary funds to achieve their goals.
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Education--Curriculum and Instruction
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Nzekwe, O. J. (2013). The Impact of the Implementation of the Nigerian Curriculum Initiatives on Secondary School Administrators and Teachers in Enugu State (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28192