Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria

Accountability in discharging official duties is very essential as it increases effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.As public servants teachers are expected to demonstrate high level commitment in the teaching and learning process as this will lead to the attainment of quality educatio...

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Main Authors: Yaro, Ibrahim, Arshad, Rozita, Salleh, Dani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Macrothink Institute 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18585/1/JPAG%205%204%202015%2066-75.pdf
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description Accountability in discharging official duties is very essential as it increases effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.As public servants teachers are expected to demonstrate high level commitment in the teaching and learning process as this will lead to the attainment of quality education.The paper pointed out that where secondary education is of good quality, right students will be admitted into tertiary institutions of learning and subsequently, competent graduates will be produced who will work in different capacities.Literate workforce is however capable of implementing government’s policies in a more effective and efficient manner. The research employs descriptive research analysis to analyze teacher’s accountability in secondary schools of Sokoto state, Nigeria. The results showed pleasing teacher’s accountability. The paper therefore recommends that the government should intensify efforts and put in place more appropriate mechanisms including motivation and constant training and re-training of the teachers in order to maintain the tempo as this will ensure the attainment of the much needed quality education and subsequently effective implementation of government policies.
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spelling uum-185852016-08-15T04:06:46Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18585/ Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria Yaro, Ibrahim Arshad, Rozita Salleh, Dani LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools Accountability in discharging official duties is very essential as it increases effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.As public servants teachers are expected to demonstrate high level commitment in the teaching and learning process as this will lead to the attainment of quality education.The paper pointed out that where secondary education is of good quality, right students will be admitted into tertiary institutions of learning and subsequently, competent graduates will be produced who will work in different capacities.Literate workforce is however capable of implementing government’s policies in a more effective and efficient manner. The research employs descriptive research analysis to analyze teacher’s accountability in secondary schools of Sokoto state, Nigeria. The results showed pleasing teacher’s accountability. The paper therefore recommends that the government should intensify efforts and put in place more appropriate mechanisms including motivation and constant training and re-training of the teachers in order to maintain the tempo as this will ensure the attainment of the much needed quality education and subsequently effective implementation of government policies. Macrothink Institute 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18585/1/JPAG%205%204%202015%2066-75.pdf Yaro, Ibrahim and Arshad, Rozita and Salleh, Dani (2015) Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria. Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 5 (4). pp. 66-75. ISSN 2161-7104 http://doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v5i4.8603 doi:10.5296/jpag.v5i4.8603 doi:10.5296/jpag.v5i4.8603
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title Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria
title_full Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria
title_fullStr Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria
title_short Empirical analysis of teacher’s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in Nigeria
title_sort empirical analysis of teacher s accountability as an instrument of effective policy implementation in nigeria
topic LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
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