- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Teachers' perceptions of the degree to which teacher empowerment, shared decision making, and professionalism are being implemented in selected secondary schools in Asia state, Nigeria, 1995
- Creator:
- Egwu, Anthony O.
- Date of Original:
- 1995-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study was designed to determine the perceptions of Nigeria Certificate of Education (NCE) teachers, graduate teachers, and teachers who have both certificates on the degree to which principals extend to them empowerment, shared decision making, and professionalism. The sample of 528 teachers, stratified and randomly selected from 17 local governments representing 51 schools, took part in the study. The descriptive statistical analysis was done using frequency, percentage distribution, and cross-tabulations. The inferential statistics were done using variance statistical measures, t tests for independent samples, Pearson r. Correlation Matrix, and Rotated Factor Matrix. There were significant differences among the perceptions of NCE teachers, graduate teachers, and teachers who have both certificates on empowerment and also in relation to age. There were no significant differences among the perceptions of NCE teachers, graduate teachers, and teachers who have both certificates on empowerment in relation to gender and experience. There were significant differences among the perceptions of NCE teachers, graduate teachers, and teachers who have both certificates on shared decision making and also in relation to age and experience. There were no significant differences in relation to gender. There were significant differences among the perceptions of NCE teachers, graduate teachers, and teachers who have both certificates on professionalism and also in relation to age and experience. There were no significant differences in relation to gender. The Rotated Factor Matrix showed in Factor 1 empowerment, professionalism, and teacher qualification, while Factor 2 showed a loading of gender, age, experience, and shared decision making.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1995_egwu_anthony_o.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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