The influence of in-service education and training on teacher’s job performance at senior high schools of the Atwima Nwabiagya South

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of in-service education and training on teachers’ job performance at public senior high schools in Atwima Nwabiagya South. The design of the study was regression research analysis and descriptive statistics while the sample of 92 teachers in public senior high schools in Atwima Nwabiagya south who were drawn through simple random sampling techniques from a population of 120 teachers. Twenty research questions were stated to guide the study. They were investigated with data which were collected through the administration of copies of researcher’s adapted instrument titled “The influence of in-service education training on teachers job performance”. The research questionnaires 1 to 4 was on teachers’ In-service education and training and 5 to 8 were on teachers’ job performance. The four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level using regression analysis. The major findings of the study indicated that teachers mean rating on their participation in INSET programmes was for above average, teacher mean rating of their job performance was also more than average and there were strong, positive and significant relationships between teacher learning, teacher growth, teacher needs and teacher collaboration and job performance in the Atwima Nwabiagya south. From the study it is concluded that INSET has positive impact on teacher job performance which include improvement in teaching skills and methodology, improvement in managerial skills, improvement in discipline level and punctuality and improvement in teacher interpersonal relations with colleagues and students. Based on the findings of some of the recommendations were made: Opportunities for INSET programme should made available to all categories of teachers, all stakeholders should help strengthen the organization of regular seminars, workshops and conferences for old and novice teachers or newly employed teachers, government to bear the financial burden for teachers’ INSET by making budgetary allocation for that purpose. E-learning should be supported and encouraged at school level to teachers.