Availability of physical facilities and teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in Oyo State Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the availability of physical facilities and teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population comprised all secondary school teachers and principals. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 814 participants. Two self-developed instruments, the Physical Facilities Questionnaire for Teachers (PFQT) and Teacher Effectiveness Questionnaire for Principals (TEQP), were used. Data analysis involved mean and standard deviation for research questions, while the hypothesis was tested with PPMC at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that teacher effectiveness in Oyo State secondary schools is high (TE = 3.15). It also showed that physical facilities are inadequate (PF = 2.25). Additionally, there is a significant relationship between physical facilities and teacher effectiveness (r = 0.43, p = 0.000, p < 0.05). Based on these results, it was recommended that the government, education stakeholders, philanthropists, and non-governmental organization ensure adequate provision of physical facilities in public secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria.