APPLICATION OF TEAMWORK APPROACHES FOR EFFECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract This study examined the application of teamwork approaches for effective achievement of the objectives of secondary education in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State. The researcher raised two research questions and two hypotheses to guide the study. The research design selected for the study is descriptive survey. The population of the study covered all the 286 public senior secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria, comprising 7,123 teachers (2985 male teachers and 4138 female teachers, respectively). A sample of 3205 (1343 male and 1642 females) which represented 45% of the population were selected for the study. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select the sample. The instrument that was used for data collection was a questionnaire designed by the researcher. It was titled ‘Teamwork Approaches for Achievement of Objectives Questionnaire’ (TAAOQ). Test-retest method was used to determine a reliability coefficient of is 0.82. The rating scale for answering the items on the questionnaire was a modified 4-point Likert rating scale. Weighted mean scores and the criterion mean (2.50) were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed the respondents agreed that the respondents agreed that the challenges implementing teamwork approaches for effective achievement of the objectives of secondary education in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State include; staff diversity, activities of informal groups, lack of incentives for performance, ineffective staff supervision and truancy. Sequel to the finding, it was concluded that the challenges implementing teamwork approaches for effective achievement of the objectives of secondary education in public senior secondary schools in Rivers State include; staff diversity, activities of informal groups, lack of incentives for performance, ineffective staff supervision and truancy. The researcher recommended that the Ministry of Education should print and distribute posters that will sensitize teachers on the value of a diverse workforce in schools.