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5. FOLLOW UP SUPERVISOR

4.2 DATA PRESENTATION

4.2.1 Responses from supervisors Questionnaires

Sixteen (16) questionnaires were distributed to the required number of supervisors.

Table 4.1: Responses of the supervisor on their qualification.

Responses in percentage,

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 4 66.7%

No 2 33.3%

Total 6 100%

The above shows that most of the primary schools supervisors do not have the required qualification. About 33.3% of the supervisors are qualified, only 66.7% of the supervisors have the required qualification. The qualification required of a school inspector/supervisor is that he/she should have at least an experience in teaching and must have professional teaching qualification be an N.C.E holder or graduate.

Table 4.2: Responses of the supervisors in solving identified problems. Responses in percentage.

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 5 83.3%

No 1 16.7%

Total 6 100%

About 16.7% of the supervisors are enable to solve the problems, the identical during school supervision. Only 83.3% were able to solve the problems they identified. This could be attributed to the experience they have in the profession and their qualification.

Table 4.3: supervisors. Responses on how often.

Response Frequency Percentage

All the time - -

Often 5 83.3%

Total 6 100%

Table above table indicated that the supervision of primary schools was dissatisfied. This shows the weakness of the schools inspection in sokoto state. This weakness could be due to some other reasons apart form lack of experience on the part of some of the supervisors. As supervisor/inspector might have experience and training yet may be faced with other problems, such as financial inadequacy. This may prove whether the annual fund allocated for supervisor is enough to execute the full supervision programme.

Table 4.4 Responses of the supervisors on the allocation of fund.

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes - -

No 6 100%

Total 6 100%

The Table above clearly shows that the funds usually allocated for the supervisors of programme were not enough. All the responses given to this question is 100%. Respondent had agreed all that the annual funds allocated for supervision to execute the supervision programme are not enough. This may explain the reason why the supervision programme lacks qualified supervisors/inspectors and the necessary equipments and facilities such as transport.

Table 4.5: The responses of the supervisors interms of where they live and their place of supervision. Response in percentage are presented below:

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 2 33.3%

No 4 66.7%

Total 6 100%

The above table indicated that most of the schools supervisors/inspectors, about 33.3% live far away from their schools. This could be partly due to the fact that supervisors or an inspectors responsible for inspecting many schools which may not necessarily be near one another for the above reason therefore, only 66.7% of the supervisors live near their schools.

What is most likely to be the reality therefore is that these could be those supervisors who inspect the schools are within the town. While others abandon the schools.

If these supervisors, about 66.7% lived far away from their schools, the question of them being transported to the schools for supervision is quite agitating.

Table 4.6: Responses on transportation facilities responses in percentages.

Response Frequency Percentage

Supervisor/Inspector 2 33.3%

The School - -

The Ministry 1 -

Local Govt. Education Department 2 33.3%

All of the above 1 16.7%

Total 6 100%

Table 4.6 indicated that supervisors were often responsible for their transportation to schools while on supervision. This can limit their functions as supervisors. About 33.3% agreed that they took the responsibility of their transport to the schools they inspected this proved that the supervisors should be provided with transports, so that they can inspect the schools as often as they should do. This has also indicated that some supervisors or inspectors are poorly motivated interms of incentives of encouragement to carry out their duties effectively.

Table 4.7: Responses on the motivation of supervisors. Responses in percentages.

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 5 83.3%

No 1 16.7%

Total 6 100%

The above table shows that 83.3%of the supervisors feel motivated in terms of incentives or encouragement to execute their work effectively, this may be due to their hardworking and experience to the job; the remaining 16.7% who do not feel motivated in terms of incentives or encouragement

may be because they do not have experience to execute their work effectively.

Table 4.8: The professionality of teachers in the primary schools.

Responses in percentages.

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 4 66.7%

No 2 33.3%

Total 6 100%

The above table shows that 33.3% of the people interviewed agreed that there are some untrained teachers in primary schools. This explained clearly that there is a great need for school supervisors, at least to assist in training such untrained teachers. The remaining 66.7% responded that the teacher are professionally trained.

Table 4.9: Responses of the supervisors from primary school teachers in terms of method and problems of supervision. Responses in percentage.

Response Frequency Percentage

Always 2 33.3%

Sometimes 3 50%

Rarely 2 16.7%

Total 6 100%

The table above indicated that 50% of the teachers sometimes seek for advise or assistance from the supervisors when they have problems.

33.3% of the teachers rarely asked for advice from the supervisors, when they have problems. These could be that some experienced teachers feel that they more experienced than the supervisor concerning their work.

These type of experienced teachers should be advised to co-operate with the supervisors at all the time.

Table 4.10: Responses on the refresher courses workshops organized for supervisors/inspectors. Responses in percentages.

Response Frequency Percentage

Yes 5 83.3%

No 1 16.7%

Total 6 100%

The above table 4.10 indicated that 83.3% of the supervisors have never attended some refresher courses pertaining to their profession. This may greatly help them (the supervisors) to assist he teacher because they would be professionally trained to carry out their duties.

It was also found that 16.7% of the supervisors are on course. Hence, they do not go out for supervision activities.

Table 4.11: Responses on school visit in primary school. Responses in percentage.

Response Frequency Percentage

Once 2 33.3%

Twice 3 50%

Three times 1 16.7%

Four and above - -

Total 6 100%

This table 4.11 shows that most of the schools are visited only twice in a year. In this case the teachers are observed only twice a year, though they may have problems more than twice a year. However, this may be due to the number of schools allocated to a supervisor to inspect, when schools are too many for a supervisor, he may not be able to visit all of them in a year frequently.