Training needs of school inspectors for quality instruction in Delta state primary schools

Abstract

The need to meet up with the complexity of the education industry and the pressing need for quality education in Nigeria is an intricate task. This paper seeks to identify the basic training needs required by school inspectors and recommends how quality training for school inspectors can enhance Primary school effectiveness. The ex-post facto research design was adopted in the study and the population consisted of 565 School inspectors in the Delta State Central Senatorial District. The findings revealed that inspectors had strong desire to be trained in education law, school communication and school inspection. Recommendation among others in order to achieve the desired level of quality instruction and school effectiveness, the above major needs be incorporated in the training programmes for Primary School Inspectors.

KEYWORDS: Quality, instruction, training need, inspection.