Resource supervision and teaching effectiveness: Perspectives of physical and health education lecturers in train-the-trainer institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

The study assessed perspectives in the supervision of human and material resources and its contribution to the teaching effectiveness of Physical and Health Education Lecturers’ in Colleges of Education in South-South region of Nigeria. Two null hypotheses were formulated based on the specific objectives of the study. A 35-item questionnaire was developed by the researchers and used for data collection. A sample of 69 Physical and Health Education lecturers from 7 colleges out of 12 who offer Physical and Health Education were selected through the status sampling technique. Pearson Product Moment correlation was used in data analyses. It was revealed that teaching effectiveness of Physical and Health Education lecturers had significant relationship with the supervision of human resources in the colleges of education; also, involvement of lecturers in facilities supervision had significant influence on Physical and Health Education lecturers teaching effectiveness. Based on the findings, it is concluded that human resource and facilities supervision are institutional predictors of Physical and Health Education lecturers teaching effectiveness in these colleges of education. It was recommended that staff selection process should strictly be supervised by credible academics and recruitment based on merit. In addition, that lecturer (human resource) should be given opportunity to develop their professional capacities, through in-service training, conference and workshop. Thirdly, Lecturers of Physical and Health Education should be made to participate in practical supervision of equipment, facilities and other materials used in the facilitation of physical and health education activities.