FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEACHERS ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AT ABBA FRANSUA SECONDARY SCHOOL IN GUBRYE SUB-TOWN

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the factors that affect teachers’ engagement in educational research in secondary school of Abba Fransua. To achieve this purpose, the research raised the following questions: what factors affecting secondary schools teachers’ engagement in educational research in their secondary school? What is the status of secondary school teachers’ engagement in educational research in Abba Fransua? What actions shall schools take to enhance engagement in educational research in their secondary schools? Descriptive survey design employed to conduct the study. Data for the study gathered through questionnaires and interview. While 33 teachers selected by using simple random sampling techniques, 1 principals, 2 vice principals and 1 supervisors were selected by using purposive sampling techniques. The collected data organized and grouped into different categories and analyzed based on the participant’s responses. The major findings of the study were found to be the following: Most of the teachers lacked experience in doing research and there was little opportunity for their provision with skills of research through workshop and short training. In the school, there were no provision of guiding rules and regulation on how to conduct the educational research and no encouragement for teachers to solve many of the problems they encounter in education through the employment of educational research. There was no example set by school principal and supervisors for teachers by engaging themselves in educational research. Educational research was not made part of the school yearly plan. The main factors hindered secondary school teacher’s engagement in educational research were lack moral backing, lack of provision of coordination and management for educational research by principal, inaccessible of facilities and relevant reference and lack of financial and material resources to teachers to conduct research. Developing the skill of the teachers, preparing viable plan for the employment of research action and fulfilling material, providing financial support and providing short term training for teachers were among them.