INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF UPPER BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL IN THE PERIOD OF SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES.

This study investigated the influence of social studies teachers on the management of upper basic education level in the period of socio-political and economic uncertainties in Delta State. Two specific objectives with corresponding research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Survey design was used for the study. The population of this study comprised 2988 (two thousand nine hundred and eighty eight) social studies teachers in Delta State. The sample size for this study was 370 social studies teachers. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for the study because each stage required a different sampling technique. A structured questionnaire titled ?Social Studies Teachers? Management of Upper Basic Education Level Schools Questionnaire" (SSTMUBELSQ) developed by the researcher was used for the study. The questionnaire is a 10- item questionnaire. The questionnaire was subdivided into two (2) clusters based on Social Studies Teachers? Management indices used for the study. The first cluster contained 5 items while the second cluster contained 5 items respectively, adding up a total of 10 items. The instrument was validated by three experts, two experts from Social Studies Education from the Department of Social Science Education, Delta State University, Abraka and one expert from Measurement and Evaluation, Department of Educational Foundations, Delta State University, Abraka. The instrument was anchored on a four-point rating scale. Cronbach Alpha Statistic was used to obtain an overall reliability coefficient of 0.81. The descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the two research questions. Chi-square goodness of fit test was used to test the two null hypotheses at P<.05 level of significance. From analysis of data, the following major findings were made: organizing structured induction as part of employment process for all newly recruited social studies teachers, selection of social studies teachers based on current employment legislation and selection of social studies teachers based on competence influences management of upper basic education level schools (JSS 1-3) positively. It was further revealed that provision of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities, teaching materials and library facilities influence social studies teachers? management of UBELS positively. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations among others were made; Delta State Ministry of Education among other relevant educational stakeholders saddled with recruitment and selection process should ensure that employment of social studies teachers is based on qualification, experience, performance and commitment to teaching profession so as to enhance the quality of teaching-learning activities in the management of upper basic education level schools.

Social Studies Teachers, Management, Upper Basic Education Level Schools, Recruitment, Infrastructural Facilities,

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