PERCEPTIONS OF MEMBERS OF NIGERIA UNION OF TEACHERS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR TEACHERS

(A CASE STUDY OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA)

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ABSTRACT
The study investigated Perceptions of Members of Nigeria Union of Teachers on the Implementation of Conditions of Service for teachers in Katsina State-Nigeria. The study has five objectives among which are Perceptions of Members of NUT on staff development, staff welfare services, payment of salaries and other allowances, teachers? promotion, and their perceptions on payment of teachers? retirement benefits in Katsina State. Research questions and hypotheses as well as review of related literature were based in line with raised objectives. Survey research method was adapted and the population of the study consisted of 19,641 teachers and 1,444 educational administrators of the Katsina state. Thus, cluster sampling technique was used to derive the sample of the study from the three Educational Zones. Out of the population, 4,114 teachers and 301 educational administrators were randomly selected from six local government areas of the state; these are Daura, Sandamu, Katsina, Rimi, Funtua and Sabuwa. The total number of sampled respondents was 390 teachers and 85 educational administrators. The data for the study was collected through the use of self constructed questionnaire; the validity of the instrument was determined through vetting of the content by expert in educational administration and English language. 35 copies of questionnaire were administered for pilot study in Funtua Local Government. The data collected were presented by the use of frequency and percentages. The formulated hypotheses of the research were tested using non-parametric statistics of t-test and analyzed the data at 0.05 significant level. The findings of the study revealed that Perceptions of Members of NUT encouraged regular training of teachers, regular payment of salaries and regular promotions while, due to NUT weakness; there were poor provision of teachers welfare services, and irregular payment of teachers? retirement benefits in Katsina state. In line with the findings and conclusions, it was recommended that NUT should do more to pressurize to the government to improve teachers? welfare services, regularize payment of teachers? retirement benefits in Katsina State.