Management Of Innovative Basic Education Method For Job Creation In Rivers State

Abstract

The study examined management of innovative basic education method for job creation in Rivers State. Two objectives and two research questions in line with two corresponding null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The theoretical framework was anchored on “Resource Based Theory of Entrepreneurship propounded by Barney in (1991). This study adopted a descriptive survey design with a population of the 278 junior public secondary schools across the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State. A stratified random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 125 principals from the population. A self-designed questionnaire titled: “Management of Innovative Basic Education Method for Job Creation Questionnaire (MIBEMJCQ)” was used for data collection. Scoring was done on a modified 4 point likert type scale of Strongly Agree (SA) = 4 points, Agree (A) = 3 points, Disagree (D) = 2 points and Strongly Disagree (SD) = 1 point. Test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the study. Reliability index of 0.69 was computed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient which is high, reliable and adequate for the study. The mean and rank order were used in answering the research questions while z-test statistics was used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed amongst others that instructional supervision and team teaching are innovative basic education method for job creation in Rivers State. Based on the findings, the study therefore recommended amongst others that government and other stakeholders in education should through in-service training such as seminars, workshops and conferences enlighten school management on the need for instructional supervision in order to boost the quality of education and teaching staff.