Assessing Teachers' Attitudes towards the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria

Abstract

This study assessed the attitude of teachers toward the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and her programmes in Ekiti State. The study employed the descriptive survey research type of the non-experimental design. The study's population consisted of secondary school teachers in Ekiti State. The multi-stage sampling procedure was used for sample selection for the study. In all, the sampled teachers were 149. The reliability of the instruments was determined by the Cronbach alpha method. These instruments were: Teachers' Attitude towards the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria Questionnaire (r = 0.87); Teachers' Attitude to the Professional Qualifying Examination of the TRCN Questionnaire (r = 0.82), and Teachers' Attitude to the Programmes of the TRCN Questionnaire (r = 0.81). Descriptive statistics was used in analysing the data for the study.. Findings show that teachers in the State have positive attitude towards the TRCN, its professional qualifying examination, and programmes. Thus, it is recommended that continuous professional development opportunities be provided for these teachers to boost and sustain their positive attitudes towards the agency.