ABSTRACT
This
study was carried out to determine the effect of pre-retirement
counselling and self-instruction techniques on teachers’ attitude towards
retirement in Imo State. The study was guided by seven research questions and
seven hypotheses. The study adopted the quasi
experimental research design of pretest, post test, non –randomized control
group with 3x2 factorial matrix. The population of the study comprised all the seven
hundred and seventy-six (776) teachers in nine Public Secondary Schools in
Owerri Municipal Council. The sample of the
study was 48 teachers comprising males and females selected from three (3)
secondary schools in Owerri municipal council. An instrument titled ‘Teacher’s
Attitude towards Retirement Rating Questionnaire (TATRRQ)’ was used to collect
data for the study. The instrument was
validated and reliability indices were 0.83 and 0.79 respectively for stability and internal
consistency. Data was collected at four (4) phases namely: Pre-treatment phase,
the treatment phase, Post-treatment phase and follow-up. Mean and Standard
deviation were used to answer the research questions while the analysis of
covariance was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance.
The findings revealed that pre-retirement counselling is significantly
effective in reducing negative attitude of teachers towards retirement, self-instruction
significantly effective in reducing negative attitude of teachers towards
retirement, pre-retirement counselling and self-instruction techniques are
significantly effective in reducing negative attitude of teachers towards
retirement, pre-retirement counseling has long lasting significant effect in
reducing negative attitude of teachers towards retirement, self
instruction has long lasting significant effect in reducing negative attitude
of teachers towards retirement, pre-retirement
counselling and self instruction have long lasting significant effects in
reducing negative attitude of teachers towards retirement. Gender
had no significant effect in attitude towards retirement when exposed to
pre-retirement counselling and self-instruction treatment. From the findings of
the study and discussions that followed, the following conclusions were made:
subjects exposed to pre-retirement counseling and self-instruction techniques
had positive attitude towards retirement than those exposed to control. It was recommended among others that all stakeholders
in education especially the school administrators and Government should update
their knowledge and skills on the use of pre-retirement technique and self-Instruction technique that could help
develop teachers’ positive attitude towards retirement.
CHUKA-OKONKWO, C (2023). Pre-Retirement Counselling And Self Instruction On Attitude Of Secondary School Teachers Towards Retirement In Owerri Municipal Council Of Imo State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/pre-retirement-counselling-and-self-instruction-on-attitude-of-secondary-school-teachers-towards-retirement-in-owerri-municipal-council-of-imo-state-7-2
CHUKA-OKONKWO, CHUKA-OKONKWO. "Pre-Retirement Counselling And Self Instruction On Attitude Of Secondary School Teachers Towards Retirement In Owerri Municipal Council Of Imo State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 12 May. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/pre-retirement-counselling-and-self-instruction-on-attitude-of-secondary-school-teachers-towards-retirement-in-owerri-municipal-council-of-imo-state-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
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CHUKA-OKONKWO, CHUKA-OKONKWO. "Pre-Retirement Counselling And Self Instruction On Attitude Of Secondary School Teachers Towards Retirement In Owerri Municipal Council Of Imo State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/pre-retirement-counselling-and-self-instruction-on-attitude-of-secondary-school-teachers-towards-retirement-in-owerri-municipal-council-of-imo-state-7-2