Staff Development Programmes as Strategies for Enhancing Professionalism of Teacher in Secondary Schools in Ekiti State

This study investigated staff development programmes as strategies for enhancing the professionalism of teachers in secondary schools in Ekiti state, Nigereia. Two research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The sample consisted of 362 respondents made up of 334 teachers and 28 school administrators selected using multistage sampling techniques. The research instruments for the study comprised of questionnaire titled ‘’Staff Development Programme Questionnaire (SDPQ)’’ and ‘’Professionalism of Teacher Questionnaire (PTQ). The face and content validity of the instruments were established by experts in Educational Management. Test-retest method was used to determine the reliability co-efficient of the instrument and co-efficient of 0.90 and 0.81 were obtained for the two instruments respectively. The findings revealed that teachers’ perception on the roles of staff development programmes on their professionalism was high and the degree of professionalism among secondary schools teachers in Ekiti state, Nigeria was moderate. The results also showed a significant relationship between staff development programme and professionalism of teachers. It was therefore recommended government should ensure encourage regular and consistent staff development programmes for all teachers in Ekiti state as this can enhance their professionalism.