Authors : I.A. Ajayi and P.C. Odigbo
Abstract: This study examined the influence of qualification on teaching effectiveness of Academic Staff in Polytechnics in Ondo and Ekiti states Nigeria. A descriptive research design was used in the study. Data were collected from a sample of 100 academic staff and 1,500 students selected from the two polytechnics in the States, using stratified random sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage scores, t-test statistics and one-way analysis of variance. The two hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. the study revealed that academic qualification had no significant influence on teaching effectiveness but teaching qualifications significantly influenced the teaching effectiveness of the academic staff. It was recommended that emphasis should be placed on possession of teaching qualifications in recruitment of academic staff into the polytechnics, while those without teaching qualifications should be made to obtain them in order to enhance effective teaching in the polytechnics.
I.A. Ajayi and P.C. Odigbo , 2007. The Influence of Qualifications on Teaching Effectiveness of Academic Staff in Polytechnics: A Case Study of Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 4: 599-604.