FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PARTICIPATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA

The study was aimed at investigating factors influencing teachers’ participation in Continuing Education Programmes in Delta State. Three hundred and twenty respondents constituted the sample used for the study. A questionnaire was developed by the researchers and used for the collection of data. The analysis was done using frequency count, simple percentage and mean scores. The results revealed that the most influencing factors of teachers’ participation in Continuing Education Programmes include desire for promotion, job advancement, job demand/challenges, and desire for enhanced social interaction. It was also discovered that personality development and social interaction among teachers help to influence their participation. It was recommended among other things that the tempo of interaction among teachers should be sustained since it is capable of encouraging teachers to participate in continuing education programmes in order to enhance their competence and develop further their personality.