ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to determine the
effect of pre-retirement counselling and selfinstruction 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 seventysix (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 t; (3) secondary schools in Owerri
municipal council. An instrument titled 'Teacher's Attitude towards Retirement
Rating Questionnaire (TA TRRQ)' 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-rctin.:mcnt 1.:ounsdling 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, preretirement 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. ft 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 preretirement technique and self-lnstruction
wchnique that could help develop teachers' positive attitude towards
retirement.
CHUKA-OKONKWO, C (2024). Pre-Retirement Counselling and Self Instruction on Attitude of Secondary School Teachers towards Retirement in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State:- Ogechi, Chuka-O.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 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-ogechi-chuka-o-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:- Ogechi, Chuka-O." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 02 Apr. 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-ogechi-chuka-o-7-2. Accessed 08 Nov. 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:- Ogechi, Chuka-O." Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 08 Nov. 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-ogechi-chuka-o-7-2