Change Management and Implementation of Education Innovation in Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State
Nweke, Emmanuel Onyekachi, Austin, Ikubor Sokpuwu & Amadi, George Achinike
Department of Educational Management
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examined School Change management And Implementation of Education Innovations in Public Secondary Schools in Rivers State. . The instrument used in carrying out the study was questionnaire. A total of 380 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to teachers in secondary schools in Rivers State, 350 were duly returned and completed. The Study based its analysis on the returned 350 questionnaires. Five research questions and Fiver hypotheses were raised upon which 15 correlational questionnaire items were generated in the research questionnaire to obtain responses from the respondents. The statistical of ANOVA statistical tool was used to test the hypothesis, using the SPSS Version 23. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The testing of the five hypotheses showed non- significant in hypothesis 1 and significant in the other four research hypotheses thereby annulling the raised null hypotheses. Based on the findings, recommendations were reached encouraging all stake-holders especially the principals captured in the study to brace up to the modern challenge of carrying the teachers along in innovation decisions and its effective implementations.
Key Words: School, Change Management, Implementation, Education, Innovations, Public Secondary schools, Rivers State.
