TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL SUPERVISION AND ETHICAL STANDARDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Supervision, the heart of leadership, life blood that nourishesteams, fosterscollaboration and drives results.Ethical standards, the blueprint for excellence outlining the principles and practices that distinguish exceptional individuals and organizations from the rest.Population comprised 205 teachers, an online survey tool was used to gather data from 100 student teachers’ in trainingto assess teachers’ perceptions of school supervision within pre-observation and post-observation conferences. Four research questions guided the inquiry, instrument used was adapted from a previous supervision and evaluation studyand was revised by the researcher. Pre-observation conference items (r = .96) and the post-observation conference items (r = .97) were used for data gathering. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation and regression analysis at the .05 significant level. The findings of the study revealed that  student teachers’ in training perceptions about the pre-observation conference is (x̄ = 3.38, SD= 0.75);student teachers’ in training perceptions about the post-observation conference is (x̄ = 3.38,SD=0.76);64% percent pre-conference supervisory effectiveness was accounted for by discussing how student teachers’in training were engaged in their learning during instruction; 66% percent post-conference supervisory effectiveness was accounted for by buildingstudent teachers’ in training capacity to self-reflect about teaching. Conclusively, supervision and ethical standards are issues affected by different things that can lead to sustainable national development.The study recommends continuous professional development, integration of technologies into teacher education curricula, provision of adequate teaching resources, and strengthening policy implementation.