Author(s)

Shaibu Leonard^1*, Olutoki Titlope Deborah¹, Haruna Ojonugwa John²

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Educational Management and Business Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

²Local Government Education Authority, Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Shaibu Leonard

ABSTRACT

The study examined the influence of bribery and corruption on the management of the Teaching Service Commission in Nigeria, particularly in the Ekiti state. Two studies' questions and hypotheses guided the study. The research design adopted for the study was an ex post facto type. A random sampling technique was used to draw out 180 participants for the study. Corrupt Practices of Teaching Service Tool (CPTST) and Influence of Corruption on the Teaching Service Commission Scale (ICTSCS) were used to get the opinions of the research participants. Data collected were analyzed with the use of a frequency distribution table and t-tests. The findings of the study showed that laziness among staff, poor student performance in external examinations like WAEC and NECO, low standard of education, employment of unqualified and incompetent teachers, and increase in cases of examination malpractices are the influences of corruption on the management of public secondary schools in Ekiti state, Nigeria. The findings also revealed that sanctioning corrupt offenders in the Teaching Commission, ensuring due process of registration and recruiting of teachers, and enacting laws to check on irregularities in the Teaching Service Commission are managerial strategies to curb the practice of corruption in the Teaching Service Commission. It was recommended that the Management of public secondary schools promote mentoring and value reorientation services for the senior teaching staff to help the junior live up to expectations in secondary school education.

KEYWORDS

Influence; Bribery; Corruption; Management; Teaching Service Commission; Ekiti state

CITE THIS PAPER

Shaibu Leonard, Olutoki Titlope Deborah, Haruna Ojonugwa John. The influence of corruption on the management of teaching service commission in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 2024, 2(11): 17-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/tsshr3096.

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