Leadership Styles and Instructors’ Content Delivery of Literacy Centres in Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between supervisors’ leadership styles and instructors’ content delivery in literacy centers in Borno State, Nigeria. The sample of the study comprised all the two hundred and twenty-one (221) instructors across Borno State. Twenty-one (21) Instructors were used for pilot study. A face and content validity was carried out by three experts in
Measurement and Evaluation, Continuing Education and Extension Services, University of Maiduguri. The internal consistency of the instrument otherwise known as reliability was determined through test-retest method and a reliability coefficient index of 0.76 was obtained. The remaining 200 instructors were used for the final study. Data were collected using questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation while analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypothesis. Based on findings, the study recommended among others that the appointment of instructors should be based on merit.
Government should motivate instructors by providing the necessary incentives to enhance quality content delivery in literacy centers. Government in collaboration with the State Agency for Mass Literacy should organize on-the- job training in the form of seminars/workshops for instructors to improve on their level of instructional performance.