IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY (WJIMT )

E-ISSN 2504-4766
P-ISSN 2682-5910
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2025
DOI: 10.56201/wjimt.v9.no4.2025.pg175.188

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Influence of Institutional Factors on Implementation of Innovative Instructional Strategies in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Rivers State.

Catherine U Osuji PhD, Ibiwari, Gibson, s

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Abstract

The study examined influence of institutional factors on implementation of innovative instructional strategies in public junior secondary schools in Rivers State. Three specific objectives, research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 1834 consisting of 1729 teachers and 105 principals from public junior secondary schools from 7 Local Government Areas in Rivers South East Senatorial District. The sample size of 317 consisting of principals and teachers was determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) table, across the 7 Local Government Areas. The instrument used for data collection was selfstructured questionnaire titled “Influence of Institutional Factors on the Implementation of Innovative Instructional Strategies Questionnaire” which was face and content validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Department of Educational Management. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used for the reliability of the instrument which yielded overall reliability coefficient of 0.85. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used in testing the formulated null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that principals’ leadership styles, skilled academic personnel and excess workload on teachers influence the implementation of innovative instructional strategies in public junior secondary schools in Rivers State to a high extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the Ministry of Education and its stakeholder should provide regular workshops, conferences and mentoring programmes focusing on innovative instructional leadership for the principals.

keywords:

Innovation, Innovative Instructional Strategies, Principals’ Leadership Style, Skilled Academic Personnel, Excess Workload on Teachers

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