Author: Samuel, N. P Johnson
Email: samnyaks09@gmail.com
Abstract
External school supervision should be seen as a conscious effort directed towards finding ways of improving the outcome of each school or educational institution. Several efforts have been made to improve the effectiveness of external school supervision in Sierra Leone. However, there is a gap to determine the how external supervision contributes to teaching delivery in junior secondary schools in Sierra Leone. Two hundred and seventy-six (276), schools, 2,685 school teachers, 4 District Directors, 4 district education officers and 42 school quality assurance officers in the western area were the target population for the study. Twenty-Six (26) schools, 345 teachers, 4 district deputy directors, 42 school quality assurance officers and 2 local council officials were selected as sample for the study. Multistage, probability and non-probability, stratified cluster and simple random sampling methods were adopted for the research. Data collection instruments used for the study were research questionnaire, interview schedule, and focused group discussion summary sheet.The research examined the effect of external supervision on teaching delivery in junior secondary schools. Using descriptive survey design that adopted cross-sectional approach, it was discovered that school principals, external supervisors’ teachers and education governance officials rated the effectiveness of external supervision on teaching delivery to be poor. T-test result was t(58)= -0.745, p = 0.459. Lack of resources, limited scope of supervision polices and inadequate evaluation technique of external supervisors were discovered to be major issues. The study recommended the establishment of clear frame work and polices on external school supervision, external school supervisors to be mobile and provided with the adequate reporting equipment, capacity building for external supervisors on lesson observation, teacher coaching and mentoring and evaluation technique. Future studies should explore the relationship between external the supervisors’ characteristics and schools’ improvements as the outcome of school supervision.
Keywords: Delivery, quality assurance, supervision, assessment, effectiveness, perception
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Suggested Citation
Johnson, S. (2026). Effect of External Supervision on Teaching Delivery in Junior Secondary Schools in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 13(1), 32-45. Available at https://arjess.org/uploads/effect-of-external-supervision-on-teaching-delivery-in-junior-secondary-schools-in-the-western-area-of-sierra-leone.pdf
