Teachers' Roles for Effective Implementation of Quality Education (SDG 4) for Improving Educational Standards in Secondary Schools in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract The study examined teachers’ roles for effective implementation of quality education for improving educational standard in secondary schools in Kano State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey. Three specific research objectives and corresponding research questions guided the study. The population is all public secondary schools’ teachers in Kano State. The total population is 17,563. Sample of twenty (20) schools were selected using multi-stage stratified sampling technique, schools selected are from urban and rural area. The sample of 300 teachers were selected using purposeful sampling technique. The instrument for the data collection was researcher made Questionnaire, tittle: Teachers Roles for Effective Implementation Quality Education (TREIQE). The experts validated both content and face validity of the instrument. The reliability of the instrument was determined using chorbat Alpha coefficient. The instrument yielded the reliability coefficient of 0.85. The instrument was administrated to teachers through online Google From. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation). The study discovered that teachers play great roles for the implementation of quality education to improve the educational standard in the study area. It was also discovered that quality education has great impacts on Educational Standards in the study area. The study further discovered that strategies employed to improve teacher effectiveness in the implementation of quality education includes: employing variety of teaching methods to address different learning styles among students, promote inclusive classroom practices that ensure equal participation of all learners. Based on the finding’s recommendations were made that teachers should continue update their knowledge to improve quality education. Keywords: Teachers Roles, Implementation, Quality Education, Educational Standards.