CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the study

Teachers play a vital role in the society. Their impact are felt by the lives of all children from

different backgrounds, including those children with varying levels of understanding, abilities

and those from families that exhibit wide range of cultural and linguistic diversity. Teachers are

educators or instructors saddled with the responsibility of educating children by grooming and

helping them to discover their talents (Rahman, Nabi, Akhter, Saeed& Ajmal, 2011). According

Rahman et’al (2011), teachers have long-lasting impacts on the lives of students who live to

enjoy the knowledge they avail to them. They have good classroom management skills, ensure

good student behaviour, effective study and work habit (Tehseen, 2015).

Adebomi, Olunfunke, Ibitoye and Oluyemisi (2012) noted that although teachers are recruited

mainly to teach, they are also engaged in a wide variety of activities along w