TEACHERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THEIR WORK IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN OBUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE

The study sought to investigate "teachers' demographic variables and their attitude towards their work in primary schools in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria". To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated. Ex-post Facto research design was adopted for the study. The sample was 200 teachers'. Stratified random sampling was drawn from the entire population of (382) teachers of secondary schools in the study area. Data collection was carried out with the use of research instruments titled "Teachers' Demographic Variables Questionnaire (TDVQ)” and "Teachers' Attitude Towards Work Scale (TATWS)". The instruments were subjected to face validity. Based on the result of the study, it was revealed that gender, and educational qualification significantly influence teachers' attitude towards work in secondary school in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended amongst others that: Teachers who did not study educationally related course should be encouraged to go for post graduate diploma in education to enhance their professional skills in classroom management, and also seminars and workshops should be organized where the teachers with more years of teaching experience will be made to share their experiences on how they have succeeded in classroom management.