Demographic factors affecting teachers students relationship in public senior secondary school

ABSTRACT

The study assessed the Demographic factors affecting teachers students relationship in public senior secondary school. As correlational survey, the study population comprises of secondary school students and teachers .The instrument used for data collection was close ended structured questionnaire; while the data collected were analyzed using mean average. The instrument was validated by experts in the department of educational foundations, Faculty It was also subjected to reliability through administering the questionnaires to subjects that were not part of the main work. The findings of the study revealed that there is moderate influence of teacher-student relationship on students’ academic performance in colleges of education in Bauchi State. On the basis of the findings, it was concluded that fear of the teacher by the students and strictness limit teacher-student relationships. Considering the findings, it was recommended among others that teachers should bring while teaching of their wealth of experience to the level of the students’ understanding