Table 3.2 Data Specification Matrix Research Research Research Source of Data Objectives Questions Methods Data Collected To find out in what What is the -Teachers -Views ways influence of - Headmasters -Opinions teachers’ working teachers - DEO -Records environment affects working -Committee academic environment on interview members students’ performance in -Documentary -Inspectors students’ community based academic review -Documents secondary schools. performance? To find out in what In what ways -Teachers -Views ways in- does - Headmasters -Opinions teachers’ teachers’ service training in- service - DEO - Records affects training -Inspectors students’ academic enhances interview. -Committee performance in -Documentary members students’ community based academic review -Documents secondary schools. performance? To find out in what To what extent -Teachers -Views ways the does the - Headmasters -Opinions community material community - DEO -Records support to teachers material support -Committee in executing their to teachers interview members roles promote promote -Documentary -Inspectors academic review -Documents students’ students’ performance. academic performance in secondary schools? Source: Researcher (2014).
Table 3.2 Data Specification Matrix Research Objectives Research Questions Research Methods Source of Data Data Collected To find out in what ways teachers’ working environment affects students’ academic performance in community based secondary schools. What is the influence of teachers working environment on students’ academic performance? interview -Documentary review -Teachers - Headmasters - DEO -Committee members -Inspectors -Documents -Views -Opinions -Records To find out in what ways teachers’ in- service training affects students’ academic performance in community based secondary schools. In what ways does teachers’ in- service training enhances students’ academic performance? interview. -Documentary review -Teachers - Headmasters - DEO -Inspectors -Committee members -Documents -Views -Opinions - Records To find out in what ways the community material support to teachers in executing their roles promote students’ academic performance. To what extent does the community material support to teachers promote students’ academic performance in secondary schools? interview -Documentary review -Teachers - Headmasters - DEO -Committee members -Inspectors -Documents -Views -Opinions -Records Source: Researcher (2014).