In-Service Teachers ‘Perspective of the gap between Research and Teaching Educational Management: A Reflective

Abstract

The research was a survey to ascertain in-service teachers ‘perception about the existence of a gap between research and the teaching of education Management. The research surveyed students of Professional Diploma in Education in Delta State. The survey also ascertained the cause of the gap and the effective ways of bridging the existing gap between research and teaching of educational management. The gap was mainly caused by research findings not being disclosed to the publics and unwillingness of curriculum planners to include findings in curriculum for educational management and that the gap could be abridged by making research findings available to the public, research environment be made conducive for the reliability of research results. It was concluded that there is need to include new research findings in the curriculum for educational management to meet with modern trends in school administration.