Abstract

This study is aimed at determining the factors that are affecting poor teacher and pupils’ relationship in academic attainment in Enugu Urban, Enugu South Local Government Area, Enugu State. For a successful research work, the following research questions were formulated:

(i) To what extent do teachers use leisure time to engage the pupils in friendly chats?

(ii) To what extent do teachers use praises on the pupils in their class?

(iii) In what ways do teachers punish and react towards pupils in the class whenever their attentions are needed by them?

(iv) To what extent do teachers allow pupils’ freedom in the class?

The population of the study consisted of all teachers in primary schools in Enugu Urban Local Government Area. Two hundred and fifty teachers were selected through a stratified random sampling and ten primary schools were also selected for the study. Data were collected through the use of questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the mean. The findings indicated that the extent at which teachers use leisure time to engage the pupils in friendly chat leads to the poor teacher pupils’ relationship in academic attainment in Enugu Urban. The extent at which teachers use praises on pupils in the class is one of the major problems militating against teacher pupils’ relationship in Enugu urban. Also, the way teachers react towards pupils in the class whenever their attentions are needed by them leads to poor teacher – pupils’ relationship in primary schools in Enugu Urban. Finally, the way teachers allow pupils’ freedom in the class has its own effect on poor teacher and pupils’ relationship in primary schools in Enugu (South) Urban Local Government Area, Enugu State.