Quality of Work Life on Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Onueke Education Zone of Ebonyi State
Keywords:
Quality of Work Life, economic incentive, job security, Teachers’ Job Performance, Public Secondary SchoolsAbstract
The study examined impact of Quality of Work Life on Teachers’ Job Performance in Public
Secondary Schools in Onueke Education Zone of Ebonyi State. Two research questions and two
null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive research design. The population
of the study comprised all the 1,403 teachers in 65 public secondary schools in Onueke Education
Zone of Ebonyi State while the sample size consists of 311 teachers. A researcher structured
instrument tagged “Quality of Work Life on Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire
(IQWLTJPQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, one
expert from Measurement and Evaluation option of Science Education Department and two
experts from Educational Administration and Planning Option of Educational Foundations
Department. The overall reliability coefficient yielded 0.79. Data collected were analyzed using
mean and standard deviation while t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level
of significance. The result revealed that: economic incentive and job security positively impact
teachers job performance to a high extent while the result of the hypotheses revealed that, there
were no significant difference between the mean ratings of male and female teachers on the extent
to which economic incentive and job security influence teachers’ job performance in Public
Secondary Schools in Onueke Education Zone. Based on the findings, the study recommended that
Secondary Education Board of Ebonyi State should create opportunities for teachers to engage in
professional development, this will serve as a means of enhancing teachers' job performance and
that Government of Ebonyi State through the Secondary Education Board should offer competitive
salaries to teachers, as well as provide comprehensive health insurance and retirement plans to
ensure their security
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