Impact of Conditions of Service on Teachers’ Job Performance in Senior Secondary School in Gombi Education Zone, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of conditions of service on teachers’ job performance in senior secondary Schools in Gombi Education Zone of Adamawa State. The study specifically assessed the impact of fringe benefits and staff development on teachers’ job performance. Two research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 1,709 respondents (which comprised of 1,648 teachers and 61 principals) in Gombi Education Zone. The sample for this study was 377 respondents (53 principals and 322 teachers) through Taro Yamane Formula to find out simple random sampling procedure. An instrument titled “Impact of Conditions of Service on Teachers’ Job Performance (ICSTJP)” was validated and trial tested with Cronbach Alpha which showed a reliability coefficient of 0.81. The data gathered were analysed using descriptive statistics for answering the research questions and ANOVA to test the null hypotheses. The study therefore revealed that fridge benefit and staff development have significant impact on teachers’ job performance. Among others, the study recommended that government should invest on the staff development for improving teachers’ job performance.