Abstract
Obviously that less motivated teachers are less productive and less disposed to perform their best, despite their acquired teaching experiences in secondary schools. Drawing on equity theory, valence expectancy theory, and the two-factor theory, this paper examines the influence of minimum wage and prompt salary payment on teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools. The study’s sample was drawn from 20 selected public secondary schools in Ibadan North local government area of Oyo State, Nigeria. This study adopts a quantitative research approach. The questionnaires were randomly distributed. Out of 200 questionnaires, 149 questionnaires were effective for analysis after analyzing the data with SPSS version 25. This study revealed that minimum wage, prompt salary payment, and demographic variables have significant independent and joint influence on teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools. It was proved that several teachers are dissatisfied with minimum wage payments and that prompt salary payment influences teachers’ effectiveness. Therefore, the study recommended that the state government should review the current minimum wage, making it more attractive to motivate teachers, thereby directly enhancing teachers’ effectiveness. The focus should also be on achieving prompt salary payment through consistent and effective salary scheme management, promoting teachers’ effectiveness. AcknowledgmentThe current author acknowledges the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, under Professor Wilfred Ukpere, in funding the current study and its publication.
Highlights
According to Dua (2014, p. 5), teachers are called “the torchbearers” of producing social unity and a learning society
The present research was devoted to developing an empirical model that could effectively improve teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools
This paper’s results show that satisfaction with the current minimum wage among teachers is significantly low, and a majority of the public secondary school teachers are very dissatisfied with the payment of minimum wage
Summary
According to Dua (2014, p. 5), teachers are called “the torchbearers” of producing social unity and a learning society. Numerous attractions are open to the learner in this particular period, as reflected in many temptations in merrymaking During this period, they should be creating and channeling their energies and passions for the productive work of building up the Nation (Dua, 2014). Evidence has revealed that the Oyo State government is fond of delaying teachers’ salaries and wages, which has made a significant number of Oyo State teachers less motivated and productive (Abiogu & Ugwuja, 2016). This position implies that many teachers are not satisfied with the minimum wage they receive. Despite the rising interest in knowing more about teachers’ effectiveness and ensuring an increase, a few interrelated problems remain ignored and not suitably examined
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