The Tragetry of Satisfactions in Secondary Schools: The Perspective of Teacher's Performance in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined family satisfaction and job satisfaction as correlates of teachers' job performance in Ekiti State secondary schools. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. The population of this study comprised of all the 7573 teachers and 179 principals in 179 public secondary schools in Ekiti State. The sample for the study comprised of 720 teachers and 72 principals selected from 72 public secondary schools in Ekiti State using multistage sampling procedure which include simple random, stratified random sampling techniques. Two sets of structured questionnaire titled "Family Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (FSJSQ)” and "Teachers' Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ)” were used for this study. The experts determined the appropriateness of the instruments in measuring what is supposed to measure and ensured that the instrument contained the appropriate items that could actually elicit the intended responses on the family satisfaction and job satisfaction in order to meet the face and content validity. To ensure the reliability of the instrument, the test-retest method was adopted and the instruments yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.65 and 0.75 for FSJSQ and TJPQ respectively. The instruments were adjudged to be reliable for the study. All the hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings from the study showed that there was a significant relationship between family satisfaction and job performance(r=0.275) at p<0.05, there was a significant relationship between job satisfaction and job performance (r=0.366) at p<0.05).The study concluded that job satisfaction and family satisfaction had significant impact on teachers' job performance. It was therefore recommended that the government should prioritize teachers' welfare through prompt payment of salaries and other fringe benefits, which will improve the performance of teachers in the school system.