JOB SATISFACTION AND PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATORS IN PLATEAU STATE, (STATE AND FEDERAL TEACHER EDUCATORS' COMPARED)

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1979-06
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EZENNE, A. N.
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The purpose of this study on job satisfaction and teacher performance is to find out whether there is job dissatisfaction among State and Federal teacher educators, and the effects of job dissatisfaction on teacher performance in Plateau State. It appears to the investigator that the Federal teachers deployed to the State for the purpose of training teachers for the U.P.E. Scheme are not satisfied with their conditions of service in the State. The State teacher educators on the other hand appear to be satisfied, with their jobs and to be enjoying better conditions of service than their Federal counterparts. This unequal treatment of the two groups of teachers appears to be affecting the behaviour of Federal teachers in that State. Three types of questionnaire were used to collect data. The first type was given to teacher educators and it contained questions on conditions of service and job satisfaction. The second and third types were given to students and school administrators respectively for the rating of teacher performance. The responses collected were converted to raw scores and the means of the scores were calculated. The iii test of significance was used to compare the mean scores of State and Federal teacher educators. The hypotheses formulated were tested. The first hypothesis that job satisfaction is higher for State than for the Federal teachers was tested and found to be true. The second hypothesis that job dissatisfaction is related to the retention of Federal teachers was also accepted. The last hypothesis that there is no difference in the performance of State and Federal teachers was rejected. It was found that Federal teachers have higher performance than State teachers. It is believed that dissatisfied teachers are not necessarily less productive than satisfied workers. Salary, prompt confirmation of appointment to deserving teachers, promotion, appointment of administrative posts and other socio-emotional rewards are very important factors in the compensation structure of any institution. These rewards if not carefully distributed according to performance can cause job dissatisfaction among the teachers. Job dissatisfaction can also affect the performance of teachers. It is important that rewards and sanctions should be distributed according to performance in order to support compliance to the organisation's rules and regulations and by so doing the teachers will improve their productivity. iv
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A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION. IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
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JOB, SATISFACTION, PERFORMANCE, TEACHER, EDUCATORS, PLATEAU, STATE,, FEDERAL,, TEACHER
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