MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL HAZARDS AS CORRELATE TO TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI EDUCATION ZONES OF IMO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

In this study, the researcher investigated management of school hazards as correlate of teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Owerri Education Zones of Imo State, Nigeria. In order to achieve the aims of the study, two research questions were asked and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. This study adopted the correlational design involving simple linear method. The population of the study was 3,438 teachers in all the 124 public senior secondary schools in Owerri Education Zones I & II of Imo State. The researcher drew a sample of 358 respondents from 15 selected secondary schools through Taro Yamane formula. Cluster random and proportionate sampling techniques were used to select the schools and respondents. Two rating scales served as the instruments used for the collection of data for this study which were prepared by the researcher and titled: Management of School Hazard Scale (MSHS) as well as Teachers’ Job Performance Scale (TJPS). These instruments were subject to face validity by three research specialists. Reliability coefficients of 0.83 for MSHS and 0.86 for TJPS were obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficients. Research questions were answered using Pearson “r” statistics while the hypotheses were tested using t-test of the significance of Pearson “r” statistics at a 0.05 significant level. The result found that management of psychosocial, and environmental hazards have low, positive and significant extent of relationship with teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Owerri Education Zones of Imo State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that principals should reduce arbitrary allocation of subject; classes and responsibilities as it affects quality of teaching delivered and work output. Also, all teachers should be given commensurable work schedule as this will go a long way to reduce stress on teaching staff and subsequently enhanced their performance