Motivation and Job Performance of Public Senior Secondary School Teachers in Rivers State

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This study examined job satisfaction, motivation, self-concept and job performance of senior secondary school teachers in Rivers State. The study adopted correlational research design. Eleven research questions and eleven corresponding hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The population of the study consisted of 6,893 public senior secondary school teachers. The sample consisted of 300 teachers selected for the study through stratified and purposive sampling techniques. Four instruments were used in the conduct of the study. A Self-structured instrument titled "Job Satisfaction, Motivation, Self-concept and Job Performance Inventory" (JSMSJPI) was used to elicit response. These instruments were validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts in Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. The reliability of the instruments was established through test-retest Method. The reliability indices was 0.76. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer all research questions and to test all hypotheses. The results of the analyses of the hypotheses was tested for statistical significance at .05 alpha level. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that: the Rivers State Government, through the Ministry of Education, should provide adequate and appropriate welfare packages to public secondary school teachers so as to enhance their job performance and also improve the quality of teaching and learning in public secondary schools. Also, school administrators should incorporate activities that will encourage the intrinsic motivation of teachers, like showing appreciation for their work and encouraging teachers to pursue additional training and education in their fields, in order to improve their job performance and the Rivers State government, through the Ministry of Education, should take proactive steps

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