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Financing Variables and Teacher Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State

Dr Diepreye Okodoko, Mr Friday Aaron

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to analyse the connection between several funding factors and the effectiveness of secondary school teachers in Bayelsa State. There are two hypotheses and two research questions that will direct the investigation. We used a correlational research strategy for our study. The total number of participants in the survey is 4,217; this number includes 191 school administrators and 4026 classroom instructors from all of Bayelsa State's public secondary schools. There were a total of 500 responses, or 12% of the population, including 477 teachers and 23 principals. We chose our sample using the proportional stratified random sampling method. The Financing Variables and Teacher Job Performance Questionnaire (FVTJPQ) was the tool utilised for data collection; it consisted of 25 questions that were rated on a four-point scale. Both the content and face validity of the instrument were checked by the supervisor and two additional measurement and evaluation specialists from Niger Delta University's Educational Foundations department. The test-retest scores were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation value (PPMC), which yielded a reliability value of 0.82. The study questions and hypotheses were addressed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the Simple and F- statistics of regression analysis. The study's results show that there is a strong correlation between teacher job effectiveness and all of the funding factors (host community support, business organisation contributions, and overall spending). Consequently, it was suggested that the government should formally require all local corporations to donate to public secondary schools on a regular basis any necessary infrastructure or facilities that improve education in their host communities.

Keywords

FinancingVariablesTeacher job performance

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