Assessment of Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction and Curriculum Implementation in Social Studies at College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria

Duchi Abba Kyari; Hulda Maxwel Davwet Ph.D; Professor Saidu Shuaibu

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Assessment of Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction and Curriculum Implementation in Social Studies at College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria

Duchi Abba Kyari, Hulda Maxwel Davwet Ph.D, Professor Saidu Shuaibu

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The study examined lecturers’ job satisfaction and Social Studies curriculum implementation in the College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru, Yobe State. The study was guided by two objectives, two research questions and one hypothesis. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 12 Social Studies lecturers in the College, while 11 lecturers constituted the respondents for the study. The Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Curriculum Implementation Questionnaire , consisting of 20 items, was used to collect data on lecturers’ job satisfaction and Social Studies curriculum implementation. The questionnaire employed a five-point scale with response options of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (U), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD). The instrument was subjected to expert validation, while its reliability was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha. Data were analysed using frequency counts and percentages to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product-Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the majority of lecturers had a high level of job satisfaction, while Social Studies curriculum implementation was also generally high. The result further showed a strong, positive and statistically significant relationship between lecturers’ job satisfaction and Social Studies curriculum implementation (r = .84, p < .001). The study concluded that higher levels of lecturers’ job satisfaction were associated with higher levels of Social Studies curriculum implementation. It was recommended that the College management should sustain supportive working conditions, fair workload distribution, recognition, professional development IJEE IJEE www.ijee.io opportunities and adequate instructional resources to support lecturers’ job satisfaction and effective curriculum implementation.

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Teachers’ Job SatisfactionCurriculum implementationSocial Studies.

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Assessment of Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction and Curriculum Implementation in Social Studies at College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria

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