CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND ACADEMIC STAFF JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined relationship between conditions of service and academic staff job performance in colleges of education in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine relationship between academic staff development programmes, payment of salary, promotion, and allowance benefits as correlate with academic staff job performance in colleges of education in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria. Four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 154 out of the population of 770 academic staff. Self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated and pilot tested by experts in the field of Educational Administration and Planning. The reliability and validity indices yielded a coefficient of 0.89. and 82. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant relationship between academic staff development programmes, payment of salary, promotion and allowance benefits as correlate with academic staff job performance in colleges of education in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that Authorities in Colleges of Education in collaboration with State governments should create enabling environment like provision of training fund for academic staff for attending training and development programmes regularly, so as to keep them up to date and abreast with modern way of delivery of education. Governments should provide good salary package as well as promotions and implementation of monetary benefits as at when due to stimulate and entice academic staff toward attainment of the goals of education in colleges of education. Authorities should consider the provision of allowances as a key factor of motivating academic Staff in the colleges of education.