Teacher Training Programmes as Predictors of Teacher Job Satisfaction and Performance in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated teacher training programmes as predictors of teacher 
job satisfaction and performance in Oyo State, Nigeria. Teacher training 
programmes examined include: regular courses, workshops, seminars and 
academic conferences. Descriptive survey research was used. The population 
comprised all public secondary school teachers in Oyo State. Cluster, 
purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select a 
total of 1,800 teachers on whom questionnaire was administered, while 1,500 
copies of the questionnaire distributed were retrieved and found suitable for 
analysis. The research instrument used for data collection was Teacher Job 
Satisfaction and Performance (TJSP). Three research questions and six 
hypotheses were answered. Data collected were analysed using descriptive 
statistics for the research questions while MANOVA, Multiple Regression 
Analysis (ANOVA) and t- test were used for the hypotheses. The result 
revealed that the level of teacher job satisfaction was lower than the level of 
teacher job performance with the overall weighted average of 2.380 and 
2.702 respectively. Also, there was a significant combined influence of teacher 
training programmes on teacher job satisfaction and performance. The study 
concluded that teachers in Oyo State rarely participated in teacher training 
programmes, especially in-service training. On the basis of the findings of the 
study, it is recommended that in-service-training for teachers should be given 
priority by the Secondary School Management Board. Also, government should make adequate provisions for teacher training programmes in its budget, while 
proper follow-up and feedback should be provided.