Influence of Job Security on Job Performance among Secondary School Teachers in Southwest, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of job security on the performance of
secondary school teachers in Southwest, Nigeria. The Descriptive survey
research design was employed. The population consisted of teachers and
principals from 2,262 public and 2318 private secondary schools in
Southwest, Nigeria. The Multistage sampling procedure was used, Job
security Questionnaire (JSQ) (?= 0.86), Teachers Administrative Job
Performance Questionnaire (TAJPQ) (?= 0.72) and Teachers Instructional
Job performance Questionnaire (TIJPQ) (?= 0.81) was used for data
collection. Results revealed that: there is a significant joint influence of job
security indices (job advancement opportunities, participation in management
and attractive remuneration). (Adjusted R2 = 0.808, F = (1601.069) p < 0.05)
on teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Southwest, Nigeria;
participation in management has the greatest relative influence on job
performance (B = 6.494, t = 13.403, p <0.05), followed by job advancement
(B=0.384; t =11.538, p< 0.05), promotion opportunities (= 0.085, t=1.779,
p< 0.05) and remuneration (B= 0.052; t = 0.948, p <0.05). It was
recommended that government and private school owners should establish
clear policies and procedures for hiring, evaluating and retaining teachers