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

This study investigated the influence of job security on the performance ofsecondary school teachers in Southwest, Nigeria. The Descriptive surveyresearch design was employed. The population consisted of teachers andprincipals from 2,262 public and 2318 private secondary schools inSouthwest, Nigeria. The Multistage sampling procedure was used, Jobsecurity Questionnaire (JSQ) (?= 0.86), Teachers Administrative JobPerformance Questionnaire (TAJPQ) (?= 0.72) and Teachers InstructionalJob performance Questionnaire (TIJPQ) (?= 0.81) was used for datacollection. Results revealed that: there is a significant joint influence of jobsecurity indices (job advancement opportunities, participation in managementand 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 jobperformance (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 wasrecommended that government and private school owners should establishclear policies and procedures for hiring, evaluating and retaining teachers