Incentivised School Climate and Teachers’ Productivity in Mission Secondary Schools in Delta State, Nigeria
C. Ubah *
Department of Educational Management and Foundations, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
E. J. Egwunyenga
Department of Educational Management and Foundations, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
R. I. Asiyai
Department of Educational Management and Foundations, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study examined incentivized school climate and teachers productivity in mission secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. The study utilized the Ex-post-facto survey method and focused on teachers in mission secondary schools in Delta State. A total of 537 teachers were selected as the study sample using the simple random sampling technique. Data collection involved the use of a questionnaire on incentivized school climate and teachers' productivity. The collected data were analyzed using mean scores, standard deviations, and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient. The results indicated that the climate in mission secondary schools in Delta State is positively incentivized and that there is a positive relationship between the school climate in mission secondary schools and teachers' productivity. Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers in mission secondary schools in Delta state should develop the sense of ownership of the school system and consider themselves as members of an institutional family with a common objectives to be achieved.
Keywords: Incentivized, school climate, teachers’ productivity, mission secondary schools, Delta State; Nigeria