Lecturers’ Welfare and Job Performance in State Owned Tertiary Institutions in Sokoto State, Nigeria
*1Shehu Hassan, Yahaya Ibrahim, Faruk Usman Binji & Sani Dantani Manga
*1,2,&3Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria Email: shehuhassn3630@gmail.com*1
4Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfadiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between lecturers’ welfare and job performance in state owned tertiary institutions in Sokoto state. Four objectives, four research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The research employed a correlational design and the population of the study comprises of 2542 subjects. The Research Advisors Table (2006) was used to determine the sample size of 333 participants. Two sets of instruments titled: Lecturers’ Welfare Rating Scale (LWRS) and Job Performance Rating Scale (JPRS) were used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts. The reliability of the instruments was obtained using test and re-test method and reliability indexes of 0.83`and 0.76, were obtained respectively. The researcher employed descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis. The study found that the level of lecturers’ salary and medical facilities was very low just as the level of lecturers’ accommodation was low in state-owned tertiary institutions in Sokoto State. Therefore, the study concludes that there was low to moderate level of adequacy across various aspects of lecturers’ welfare in state-owned tertiary institutions in Sokoto State. The paper recommended that salary of the lecturers should be improved by implementation of the appropriate scale and increment as approved by the federal government. This will make them have an improved job performance.
Keywords
Lecturer’s Welfare, Job Performance, Salary, Accommodation, State Tertiary Institutions
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