THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ISU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to find out the impact of motivation on the performance of secondary schools teachers. It also investigated the difference in the extent to which public and private secondary schools teachers are motivated to perform their duties in secondary schools in Isu Local Government Area, Edo State. The sample was (100) teachers, five teachers were taken from each of the sampled schools through random sampling technique from (20) secondary schools in Isu Local Government Area. Four hypotheses were formulated for testing. The research instrument was the questionnaire constructed by the researcher, based on the research questions, and validated through expert guidance and pilot testing.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Secondary schools are established to educate students to enable them contribute to the economic, political and social cultural well, being of their country. In Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, there appears to a hindrance in the realization of objectives of secondary school. An important factor responsible for the non-attainment of the overall purpose of secondary school is due to inadequate motivation of staff. Secondary schools teachers are different in sex and status. However sufficient eorts are not made by the Government, proprietors and some parents to motivate the secondary schools teachers in Isu Local Government Area to teach the students.

Bulya (1992) assents that:- The Government is not le out in making the teachers feel inferior. One of this is economic depression; the first group to bear the brunt is teacher. I for see the year 200AD as the year teacher will go home with no pay if the economy continues to deteriorate as if there is no charge of altitude on the part of administrations of teachers welfare. In the 1989 Budget, the Government had decreed that car refurbishing loan be given to desiring officers. Deserving education officers teaching in secondary schools also filled from but non-benefited from the loan. This game added to the teachers frustration. Thus, the Nigeria teachers continue to render essential service to the nation without adequate compensation by the Government. Thus, there is need to motivate teachers in Isu Local Government Area to enable them teach their students very well. The teachers should be paid their salaries on time, the parents of students should not sunb teachers and the government should give car loans to the teachers, entertainment allowance and meal subsidy’s Furthermore, Bulya (1992) observes that the delay is the payment of teacher’s salaries is responsible for the poor image of the teacher. He added that in 1993, primary school teacher’s salaries were delayed in Gongola State for months old industrial action. In the same year teachers in Bauchi Local Government Area appealed to the State Government to do everything possible to ensure that they were paid arrears of their two months salaries.

The non-payment of secondary schools teacher’s salaries on time makes it difficult for them to meet their family financial obligations at home. Some of the teacher’s dress shabbily, some feel shy to introduce themselves as teachers while some families are no longer proud of their members taking up the teaching profession. They see it as the last resort. Hence, teachers need to be motivated by the government, proprietors, all and sundary to enable them perform in the secondary schools. No wonder Okon and Anderson (1982) argued that since money provided power for it’s possessor, it has a double effect in lending status. Money permits a person of wealth to exhibit a life style, which others may enjoy. The person who is envied has a higher status than the person who is pitied wealth can be obtained through salaries earnings so give the teachers their due that they may live and be envied by others