Title:
ACCESSING TEACHERS’ PRODUCTIVITY USING DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE

Authors:
OSEGI, Michael Nwachukwu (PhD)

Abstract:
This was conducted to access teachers’ productivity using demographic characteristics in public secondary schools in Delta State. It was a correlational survey which adopted ex-post-facto research design. Study population thirteen thousand three hundred and forty-two (13,342) teachers and a sample of 667 respondents were sampled using purposive sample method. Instrument titled Teachers’ Productivity and Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire (TPDCQ) was used to obtain information and was validated through face as well as content validity. The instrument was subjected to split-half reliability test and a coefficient of 0.71 was obtained. The data gathered were carefully converted to mean scores, standard deviation to answer the research questions raised while Pearson r was used to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show that teachers’ sex, age and qualifications were significant to productivity. Arising from the findings it was recommended that government particularly in Delta State study try to consider age during recruitment of teacher for effective productivity. Entry qualifications of teachers should as a matter of urgent be determine if productivity is to be guaranteed.

Keywords:
Teachers, Productivity, Demographic Characteristics, Delta State.

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2021.4304