PRINCIPALS’ MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study examined principal’s motivational strategies that will enhance teachers’ productivity in secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Two research questions guided the study and one hypothesis was tested. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers and titled Principal’s Motivational Strategies and Teachers’ Productivity Questionnaire (PMSTPQ) was used for data collection. The population of the study comprised 789 teachers in secondary schools in Onitsha education zone of Anambra State. A sample of 120 teachers was purposively drawn for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts, who are lecturers, two in Educational Management and one in Educational Measurement and Evaluation all in the Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha. It yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.79 which was considered adequate for the study. The findings showed among others that motivation leads to teacher’s professional growth, job satisfaction and realization of target goals of the school. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that principals should be encouraged to attend seminars, workshops and conferences on the auspices of the school and that teachers’ promotion, remuneration and other fringe benefits should be paid as and when due.