Staff Welfare Practices Adopted by Principals for Improved Teacher’s Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Otuocha Education Zone, Anambra State.

Abstract

The study investigated the staff welfare practices adopted by principals for improved teachers’
job performance in public secondary schools in Otuocha Education Zone, Anambra State. One
research question guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The
population of the study comprised 545 respondents made up of 26 principals and 519 teachers
from 26 public secondary schools in the study area. A sample size of 140 respondents was
selected using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a
structured questionnaire titled “Principals’ Staff Welfare Practices Questionnaire (PSWPQ).”
The instrument was validated by three experts in Educational Management and Measurement
and Evaluation, while the reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha
method which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.81, indicating that the instrument was reliable.
Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed among
others that principals adopted several staff welfare practices such as encouraging teachers,
involving them in decision-making and goal-setting.. Based on the findings, the study
recommended among others that principals should continue to promote staff welfare through
motivation, participation in school administration, and support for teachers’ professional
development programmes such as workshops and seminars to improve teachers’ job performance.