JOB SATISFACTION AS CORRELATE OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

Abstract

This study examined job satisfaction as correlate of job performance of lecturers in Colleges of Education in Edo and Delta States. In the study, two hypotheses were developed and put to the test. The framework for this study was correlational research design methodology. The population of this research comprises of one thousand one hundred and eighty-four (1184) academic staff members and one hundred and six (106) department heads. Five hundred and ninety-two (592) academic staff (lecturers) and one hundred and six (106) department heads made up the sample for this study, which represented fifty percent (50%) and one hundred percent (100%) of the respective populations of academic staff and department heads in the colleges of education in Edo and Delta states. A sample size of 50% of each institution was selected using stratified random sampling technique. The Job Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire (JSSQ) and the Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) were the two questionnaires utilized in this research. Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) technique, hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested at the 0.05 threshold of significance. Results indicated a relationship between lecturers' job satisfaction and job performance in colleges of education in the states of Edo and Delta. In conclusion job satisfaction is a positive, moderate, and significant correlates of lecturers' job performance in colleges. It was recommended that management and employees should have excellent interpersonal relationships with workers.