SCHOOL PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the correlation between physical environment and teachers' job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. one research questions guided the study and one null hypothesis were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The correlational research design was adopted. The population of the study was made up of 6,815 teachers while the sample of the study was 2,387 teachers sampled using proportionate random sampling technique. Two instruments developed by the researcher were used for data collection titled “School Environment Questionnaire (SEQ) and “Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire” (TJPQ). The instruments were validated by three experts who are lecturers, one from Measurement and Evaluation, Department of Educational Foundations and the other two were lecturers in Educational Management and Policy, all in Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha method. Alpha coefficients of 0.78 was obtained in SEQ while a coefficient of 0.80 obtained for TJPQ. The researcher administered the copies of the instrument with the help of 5 research assistants each covering the six education zones. The Pearson's Product Momentum Correlation was used to answer the research questions and p value was used to determine the significance of the correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed a weak but statistically significant correlation between the physical environment and teachers job performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended among that that