Financial Incentives And Teachers' Productivity In Public Secondary Schools In Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between financial incentives and teachers' productivity in public secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. Emphasis was in secondary schools in Calabar metropolis., One null hypothesis was formulated. Expost facto research design was adopted for the study. The selection was done using stratified random sampling technique and simple random sampling technique in order to give equal opportunity to all the members of the population to be selected. Financial Incentives and Teachers' Productivity Questionnaire (FITPQ) was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subjected for validation. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established through trial test and the reliability co-efficient obtained using Cronbach alpha method which ranges from .78 to .86. Pearson product moment correlation analysis was used for data analysis. The hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance with relative degrees of freedom. The result of the analysis revealed that, financial incentives are significantly related to teachers productivity. Based on the finding, it was recommended that government and schools management should adequately provide teachers financial needs.