Reward System and Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Urueoffong/Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the influence of reward system on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools. The study specifically sought to find out whether incentives, pay structures and recognition of teachers in public secondary schools influence their job performance. Based on three objectives, three research questions were posed and turned into three hypotheses. Related concepts were reviewed also equity theory was used in the study. The study adopted survey research design and stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting 120 teachers from four public secondary schools in the study area. Data for the study were gathered through the administration of a researchers’ self-designed questionnaire. The instrument was face validated was subjected to a split half reliability test to establish the reliability of the instruments. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using chi-square inferential statistics, and all the findings were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained from the analysis showed that “there is a significant influence of incentives, pay structures and recognition of teachers in their job performance. It was recommended among other things that every establishment be it private or public should ensure fairness in its reward system for their workers. The study also recommends that teacher’s salary and remuneration should be harmonized to correspond to their competencies and qualification.