THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTIVATION ACCOUNTING TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE-EKITI EKITI
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTIVATION ACCOUNTING TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION, IKERE-EKITI EKITI
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Education is
largely a matter of a learning process that involves interaction between
teacher and learner. When this process works well, real learning takes place.
In the past, academic performance was often measured more by ear than today.
Teachers’ observations made up the bulk of the assessment, and today’s
summation, or numerical, method of determining how well a student is performing
is a fairly recent invention. Grading systems came into existence in the United
States in the late Victorian period and were initially criticized due to high
subjectivity. Different teachers valued different aspects of learning more
highly than others, and although some standardization was attempted in order to
make the system fairer, the problem continued. Today, changes have been made to
incorporate differentiation for individual students’ abilities, and exploration
of alternate methods of measuring performance is ongoing.
The tracking of academic performance fulfills
a number of purposes. Areas of achievement and failure in a student’s academic
career need to be evaluated in order to foster improvement and make full use of
the learning process. Results provide a framework for talking about how
students fare in school and a constant standard to which all students are held.
Performance results also allow students to be ranked and sorted on a scale that
is numerically obvious, minimizing complaints by holding teachers and schools
accountable for the components of every grade.
Countries must therefore develop the skills
and knowledge of their people and utilize them effectively in order for the
nation to develop. This brings to the fore the importance of education.
Research evidence indicates that, for human capital to spawn perceptible impact
on economic development, a nation needs to have a minimum critical mass of at
least 70 percent or more literate population. This is evidenced by the fact
that, at the time of Nigeria’s independence, countries that invested heavily in
education have higher per capita income now than countries that did not (Pasha
et al, 2009).
The issue of teachers’ motivation has become a
matter of debate and concern in educational systems and standards. In most
developing countries of the world including Nigeria, there has been a growing
awareness about teacher motivation which is a key to effective job performance,
quality outcomes/delivery and high standards in the educational system. It is
acknowledged that any nation that is aspiring to maintain high and quality
standards or achieve quality assurance in its educational system must take teachers
and their motivational needs with utmost high level of seriousness.
At the core of a nation’s human capital
formation is the teacher. Although modern infrastructural facilities are
essential in educational institutions, it is largely the work of the teacher
that determines the degree of success or failure in the institution’s effort to
contribute towards the achievement of national educational development goals.
It is the teacher who gives the institution its credibility and determines its
character. The teacher is the vehicle through which knowledge is generated and
skills developed (Wicke, 2014). Therefore, the role of the teacher in human
capital formation is very critical and therefore whatever is required to boost
the morale and retain teachers in our educational institutions is of paramount
importance. Recognizing that, the teacher is both an embodiment of human
capital and also the channel through which the human resource of a nation is
developed.
Teachers are important instrument in education.
They are also the pivot on which the educational process hang. Teachers play a
major role in the whims and caprices of the educational system. They can
influence the teaching – learning outcomes either positively or negatively
because they determine the quality of instructional delivery and also influence
quality education when it comes to implementation of the curriculum and
educational policies. They are to be considered when addressing issues such as:
quality assurance; quality delivery (teaching), quality context and quality
learning outcomes (Onucha, 2012).
The relevance of job satisfaction and
motivation are therefore very serious to the long-term growth and development
of any educational system. They probably rank alongside professional knowledge
and skills, core competencies, educational resources and strategies as the
veritable determinants of an educational system’s success and performance.
Professional knowledge, skills and core competencies occur when one feels
effective in one’s behaviour. Professional knowledge, skills and competencies
can be seen when one is taking on and mastering challenging tasks directed at
educational success and performance (Filak and Sheldon, 2013).
The above factors are closely similar to
efficacy, and, it is well known that many teachers lose or fail to develop
self-efficacy within educational settings (Dweck, 2009). In addition, needs
satisfaction and motivation to work cannot be over emphasize and are very
essential in the lives of teachers because they form the fundamental reason for
working in life. While almost every teacher works in order to satisfy his or
her needs in life, job satisfaction in this context is the ability of the
teaching profession or job to meet teachers’ needs and improve their job/teaching
performance.
Performance in school is evaluated in a number
of ways. For regular grading, students demonstrate their knowledge by taking
written and oral tests, performing presentations, turning in homework and
participating in class activities and discussions. Teachers evaluate in the
form of letter or number grades and side notes, to describe how well a student
has done. At the state level, students are evaluated by their performance on
standardized tests geared toward specific ages.
Many people emphasize the importance of good
teachers, and many local, state, and federal policies are designed to promote
teacher quality. Research using student scores on standardized tests confirms
the common perception that some teachers are more effective than others and
also reveals that being taught by an effective teacher has important
consequences for student achievement and based on a set of achievements
students in each age group are expected to meet. Many factors contribute to a
student’s academic performance, including individual characteristics and family
and neighborhood experiences. But research suggests that, among school-related
factors, teachers matter most. When it comes to student performance on reading
and math tests, a teacher is estimated to have two to three times the impact of
any other school factor, including services, facilities, and even leadership.
Teachers at all levels of the education system
should be adequately trained, respected, remunerated, and able to participate
in decisions affecting their professional lives and teaching environments. When
teachers are enabled to do their job effectively, their students are enabled to
learn effectively. The trust of this paper is on ‘the impact of teacher
motivation on academic performance of students’.
However, they are the custodians of the
educational and school systems. Since teaching can be regarded as a systematic,
rational and organized process of transmitting knowledge, skills, attitudes,
values and what is worthwhile (education) in accordance with certain
professional principles; there is need for the services of efficient teachers
(whose knowledge is bonded with innovations) in order to achieve the
educational objectives. Without teachers in the school system, there will
definitely be no learning. Teaching makes learning take place and the teacher
determines the quality of learning/instructions that will be given to learners.
This is the more reason why they should be motivated properly for effectiveness
and efficiency in the educational and school system.
Interest in job motivation and satisfaction
has attracted attention in recent years. For decades, researchers have been
concerned with the job satisfaction, job performance relationship. The implicit
assumption guiding this research has been that a happy worker is a productive
worker. Research on the topic of job satisfaction has been conducted in the
past 65 years (Koutelios, 2011). It is estimated that there are over 5000
studies of job satisfaction which have been published as at 2012. Much of these
researches have been based on the explicit assumptions that the lack of job
satisfaction is a potential determinant of absenteeism, high labour turnover,
in-role job performance and extra-role behaviours and also that, the primary
antecedents of job attitude are within management ability to influence.
Teachers in Nigeria as elsewhere are expected
to render a very high job performance, and the Ministry of Education (MOE) is
always curious regarding the job performance of its teachers. Also, the
Ministry of Education demands a very high measure of loyalty, patriotism,
dedication, hard work and commitment from its teachers (Ubom and Joshua, 2014).
Similarly, the roles and context of educations’ motivational methods and tools
cannot be over emphasized because high motivation enhances productivity which
is naturally in the interests of all educational systems (Ololube, 2005). This
explains why nations and organizations have become interested in motivation
which leads to job satisfaction of their employees with the view to retain,
maintain and utilize them to the best of their abilities. Most research on
teachers in Nigeria has concentrated on the recruitment of teachers and how it
affects retention (Utuka 2011; Asmah, 2009 etc), without examining what
teachers are looking for in their work.
According to Ingersoll (2011) recruitment
programs would not solve staffing problems in schools; instead, the
organizational causes of low teacher retention should be considered. One factor
driving the need to support teachers is the critical and growing shortage of
professional staff in public schools. Equally worrying is that, teachers new to
the profession continue to leave in large numbers. Available evidence show
that, up to, 30 percent of new teachers posted in more deprived districts leave
within the first 5 years in the USA (Darling-Hammond, 2011). Data on Nigeria’s
situation is not readily available, but the attrition rate of teachers may not
be different if not worse. For example, a study on causes and consequences of
teacher attrition in Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Greater Abuja Region, it
was discovered that 88 percent of the respondents (94% males and 86% female
teachers) indicated their intention to leave the teaching profession (Spio,
2009). Given these statistics, the necessity for retaining teachers,
particularly in critical areas, is evident.
Statement of the Problem
Teachers in Nigeria have expressed a lot of
dissatisfaction about the lack of human resource development, poor working
conditions, poor remuneration and poor human relations that exist in schools
(Bame, 2005). This has resulted in high teacher turnover coupled with poor
results in College of Education due to lack of commitment towards work. Some
newly recruited teachers stay at post for barely one year. The operating
conditions of service appear to fall short teachers expectation manifesting in
regsignations, vacation of post, non –resumption at post after teachers leave
of absence and sponsored study leave. The general mood of those remaining is
not encouraging as they exhibit other forms of withdrawal behavior such as
absenteeism, lateness and passive job behavior Unfortunately, in spite of the
importance and complexity of these issues, there is very limited good quality
literature has been published on them ( Bennel 2014).
This research will focus on the above
mentioned factors. The researcher set out to throw more light on factors
influencing teacher commitment to Nigeria Education Service so that management
of education institutions can do something to motivate teachers to improve
their level of commitment.
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of the study is to
investigate the effectiveness of motivation on Accounting and teachers job
performance in College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. The main objectives of the
study are:
To investigate teachers’ motivational level in
College of Education in the Ikere-Ekiti.
To determine
the link between motivation, job satisfaction, and job commitment of teachers
in selected College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.
To identify
social and work related variables militating against staff motivation, job
satisfaction and job commitment of teachers in selected College of Education,
Ikere-Ekiti.
To make
recommendations for the improvement of job motivation and commitment of
teachers in College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti in particular and Nigeria in general.
Research
Questions
The following were the research questions used
as a guide for the study.
What motivational factors influence job
commitment of teachers?
Is there a
relationship between job motivation, and job commitment of teachers in College
of Education?
What are
some of the problems faced by teachers who are highly committed to their job in
College of Education?
Does Nigeria
Education Service make effort to motivate and satisfy teachers in College of
Education?
Significance of the Study
Identifying motivational factors, social and
work related factors influencing teacher’s commitment will inform major stake
holders of institutions such as the Ministry of Education, and Nigeria
Education Service and Nigeria Government in formulating policies geared toward
addressing low commitment and high staff turnover in the Nigeria Education
Service. This will help in reducing the teacher’s dissatisfaction and boost
their morale to make them more committed to their job. It is also hoped that
this study would encourage more interest in research and pave the way for an
in- depth study of the problems on motivation and job commitment on a wider
dimension than has been pursued in this research.
Scope of the Study
The
researcher fully acknowledges the fact that a research of this nature and
significance should have covered a large number of employees of Nigeria
Education Service. Unfortunately, resources at the disposal of the researcher
made it impossible for a study of that magnitude as a result the study was
limited to Accounting department in College of Education teachers in
Ikere-Ekiti. The rationale for selecting this was to investigate what factors
play a role in the teacher motivation and job commitment in the above mentioned
schools. The schools were selected because they have a well dedicated staff
which the researcher feels confident that they could help to provide an in-
depth study of the problem.
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