Impact of teachers job satisfaction on the academic performance of General Woodwork Student in Secondary school in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Education can be defined as a vital tool that brings about rapid development to any nation. The study investigates impacts of teachers' job satisfaction on the academic performances of secondary school General woodwork in Kwara state, Nigeria. Specifically, the objective of the study were to i. Examine the level of job satisfaction of teachers in selected secondary schools Kwara state, Nigeria ii. Examine the impact of teachers ‘regular promotion with cash backing on academic performance of general woodwork students in Kwara state, Nigeria. The population for this study comprises of 54 selected General woodwork Technology teacher and 108 students in senior secondary school, Kwara State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 27 senior secondary schools that are studying General woodwork. Simple random sampling techniques was used to select 2 woodwork technology teacher and 5 students in each of 27 senior secondary schools involved in the study. 2 research question was formulated to guide the study, while 2 null hypotheses were tested at 0.5 level of significant, Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data collected. The finding of the study shows that there is significant impact of teacher’s job satisfaction on the performance of woodwork student in the selected secondary school, however it indicates that not all the teachers are equally satisfied with teaching job. The study recommended based on the finding of the study that government should provide motivation such as promotion, good salary and staff Development to encourage the teachers, more so the school administrators, parent teachers association and other stake holders should synergies by creating a supportive and conducive learning environment that value teachers and student well-being.