Influence of Teachers’ Welfare Scheme on Job Performance in Selected Kwara State Secondary Schools

There have been widespread complain about government’s neglect of teachers’ welfare in most public schools in Nigeria. This is due to many reasons amongst which include poor condition of services, delay in promotion and remuneration. This research was carried out to examine the relationship between teachers’ welfare scheme and job performance in selected Secondary Schools in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive and quantitative research methods to find out the relationship existing between the variables and drew inferences on the data collected. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance and Chi – Square Statistics. The findings indicated that there is significant relationship between teachers salary, promotion and students academic performance. It was also revealed that there is significant relationship between fringe benefit and classroom management. The paper concludes that if necessary attention is given to teachers’ welfare, this will bring about positive development in the educational system. It was recommended that teachers should be placed on meaningful salary scale and given opportunities to further receive training in their various disciplines for better performance to be achieved.

Key Words: Teachers, Welfare Scheme, Secondary Schools, Training, Class room, Salary.