Authors : Okere, Ikechukwu Justice; Onoja Emmanuel Agada; Ololo, Kennedy Okechukwu; Ugwu Chukwuka Emmanuel; Ibrahim, Yohanna; Odo, Chikwado Anthony

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24SEP1241

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Abstract : This study was conducted on the role of staffing and safety in improving teachers’ job satisfaction. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The study was carried out in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. A correlation research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of 193 (6 principals and 187 teachers) the population served as sample because the population is manageable and accessible. The study adopted three instruments for data collection which include staffing questionnaire (SFQ), safety Questionnaire (STQ) and teachers’ job satisfaction questionnaire (TJSQ). The internal consistency reliability indices of SFQ, STQ and TJSQ were determined to be 0.72, 0.76 using Cronbach alpha. Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression were adopted to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result shows that task persistence and students’ engagement significantly predict students’ academic achievement in Economics. From these findings, it was recommended among others that, Teachers should make sure that students are actively involved in teaching and learning process by so doing, the academic achievement of the students will be improved.

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