REWARD SYSTEM AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TO WORK IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Asuquo, Michael Ekpenyong¹, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ukpong, Nse Nkereuwem²; Duke, Isaac Joseph³ & Inah, Joy Esemi⁴
1,2&3Department of Educational Management,
Faculty of Educational Foundation Studies,
University of Calabar, Calabar
4Department of Continuing Education and Development Studies
Faculty of Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education, University of Calabar
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine relationship between reward system and secondary school teachers’ attitude to work in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State. Nigeria. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. Nine hundred and eighty-nine (989) teachers formed the population of this study. The sample of this study was 400 secondary school teachers randomly selected across the sixteen (16) public secondary schools in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State. A questionnaire entitled, Reward System and Teachers’ Attitude to Work Questionnaire (RSTAWQ) was used as the instrument for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistics was used for data analysis. The study revealed that, reward system, in terms of fringe benefits and regular promotion positively and significantly relate to teachers’ attitude to work in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. Arising from the findings of the study, it was recommended that, the government of Cross River State should ensure that, there is an improvement in teachers’ reward in the areas of teachers’ fringe benefits and promotion with financial implementation.
Keyword: Reward System, Fringe Benefits, Regular Promotion and Attitude to Work.