ABSTRACT
This study looked at strategies of promoting
productivity of teacher in secondary school. The purpose of this study is to
determine the strategies that can be employed to promote productivity of
teacher in secondary schools in Udi local government area of Enugu state. The
study adopted a descriptive research design. Three research questions were
formulated to guide the study. The instrument used for data collection was the
questionnaire. The question was subjected to both content and face validation
.two experts lecturers from science and vocational education and one from
economics education validated the contents of the questionnaire on their
appropriateness in addressing the problems of the research question. A sample
size of 225 was used in this study. The researcher personally administered the
questionnaire to the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using mean. A
mean value of 2.5 and above was accepted while that below 2.5 was rejected.
Finding showed that more need to be done to encourage workers at their work
places. Based on the finding of the study, recommendations were made.
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, background of the study, statement
of the problem, purpose of the study, scope of the study, significance of the
study and research questions were discussed.
Background
of the Study
This project is on the
strategies for promoting productivity of teacher in secondary schools in Udi
local government area of Enugu. Promoting productivity of teachers in secondary
schools deals with the way things can be done in various schools to reach an
effective end. These include the use of work hours and mode of motivation on
the teachers.
Production in economics is a process of workers combining
various material inputs and immaterial inputs in order to make something for
consumption.
Economic well-being is
created in a production process, meaning all economic activities that aim
directly or indirectly to satisfy human wants and needs.
The
word Productivity first came in writing in 1776. According to Sumanth (1990), the term productivity was probably
first time used by French mathematician in an article in 1776. Littre in 1883
defined productivity as the faculty to produce. In discussing how different
people look at productivity, it will be necessary to name examples of some
people who would at one time or the other be involved in promoting productivity.
Eatwell and Newman (1991) defined
productivity as a ratio of some measures of output to some index of input.
Regardless of the type of production, be it economic or political system, this
definition of productivity remains the same as long as the basic concept is the
relationship between the quantity and quality of resources used to produce
them. According to the department of labour, productive workplace is built on
teamwork and is shared vision of where a business is heading. Before an
effective productivity could be attained, there must be willingness among the
staffs at all levels to keep learning and investing in skills.
Productivity describes the various measures of the
efficiency of production. It is also the measure of the efficiency of a person,
machine, factory and system. Productivity is computed by dividing average
output per period by the total cost incurred. Productivity is much more
important than revenues and Profits of the organization because profits only
reflect the end result whereas Productivity reflects the increase efficiency as
well as effectiveness of business Policies and processes. The importance of
productivity can never be under looked by any diligent business owner.
Successful ventures are often those that give priority to productivity compared
to solely looking into revenues and profits of the company.
The public complaint about the continuous fall in
productivity of teachers in secondary schools in Udi Local Government is now at
an alarming rate. It is for this reason that this work is carried out in the
view to finding the cause of low productivity, how to eliminate them and bring
about recommendations that will promote productivity of teachers in secondary
schools in Udi general to achieve a successful result in the programme. Hence,
productivity can actually be evaluated with respect to level of growth rate. A
high productivity represents good use of resources and high returns. High
growth rates show an active and growing economy or industry with potential. It
is argued that productivity is one of the basic variables governing economics
production activities or rather the most important one.
However,
productivity is seen as one of the most vital factors affecting an educational
institution’s competitiveness. According to Koss and Lewis, (1993) many
educators who every day make decisions about improving teaching efficiency do
not know how to answer the question: what do we really mean by productivity? So
far, the term productivity may seem rather easy to understand, however, there
are several implications which have caused much confusion. A common mistake is,
for instance, to use productivity measures of production, which refers to the
amount of a product or service produced.
Promoting productivity is the volume of goods and services
produced per worker within some specific unit of the year. High productivity
comes from having the right leaders creating the right environment that allows
employees to increase in their skills, knowledge and feel empowered. To promote
productivity of teacher, there must be visionary leaders who are trained to be
more goal oriented, and focused on results and also hold a clear picture of
where they are taking the community or organization.
By way of analogy,
Amadi (1991) explained that example of productivity ratio is kilometers driven
per gallon of petrol where petrol is the input and kilometers covered
constituted the output. However, input measure of petrol is not used to
determine the efficiency of the car’s performance. Together, related factors
such as speed, traffic flow, the engine’s efficiency and the fuel’s efficiency
are equally involved in the computation of the input index. The output measure
of kilometer driven therefore becomes a gauge of the effectiveness of the
result achieved. Smith (2017) divided up labor into two broad categories,
productive and unproductive labor. Productive labor, according to Smith, was
any work which fixed itself in a tangible object. Unproductive labor was any
work where the value was consumed as soon as it was created. Smith contrasted
the role of laborers in a manufacturing plant (productive work) with the tasks
of a servant (unproductive work).
Statement
of the Problem
The
researcher was spurred to embark on this work following reported cases of poor performance
of teachers in secondary schools in Udi Local Government. There has been
continuous decrease in productivity of teachers since Nigeria independence
resulting in poor achievement of students in external examinations over the
year. This study was carried out to investigate the causes of low productivity
of teachers in secondary schools in Udi Local government with a view to
proffering solutions to the menace.
Purpose
of the Study
This study aimed at
investigating the strategies for promoting productivity of teachers in
secondary schools Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State of Nigeria.
Specifically the study sought to;
1. Identify the causes
of low productivity of teachers in secondary schools in Udi local government.
2. Identify how
productivity and academic growth could be increased in the community.
3. Identify the mode of
teachers’ recruitment in the post primary schools in Udi Local Government Area.
Scope
of the Study
The focus of the study
will be on strategies for promoting productivity of teacher in Udi Local
Government Area.
Significance
of the Study
Findings from of this
study will benefit parents, students, ministry of education. The higher
recruitment of experienced and professional teachers into the teaching
profession will create more chances of high productivity in the government and
the classroom.
Therefore, if ministry
of education applies the recommended approach derived from the result of the
study they will be more productive. The
management will be directed on what should be done by the teachers to promote
productivity in the system. Teachers will impact more knowledge in their
students. The students will benefit by acquiring knowledge and performing
better in their examinations. Parents will be happy seeing their words
performing excellently well and their money not being wasted. The society will
have highly intelligent individuals who will contribute to the growth of the
nation.
Research
Questions
To guide the study the following research questions
were used.
1. What
are the causes of low productivity of teachers in secondary schools?
2. How
can productivity and academics growth be increased in Udi Local Government
What are the modes of
teachers’ recruitment in post primary schools?================================================================
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