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Comparative analysis of staff promotion practices adopted by principals for enhancing job performance of teachers in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State
Authors
Henry Kenechukwu Nwasike, Patience Ndidi Egboka
Abstract
This study investigated comparative analysis of
staff promotion practices adopted by principals for enhancing effective job
performance of teachers in public and private secondary schools in Anambra
State, Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The
study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study
comprised 13,505 teachers made up of 8,258 teachers in public schools and 5,247
teachers in private secondary schools. A sample of 1,351 teachers consisting
825 from public and 526 from private secondary schools were drawn using
stratified proportionate sampling technique. Researchers’ developed instrument
titled “Staff Promotion Practice for Enhancing Teachers’ Job Performance
Questionnaire” (SPPETPQ) which was validated by three experts was used for data
collection. The internal consistency of the instrument was ascertained using
Cronbach’s Alpha and this yielded reliability coefficient of 0.78. Mean was
used to answer research question while t-test was used to test hypothesis at 0.05
level of significance. The finding of the study revealed among other things that
similar staff promotion practices when adopted by principals of public and
private secondary schools would improve teacher’ job performance in Anambra
State. Moreover, the findings revealed that there is a significant difference
in the mean ratings of public and private teachers on the staff promotion
practices adopted by principals for enhancing job performance of teachers in
public and private secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Based on the findings
it was recommended that the government, through the Ministry of Education
should monitor secondary school administration, with specific focus on
maintaining a similar personnel management practices since a similar job
performance is required of teachers in both category of schools.
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Pages:40-43
How to cite this article:
Henry Kenechukwu Nwasike, Patience Ndidi Egboka "Comparative analysis of staff promotion practices adopted by principals for enhancing job performance of teachers in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 10, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 40-43
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