TETFUND STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AS CORRELATES OF LECTURERS' JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTHEAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated TETFund staff development programmes as a correlate of lecturers’ job performance in Colleges of Education in the South-East region of Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between TETFund staff development programmes and lecturers’ job performance in Colleges of Education in South-East Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions. A correlational research design was adopted for the study.The population of the study consisted of 1,027 lecturers in four public Colleges of Education in Anambra and Imo States, South-East Nigeria. The sample comprised 205 lecturers, selected using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. A validated questionnaire titled “TETFund Staff Development Programmes and Lecturers’ Job Performance Questionnaire” (TSDPLJPQ), developed in line with the research questions, was used to elicit data from the respondents. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions. The findings revealed, among others, that TETFund staff development programmes had a high positive relationship with lecturers’ job performance in Colleges of Education in the South-East. Based on the findings, the study recommended, among others, that the selection process for staff development sponsorship by TETFund should be more transparent and inclusive, ensuring that all lecturers, regardless of rank or affiliation, have equal opportunities.