ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AS CORRELATE OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined digital content development as a correlate of the job performance of university lecturers in South East Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The sample consisted of 333 lecturers drawn from four federal universities in South East Nigeria. The study adopted a multistage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection were three researcher-developed questionnaires titled: Transformative Professional Development Questionnaire (TPDQ), Empowerment Strategies Questionnaire (ESQ), and Lecturers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (LJPQ). Out of the 333 copies of the three instruments administered, 313 copies of each instrument, representing approximately a 94% return rate, were properly completed by the respondents and used for data analysis. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research question raised for the study, while linear regression analysis was used to test the null hypothesis that guided the study at a 0.05 level of significance. Based on the analysis, it was found, among others, that human capital development significantly related to the job performance of university lecturers to a very high positive extent. The regression result revealed a significant probability (p)-value of 0.000, which is less than the alpha value of 0.05. The study concludes that regular exposure of lecturers to training, workshops, and seminars are essential tools for enhancing lecturers’ job performance in universities, which every stakeholder in university education should encourage. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education should make it mandatory for lecturers to attend a certain number of conferences or workshops each year, as this should serve as evidence of readiness for promotion