Teacher Training Programmes as Predictors of Teacher Job Satisfaction and Performance in Oyo State, Nigeria

The study investigated teacher training programmes as predictors of teacher job satisfaction and performance in Oyo State, Nigeria. Teacher training programmes examined include: regular courses, workshops, seminars and academic conferences. Descriptive survey research was used. The population comprised all public secondary school teachers in Oyo State. Cluster, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select a total of 1,800 teachers on whom questionnaire was administered, while 1,500 copies of the questionnaire distributed were retrieved and found suitable for analysis. The research instrument used for data collection was Teacher Job Satisfaction and Performance (TJSP). Three research questions and six hypotheses were answered. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics for the research questions while MANOVA, Multiple Regression Analysis (ANOVA) and t- test were used for the hypotheses. The result revealed that the level of teacher job satisfaction was lower than the level of teacher job performance with the overall weighted average of 2.380 and 2.702 respectively. Also, there was a significant combined influence of teacher training programmes on teacher job satisfaction and performance. The study concluded that teachers in Oyo State rarely participated in teacher training programmes, especially in-service training. On the basis of the findings of the study, it is recommended that in-service-training for teachers should be given priority by the Secondary School Management Board. Also, government should make adequate provisions for teacher training programmes in its budget, while proper follow-up and feedback should be provided.