Work Environment and Economic Variables as Correlates of Teachers' Productivity in Calabar, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated work environment and economic variables as correlates of teachers' productivity in Calabar, Nigeria. It considered physical and social work environment, increase in salaries/allowances and payment of allowances/bonuses and their relationship with teachers' productivity. The study was guided by four purposes which were converted to four hypotheses, tested at .05 level of significance. A questionnaire titled Work Environment and Economic Variables Questionnaire (WEEVQ) was used in data collection, from a sample of 200 teachers in public secondary schools in Calabar. The generated data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings of the study indicated that the physical work environment and social work environment had significant relationship with teachers' productivity. The results also showed a significant relationship between increase in salaries/allowances and payment of allowances/bonuses and teachers' productivity. It was therefore recommended that professional counsellors should consider these factors while drawing up strategies for improved productivity in the school system and beyond.