MOTIVATION AS A DETERMINANT TO BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS PRODUCTIVITY IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CENTRAL, NIGERIA

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Yakubu, Christopher Umbugadu
Dr. S. Hamza
Prof. M. M. Aliyu

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The study examines the motivation as a determinant to business education Lecturers productivity in Colleges of education in North Central, Nigeria. The study was guided by two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses. The study used a survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 122 Business Education Lecturers in the eight colleges of Education that are offering Business Education as a course in the North Central Zone in Nigeria. The study used the census survey that is, the entire population was used as the sample of the study. The instrument for data collection was 5-point scale structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by 3 experts and pilot tested using 24 Business Education Lecturers of College of Education, Gidan Waya, Kaduna State. Cronbach Alpha was used to test the reliability and reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. The data were collected by the researcher using direct contact. The exercise lasted for seven weeks, each week in every college of education.  Description Statistics of mean was used to answer the research questions and the hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The result from the analysis revealed that incentives operation, wages/salaries, merit pay/fringe benefit, recognition, health insurance, promotion and annual increment significantly influence Business education lectures productivity in the colleges of education. Since incentives is a relevant motivator to business education Lecturers productivity in Colleges of education, the study concludes that there is need for the Federal and State Government of Nigeria to review their budgets on education upwardly so that they can adequately accommodate the motivators of incentives and promotion for the lecturers. Undoubtedly, this measure will enhance lecturers’ productivity. The study recommends among others that for improve productivity in Colleges of Education, government should ensure that wages and salaries are paid to lecturers on time as this is a motivation for better productivity.

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Yakubu, Christopher Umbugadu, Dr. S. Hamza, & Prof. M. M. Aliyu. (2022). MOTIVATION AS A DETERMINANT TO BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS PRODUCTIVITY IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CENTRAL, NIGERIA. Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 10(3), 384–396. Retrieved from https://internationaljournals.co.in/index.php/giirj/article/view/1481
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