Staff Management Practices and Productivity of Teachers in Public Primary Schools in Calabar Municipality Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This research investigated staff management practices and productivity of teachers in public primary schools in Calabar Municipality Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.To achieve the aim of the study, two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. A total sample of sixty-nine (69) head teachers and deputy head teachers were selected for the study. The selection was done through a Census approach. The main instrument used was a research questionnaire titled: Staff Management Practices and Productivity of Teachers Questionnaire (SMPPTQ), validated by two experts in the Measurement and Evaluation Department and the Department of Educational Management, University of Calabar. The questionnaire was administered personally by the researcher. To test the hypotheses, Pearson's product-moment correlation statistical analysis was used. All the hypotheses were subjected to testing at.05 level of significance with critical values and 66 degrees of freedom. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the regular payment of teachers’ salary, and regular promotion of teachers, significantly relate to productivity of teachers in public primary schools in Calabar Municipality area of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that teachers should be regularly pay in order to enhance their productivity in the school.