INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION ON TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined the influence of community involvement in education on teachersÂ’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State: Two research questions and two hypotheses served as the studys compass. Ex-post facto design was applied in this descriptive survey research study. The studys population comprised 7800 teachers and 254 principals of Anambra States public secondary schools. The proportional stratified sampling method was applied to sample 600 teachers and 60 principals. Data for the study were gathered deploying an instruments known as the Community Involvement in Education Questionnaire (CIEQ). It had fifteen items in it. The t-test of substantial variance was applied to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 significance level after the data were analyzed deploying the mean and standard deviation for the research questions. The weighted mean scores of 2 points 63 for teachers and 2 points 72 for principals in public secondary schools in Anambra State demonstrated the substantial bearing that community involvement in education through financial support had on teachers job performance. The Anambra State public secondary schools weighted mean scores of 2.63 for teachers and 2.55 for principals suggest that communities have contributed to the provision of infrastructure and that this practice has an influence on educators work output. The report suggested that the Anambra State government increase school funding by offering health programs and constructing infrastructure, such as staff quarters for teachers and access to water.