ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SOCIAL STUDIES LECTURERS’ WORK PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

This study examined the influence of environmental factors on the Social Studies lecturers’ work performance in public colleges of education in Nigeria. In this study, the researcher explored the concept of environmental factors and how they can influence the work performance of lecturers in colleges of education. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 1,112 lecturers in the public colleges of education that are running Social Studies in Nigeria. 725 lecturers were purposively sampled for the study. Qualitative and quantitative questionnaire tagged ‘Environmental Factor and Social Studies Lecturers Work Performance Questionnaire (EFSSLWPQ)’ was used to elicit data for the study. Data collected through the questionnaire were analysed using descriptive statistic include frequency counts, percentage, means and standard deviation. The analysis revealed that Social Studies lecturers’ level of work performance (3.37> 2.5), level of availability of infrastructural facilities (2.97> 2.5) and the level of safety (2.64 > 2.5) in colleges of education in Nigeria was high. The mostly adopted leadership style among heads of Department in Colleges of Education in Nigeria is democratic style. Among the recommendations made in the study include that the stakeholders should make the work environment more conducive for the staff, more instructional facilities should be provided and school safety should be given more priority for the safety of the staff, students and properties.