Job Ethics and Teachers’ Productivity in Secondary Schools in South West, Nigeria

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of job ethics on teachers’ productivity in secondary schools in South West, Nigeria. The population of this study consisted all secondary school teachers in South West, Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 900 secondary school teachers in South West, Nigeria which was selected through a multistage sampling procedure. Two instruments used to collect data were Teachers’ Productivity Questionnaire (TPQ) and Job Ethics Questionnaire (JEQ). Face and content validities were ascertained for the two instruments with the help of experts in Educational Management, Social Science Education and Test Measurement and Evaluation from the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Test-retest method was used to establish the reliability of the two instruments with reliability coefficients of 0.89 and 0.80 for JEQ and TPQ respectively. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The research question was answered using frequency count, mean and standard deviation. All hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. The three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that the level of teacher’s productivity in secondary schools in South West, Nigeria in high. The study also showed that job ethics variables such as integrity, competence and discipline significantly influence teachers’ productivity in secondary schools in South West, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it is therefore recommended that the education stakeholders such as government, both Federal and State Ministry of Education, and school authority should establish clear ethical guidelines and provide training sessions for secondary school teachers to emphasize the importance of integrity, competence and discipline in their work. It is also recommended that government should also organize seminars and workshops to educate teachers on the ethical standards expected of them and how these standards contribute to their productivity.