Title:
INCENTIVES AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO WORK IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors:
Michael Sunday Ayeerun ,Nigeria

Abstract:
This study examined the relationship that existed between monetary and non-monetary incentives and teachers’ attitude to work in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all teachers in Akoko South-West Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling method was used to select two hundred respondents used for the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire instrument titled, Monetary and Non-Monetary Incentives and Teachers Attitude to Work (MNITAWQ) validated and found reliable at r=0.65. Frequency count, simple percentage and mean were used to analyze the research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there exists a significant relationship between monetary incentives and teachers’ attitude to work; non-monetary incentives and teachers’ attitude to work. In line with the findings, it was recommended that the State Government and school administrators should provide prompt and adequate monetary and non-monetary incentives for teachers to keep them motivated, also there should be improvement on the incentive packages given to teachers in order to bring out the best in them and spur them to work with a positive attitude