Research Article

ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF’S SATISFACTION ON COMPENSATION IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA

Sulyman, K. O.1*, Aloba, F. M.1, Alao, B. O.1, Abioye, R. A.1, Atolagbe, A. A.1
1 Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: oksulyman83@gmail.com
Published: Jul, 2021
DOI: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.iu0mt3ia
Pages: 45-54
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Abstract

Lecturers in Kwara State Colleges of Education have been bitterly complaining about the way they are being compensated by their employers in recent times. Hence, this study assessed academic staff’s satisfaction on compensation in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design of survey type. The population of the study comprised 399 academic staff in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Ilorin, Lafiagi and Oro. The purposive sampling technique was used to select all three Colleges of Education. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 56 lecturers out of the 115 in Kwara State College of Education, Oro; 52 lecturers out of the 106 in Kwara State College of Education, Lafiagi; and 87 lecturers out of the 178 in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin; to make a total of 195 respondents. Assessment of Academic Staff Satisfaction on Compensation Questionnaire (AASSCQ) was used to collect data. The questionnaire was validated by some experts, tested for reliability and found a coefficient of 0.75. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while a t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The finding of the study revealed that academic staff’s satisfaction on salary in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria was fair with a mean score of 2.44; academic staff’s satisfaction on promotion in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria was fair with a mean score of 2.66; academic staff’s satisfaction on training opportunities in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria was fair with a mean score of 2.29; and there was no significant difference between male and female academic staff’s perception on compensation in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria (calculated t-value = .741, p > .05). The study concluded that the level of academic staff’s satisfaction on salary, promotion and training opportunities in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria was fair. It was, therefore, recommended that the Kwara State government should change its attitudes towards salary, promotion and training opportunities for academic staff in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria to facilitate effective services delivery which would aid the actualisation of the stated goals.

Keywords

Compensation; Salary Promotion Training opportunities

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How to Cite

O., S. K., M., A. F., O., A. B., A., A. R., & A., A. A. (2021). ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF’S SATISFACTION ON COMPENSATION IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 3(2), 45-54. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2021.iu0mt3ia

S. K. O., A. F. M., A. B. O., A. R. A., and A. A. A., "ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF’S SATISFACTION ON COMPENSATION IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 45-54, July 2021. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.iu0mt3ia

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