Influence of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Motivation, Attitude and Job Performance of Teachers in Secondary Schools in Jos North Local Government Area

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of fuel subsidy removal on motivation, attitude and job performance of teachers in secondary schools in Jos North LGA of Plateau State. The study was guided by five objectives and five research questions were also answered. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design. The population of the study was all the 507 secondary school teachers across the twenty-two registered public schools in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. For the purpose of this study, the researcher used a sample size of 200 teachers selected from the population of 507 teachers using simple random sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was developed by the researcher for data collection in the study. The reliability was established at 0.71. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics through SPSS. The analysis revealed among other things that the attitude of teachers towards teaching are affected by the removal of fuel subsidy because it cost the teachers to spend more and bear more financial burden.  The study recommended among other things that there should be proper planning before removal of fuel subsidy by the government and the policies should be well implemented and also that teachers welfare should be prioritized and improve to enable teachers.