Orya Bogo
College Library, College of Education,
Katsina-Ala, Benue State, Nigeria.
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Joseph T. Eev
Department of History,
College of Education,
Katsina-Ala, Benue State.
e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
The study investigated the influence of job motivation on the performance of librarians in
Colleges of Education in the North Central Nigeria. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for the study. Population was 93 librarians from the fourteen public Colleges of Education with a sample size of 56 librarians in seven selected Public Colleges of Education in North Central, Nigeria. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, and Chi Square for answering of research questions and testing of research hypotheses respectively. The study revealed that, promotion has significant influence on job performance of librarians in Colleges of Education in the study area (χ2 =3, 70.71, P=.000). Also, prompt payment of salary significantly influences job performance of librarians in Colleges of Education in the zone (χ2 =3, 68.86, P=.000). Furthermore, there are influences of office environment on job performance of librarians in Colleges of Education in North Central, Nigeria (χ2 =3, 38.43, P=.000). It was also found that there are influences of staff development on job performance of librarians in Colleges of Education in the zone (χ2=3, 69.29, P=.000). It was recommended among other things that, authorities of Colleges of Education and the government should ensure promotion of librarians as and when due as a way of enhancing job satisfaction and their performance. There should be prompt payment of salaries and wages of College librarians as a way of creating job satisfaction and promoting job performance in Colleges of Education.
Keywords: Job motivation, Job performance, Librarians, Colleges of Education