A Meta-Analysis of Non-Financial Rewards and Teacher Job Performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Abia State, Nigeria

This study is a meta-analysis of non-financial rewards and teacher job performance in public secondary schools in Abia State, Nigeria. This study specifically examined the existence, and utilization of non-financial rewards as a tool for enhancing teacher job performance in public senior secondary schools in Abia State. Two research questions posed and two hypotheses formulated guided the study. A descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study was 4007 teachers, and the sample was 1202 drawn using multi stage sampling technique. Researchers’ developed questionnaire titled “Non-Financial Reward and Teacher Job Performance Questionnaire (NFRTJPQ)†was validated and used for data collection. The Mean, standard deviation, and Anova were used to analyze the data. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Anova was used to test the hypotheses. Findings showed that recognition programmes, personal development, job security, praise, advancement, and promotion were the non-financial rewards in existence that improve teachers’ job performance; Recognition programmes, personal development, job security, work life balance, achievement, advancement, job enrichment, and promotion were the non-financial rewards utilized for improving teachers’ job performance; There is no significant difference existing among the three educational zones on the existence and utilization of non-financial rewards as a tool for enhancing teacher job performance in public senior secondary schools in Abia State. It was recommended among others that other aspects of non-financial rewards, such as work-life balance, achievement, job enrichment, and job enhancement, be explored.