RELATIONSHIP AMONG MENTORING, STUDY LEAVE AND ICT TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF LECTURERS IN UNIVERSITIES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the relationship among mentoring, study leave and ICT training programmes and job performance of lecturers in universities in Abia State, Nigeria. The study used a correlation survey design. Three specific objectives were realized for the study. A total of 168 lecturers representing 10% of the 1668 lecturers were proportionately drawn from the five universities in the state to constitute the sample size. Two instruments titled “Capacity Building Programmes Questionnaire (CBPQ) and Lecturers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (LJPQ) were developed by the researcher and used for data collection. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions and to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that mentoring to a significant positive moderate extent relates with job performance of lecturers. Study leave to a significant positive high extent relates with job performance of lecturer. ICT training to a significant positive low extent relates with job performance of lecturers. The study concluded that mentoring, study leave and ICT training programmes relates positively with lecturers’ job performance. It was thus recommended among others that there is need for university managements to make mentoring programmes compulsory for all academic staff, sponsor study leave for lecturers to undergo doctoral degree/post-doctoral degree programmes