ABSTRACT

This  studs' was undertaken to assess School Environmental Factors as a Means to Enhance Teachers' Jot) performance in public secondary schools in Ikot Ekpene Education Zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study investigated how infrastructural facilities, class size, school supervision and teachers' welfare enhanced tchers' tob perlormanee. Three null hypotheses were Formulated to guide the study. INc actual population comprised Forty thousand, three hundred and twenty seven 4O.327) teachers' and students made tip of' 1\vo thousand, two hundred and ninety three 2.Q3) teachers and thirty-eight thousand, and thirty Four (38,034) students in 72 public secondary schools in Ikot Fkpene Lducation Zone of' the state as at the year 2014. 'INc sample consisted of one thousand, Four hundred and twenty four (1,424) respondents, made up of' two hundred and twenty eight (228) teachers, and one thousand, one hundred and ninety six (1196) students selected 11otn 38 out of 72 secondary schools in the 7one. Two sets of researcher developed instruments were validated and used For collection of' data. These were Quality Control Measure Questionnaire (QCMQ) meant to obtain responses trom Teachers and Teachers' Job Performance Questionnaire TJPQ) meant to elicit responses from students. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that there was a siniflcant influence of school environmental factors in terms of infrastructural thcilities. school supervision and Teachers wcithre on teachers' job performance. It was concluded that Teachers' Job performance could be improved through quality control measures. It was recommended among others, that effective supervision (both internal and external) should be strengthened to guarantee the quality of public secondary school leavers. ensure appropriate teachers' reei'ii itnient and deployment to meet educational demand in all levels and subject areas.