INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC DISSATISFACTION ON ISLAMIC STUDIES TEACHERS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the influence of economic dissatisfaction on Islamic Studies teachers’ productivity in secondary schools in Kwara State, Nigeria. The research design used in this study was descriptive survey design. The population of this study was all Islamic Studies teachers in Kwara State. The instrument used in this study was an adapted questionnaire titled “Influence of Economic Dissatisfaction on Teaching of Islamic Studies (IEDTIS)”. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used in this study. Demographic data of respondents was analysed using percentage while t-test was used to test all hypotheses in the study. The findings of this study discovered that the percentage of male Islamic Studies teachers in secondary schools in Kwara State is higher than female. Similarly, the result showed that Islamic Studies teachers in Kwara State are able to manage the hard economy in the country, although there was significant difference in the influence of economic dissatisfaction on teachers based on gender and school type. It was concluded in the study that the level of influence of economic dissatisfaction on Islamic Studies teachers in Kwara State was moderate. It was therefore, recommended in the study that government should prepare meaningful incentive for teachers in Kwara State to ameliorate the harsh economic condition.