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    Influence of Motivational Factors and Work Environment on Public Secondary School Teachers’ Job Performance in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State
    (Lead City University, 2022-12) Adenike Elizabeth ADEOGUN
    Teachers’ job performance can be seen as teachers’ ability to combine relevant inputs for effective teaching and learning. This study investigated influence of work environment and motivational factors on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis of Oyo State. Three research questions were raised and answered, while two hypotheses were formulated and tested to guide the study at 0.05 level of significance. The study used descriptive research design. A sample size of 1629 teachers was utilized for the study. The research instrument for the study was questionnaire titled: Teachers’ Motivation, Work Environment, and Job Performance Questionnaire (TMWEJPQ0 with r = 0.92. The result revealed that weighted mean score for motivational factor was moderate ( =2.40) with promotion mean score being ( =2.23), salary ( =2.70) and medical support ( =2.29), while mean score for work environment was moderate ( =2.13), with heat mean score being ( =2.23), illumination ( =2.70) and space availability ( =2.29). The multiple regression analysis showed combined influence of independent variables on the dependent variable job performance (F=191.106: P<0.05), for motivation, relative influence existed between salary (β = -0.058, p = 0.023), promotion (β = -0.091, p = 0.000) and job performance. While space availability (β = 0.322, p = 0.000), illumination (β = 0.474, p = 0.000) had positive relative influence and heat (β = - 0.177, p = 0.000) negative relative influence on job performance for work environment. In conclusion, salary, promotion, space availability, illumination and heat have significant influence on teachers’ job performance. Therefore, it is recommended that stakeholders in educational sector in Ibadan metropolis need to ensure that teachers’ work environment and motivational factors are improved for high level of job performance. Keywords: Teachers job performance, motivational factors, work environment, pubic secondary schools and Ibadan Metropolis Word count: 283