Abstract:
The purpose of this study was investigation of the Socio Economic Status of Teacher and Job Performance in Secondary Schools of Ilu Aba Bor Zone. The role of teachers in school is of the most important resource to school effectiveness. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of teachers’ socioeconomic status (SES) on school performance secondary schools of Ilubabor Zone. Three statements of problems was guided the study, as does teachers SES significantly effect on teachers job performance, does teachers SES significantly effect on teachers morale and does teachers SES significantly effect on teachers organizational commitment in secondary schools of Ilubabor Zone. This study employed a quantitative approach using descriptive research design. A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain 102 respondents drawn from amongst secondary schools of Ilubabor Zone. Data were analyzed quantitatively using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The study shows that 61.7 percent of teacher agreed that they have interested in the teaching profession as a career and 38.3 percent of respondents do not interested in the teaching profession. The findings of the study shows that 85.3 percent of teacher’s have joined the teaching profession because they couldn’t get other alternatives occupation. In addition to this the finding also shows that 60.7 percent of respondents reported that they could not get good result in national examination to join other areas of studies. Similarly about 64.8 percent of teacher’s were dissatisfied with current salary. The result of the study also shows that 70.6 percent of teacher’s said that there was lack of incentives and fringe benefits like house allowance and health care has led them to a feeling of dissatisfaction. The findings of the study indicated that 71.4 percent of respondent’s said that people always refuse their families joining teaching profession in higher institutions. Finally the researcher recommended that secondary school management bodies are advised to facilitate an adequate working environment, including the technology and resources necessary today for good teaching and teachers are responsible bodes to shape students, so that even if salary is low teachers should pay sacrifice for generations building. The study finds that overall teachers SES has a positive and significant effect on school performance, in regards to teachers job satisfaction, teachers morale, and teachers organizational commitment. These findings might be worthwhile for the government, especially government to pay more attention and to make an effort of creating different programs to enhance teachers SES
