STAFF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

Abstract

The study examined the influence of various staff development approaches to develop academic staff in Colleges of Education. The objective was to determine the extent to which mentoring, coaching and social networking influence job performance of business educators in colleges of education. Three research questions gave credence to the study. The design for the work is a survey. 101 business educators in Federal and State colleges of education formed the population as well as sample hence a census. A questionnaire was used to gather information titled (SDSJBEQ) which comprised 27 item statements. Three experts validated the questionnaire, while the reliability index was 0.76 using Cronbach alpha. The finding showed that coaching, mentoring, and social networking have influence on job performance to a high extent. It was concluded that mentoring influenced business educators’ job performance to high extent, coaching influenced business educators’ job performance to a high extent and social networking influences business educators’ job performance to a high extent. It was therefore recommended that concerted efforts should be made by all stake holders to sustain staff development at all times, among others.