NORMATIVE, AFFECTIVE AND CONTINUANCE COMMITMENT AS CORRELATES OF LECTURERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN EDO STATE

Abstract

This research investigated normative, affective and continuance commitment as correlate of job performance of lecturers in Colleges of Education in Edo State. In the study, three hypotheses were developed and tested. The research design of the study was correlational design. All 84 lecturers (academic personnel) at the colleges of education in Edo State were the population and total enumeration adopted as sample size.   Organisational Commitment Scale (OCS) and Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) were the two instruments that were used in the study. The split-half reliability protocols were used to evaluate the instrument's dependability. At a significance level of 5 percent, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) method was used to test hypotheses 1 through 3. The findings indicated a favourable, moderately significant association between lecturers' job performance and their normative, affective, and continuance commitment.  It is therefore, recommended that the state government make an effort to reward academic personnel with special incentives based on exceptional accomplishments to encourage their continuation and meaningful commitment to the school goals.