Work-From-Home, Job Satisfaction and Performance among Teachers in Nigeria

Abstract

Recently, Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) became a deadly global issue and governments around the world including Nigeria were forced to take some action to slow the spread of the virus. One of the policies was social distancing. As a consequence of this policy, workplaces including schools were temporary closed thereby making organizations to innovate new ways of working in the new normal. One of the innovations was ‘work-from-home’ (WFH) using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This study was framed to examine how working from home would impact the job satisfaction and performance of teachers in Nigeria. Using purposive sampling technique, data were collected in a cross sectional framework by distributing questionnaire on internet platforms to teachers in Nigeria. One hundred and ninety-seven (197) teachers participated in the study. They comprised of 115(58.4%) males and 82(41.6%) females. Their age ranged between 28 and 70 years.  Two hypotheses were tested using Simple Linear Regression Analysis in IBM SPSS 23. Results show that work-from-home has significant positive impact on job satisfaction and performance among teachers in Nigeria. The study recommended that teachers should be allowed to teach from home as this work approach enhances job satisfaction and performance.