EFFECTS OF OVER SCHOOLING ON SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract:The study investigated the effects of over
schooling on job satisfaction and job performance among secondary school
teachers in Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty respondents were drawn purposively
from secondary school Mathematics teachers in Lagos State. The instrument for data collection was a
researcher – designed questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.89. The
data collected were analyzed using ANOVA. The finding of the study showed a
significant effect of over schooling on the secondary school teachers’ job
satisfaction and job performance. The study recommended among other that the
government should make all efforts to make job available and staffing should be
carried out according to the standing rule to avoid job mismatch