Psychological Effects of Job Burnout on Technical Education Lecturer’s Job Engagement and Performance in Nigeria Universities
Efuwape, Bamidele Michael1 and Aderinto, Idowu Dare2
1Lecturer I, Industrial Technical Education Department, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6527
2Graduate Assistant, Industrial Technical Education Department, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State.
Abstract
Productivity in any organization is dependent on workers’ performance. The wellbeing of workers in any organization is therefore very essential for effective performance. This study explores the psychological effects of job burnout on Technical Education lecturer’s job engagement and performance in Nigeria universities. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses were tested. Adapted validated scales were employed for data collection in the study with an overall reliability coefficient of .90. The population for the study comprised all Technical Education university lecturers in Nigeria. Data collected in the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation (SD), Correlation matrix (Pearson Product Moment Correlation, PPMC), and Multiple regression analysis. The study found a moderate and positive correlation between job burnout and job engagement (r = 0.32; p ˃ 0.05), but a very low correlation between job engagement and performance (r = .01; p ˂ 0.05) among the lecturers. Furthermore, the study found that job burnout (β= .324; p ˃ 0.05) has a non-significant effect on lecturers’ job engagement but a significantly negative psychological effect (β= -.651; p ˂ 0.05) on their job performance. It was concluded that job burnout contributes in no small measure to stress of the lecturers which seemingly has undesired implications on their levels of job engagement and performance. It was therefore recommended that university management teams across the country as well as important stakeholders in the education sector should pay rapt attention to Technical Education lecturers’ wellbeing by introducing measures and work strategies which could reduce job burnout and relatively low stress experience at work.
Key words: Job burnout, Job Engagement, Job Performance, Technical Education Lecturers
Impact Statement
In an attempt to get high degree of commitments and enhance the services of technical education lecturers on their job, burnout cannot be overlooked because it is a strong determinant to the level of their engagement, and performance. Therefore, the study would have a significant impact in the following areas and administrative bodies.
- Technical Education lecturers would be more enlightened on the strategies to be adopted in order to improve their level of work efficiency.
- Tertiary institution administrators, such as Head of Departments (HODs), Head of Units (HOUs), Deans of faculties or college among others would understand why staffs are not efficient and do not perform up to expectations in their work and support to put in place.
- Students would also have insight to the cause of the inefficiency of their lecturers and know how to adapt anytime their lectures is stressed out.
About The Author
Efuwape, Bamidele Michael
Efuwape, Bamidele Michael is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Industrial Technical Education and an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Educational Technology, Tai Solarin University of Education. Having bagged two masters’ degree in Educational Technology and Technical Education from the University of Ibadan and University of Benin respectively in Nigeria, Efuwape proceeded to obtain his Ph.D degree in Industrial Technical Education with specialization in Electrical/Electronic Technology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has different academic awards to his credit across his academic programmes. Efuwape is an erudite scholar, focused researcher and a prolific writer with many local and international publications. His areas of research explorations include Electrical and Electronics Technology Education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Instructional Designs and Implementations with ICTs, Learning Technologies and Student’s Engagement, Technologies in Teaching and Learning, Teacher Education and Certification, Career Development in Technical Education and Training, Psychology of Professional Career Practice and Learning in Vocational and Technical Education among other areas. He is collaborating with other erudite scholars across different disciplines to investigate issues of major concerns within the country as well as across the globe.
Aderinto, Idowu dare
Aderinto, Idowu dare is a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Industrial Technical Education, Tai Solarin University of Education. Aderinto is currently on His masters’ degree program in Technical Education department, Tai Solarin University of Education with specialization in Electrical/Electronic Technology. Aderinto is a scholar, focused researcher and a prolific writer who has local and international papers under review for publications. His areas of research explorations include Electrical and Electronics Technology Education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Teacher Education and Certification, Career Development in Technical Education and Training, Psychology of Professional Career Practice and Learning in Vocational and Technical Education among other areas. He loves collaborating scholars across different disciplines to investigate issues of major concerns within the country as well as across the globe.
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