WORKPLACE COLLABORATION AND MENTORING OF COUNSELLORS AS CORRELATES OF THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Training, development and job performance are considered to be the essential elements in psychological disciplines. It is also an important aspect of workplace creativity, productivity and safety. This study examined workplace collaboration and mentoring of counsellors as correlates of their job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra state. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted by the researcher. A total of 221 secondary school Guidance Counsellors made up the population of the study. The whole population of the 221 Guidance Counsellors was included in the study, hence no sampling was done. Three research instruments namely; Workplace Collaboration Questionnaire (WCQ), Mentoring Questionnaire (MQ) and Job Performance Questionnaire (JPQ) were used for data collection. The reliability coefficient value of the instruments are as follows; r = 0.69 for WCQ, 0.70 for MQ and 0.86 for JPQ . Copies of the instruments were distributed through direct delivery approach. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer research question while t-test of significance of relationship was used in testing of the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed among others, workplace collaboration of counsellors and mentoring is a significant correlate of counsellors? job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. From the findings of the study, the researcher made some recommendations which include that school leaders should look for ways to create a work culture in which staff of the school are motivated and engaged in collaborative educational activities. The presence of a collaborative and mentored workforce is vital to organizational and operational success.

Workplace, Collaboration, Mentoring, Guidance and Counsellors,

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