Performance effectiveness of teachers in the agricultural colleges of Kerala Agricultural University

Abstract

The study entitled “Performance effectiveness of teachers in the agricultural colleges of Kerala Agricultural University” was undertaken to assess the performance effectiveness of teachers. It also aimed to delineate the factors that influencing the performance effectiveness of teachers and also to identify the constraints to make suggestion for enhancing their performance effectiveness.

Performance effectiveness was the dependent variable while the independent variables, at organizational level and at individual level were assessed. The organizational factors included recognition and reward, fair and impartial administration, facilities and resources, job security, scope for job enrichment, job status, salary structure, freedom for expression and career development opportunity. The individual factors included job satisfaction, job involvement, self-confidence, job perception, achievement motivation, positive thinking, leadership and sociability.

The study was conducted in the three agricultural colleges of Kerala Agricultural University. A sample of sixty respondents was selected using probability proportionality size sampling. Data were collected through well structured questionnaires.

The study revealed that the overall performance effectiveness of teachers were towards the better side. Most of the factors at organizational level and at individual level showed positive and significant relationship.

The distribution of respondents based on profile characteristics was found non significant with their performance effectiveness. The major constraints faced by the respondents were the excessive dependence on funding agency oriented research, cumbersome procedures of office administration, lack of team work in research/extension activities, research agenda prioritization with out considering farmers problem, poor accountability and responsibility on the part of university administration and inadequate administrative support. Hence for enhancement of their performance effectiveness, application of modern principles of management, decentralization of administration, leadership in managerial efficiency and scientific quantification of work performance can be suggested.