Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between Influence of Conference
Attendance and Job Performance of Teachers in Federal Government Colleges in North-Central,
Nigeria. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis. A survey research
design was employed for the study. The population for the study was 1,447 and a simple random
sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 575 respondents from 12 federal government
colleges in North Central, Nigeria. A self constructed questionnaire titled Influence of
Conference Attendance and Job Performance of Teachers (ICAJPTQ) was used as an instrument
for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts and pretested for reliability
using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) with a correlation coefficient of 0.76 which
showed that the instrument was reliable. A total of 575 questionnaire were distributed and 442
was retrieved. Data collected for the study was analyzed using descriptive and inferential
statistics. Percentages and mean values were used to answer the research question while the
Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings of the study showed that conference attendance has a positive
relationship with job performance of teachers in federal government colleges in North-Central,
Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was concluded that conference attendance has a significant
relationship with job performance positively correlated. Therefore, the study recommends that
teachers should be trained so as to boost their morale for the efficiency and effectiveness of their
job.
Keywords: Conference attendance, Job Performance, Federal Government, Teachers, North Central Zone
Publication Date: 2025-08-03