Research article · 2026
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS AND INDIVIDUAL WORK PERFORMANCE OF ACADEMIC STAFF OF COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN A DEVELOPING NATION.
Abstract
Purpose: The study was carried out to investigate the influence of information literacy skills on individual work performance of academic staff of colleges of education in southeast Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The research utilized a quantitative methodology and involved academic personnel from public colleges of education in Southeast Nigeria who were surveyed both offline and online. 725 questionnaire respondents were selected using purposeful sampling. Version 28 of SPSS was used for data analysis and hypothesis testing. Findings: According to the research's findings, having information literacy skills, such as knowing when information is needed and how to locate, evaluate, and apply it, helps academic staff members perform better at work. The findings demonstrated the effect of information literacy skills on an employee's productivity, where t-values appeared to have strong values on the relationship (ILS->IWP (t=8.883, β=0.191, p=< 0.000). This suggests that academic staff members' individual work performance significantly influenced when their information literacy skills at education colleges rise. Implication: Suggested solutions to the challenges of enhancing information literacy of academic staff include development of information literacy initiative for education sector, providing adequate information literacy facilities in schools with network coverage and providing comprehensive training on information literacy skills to academic staff for teaching and research activities. Originality/Value: It was recommended that management of institutions should keep a close eye on their academic staff’s Information Literacy skills to maximize each person's productivity.
Keywords
Information Literacy Skills, Individual Work Performance, Academic staff, Colleges of Education, Southeast Nigeria.
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