TEACHERS’ REMUNERATION AS CORRELATE OF TEACHERS’ JOB COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined teachers’ remuneration as correlate of teachers’ job commitment in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted correlational research design. The population of the study comprised 6598 teachers in 267 public secondary schools in the six Education Zones in Anambra State. A sample of 660 teachers was used for the study. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used. The instruments for data collection were a researcher-structured questionnaire titled: Teachers’ Remuneration Questionnaire (TRQ) and Teachers’ Job Commitment Questionnaire (TJCQ). The instruments were face validated while the construct validation was ascertained using Principle Component Analysis Approach. The reliability of the instruments were determined using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient method which gave coefficient values of 0.87 for teachers’ salary, 0.86 for teachers’ allowance schemes, and 0.899 for teachers’ job commitment. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions and hypotheses. The study revealed that teachers’ salary and teachers’ allowance schemes have strong positive and significant correlation with teachers’ job commitment in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the government should review and improve teachers’ salaries to ensure they are competitive to reflect the importance of the teaching profession.