ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PROMOTING TEACHERS’ JOB COMMITMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The poor commitment of many teachers towards executing their teaching task and responsibilities in
many of the secondary schools in Anambra State, was the reason for conducting this study. This study
thus, examined most of the environmental factors promoting teachers’ job commitment in secondary
schools in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive survey research
design was employed in the study. Population for the study comprised 5,674 teachers from 259 public
secondary schools in the 6 education zones in Anambra State. Sample size of 567 (10 percent) teachers
from 181 (70 percent) public secondary schools in the 6 education zones were selected using the
stratified random sampling technique. A 31-item researcher-developed questionnaire structured on a 4-
point scale of; Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD) was used for
data collection. The instrument was face validated by three experts and a reliability coefficient value of
0.78 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Data collated were analyzed using mean scores and
standard deviation statistics. Findings of the study revealed that when adequate instructional resources
are mobilized, opportunities provided for human resource development, and adequate motivation, all
these promoted teachers job commitment in Anambra State. Among the recommendations proffered
was that; the Anambra State Government should increase budgetary allocations for secondary schools
using UNESCO’s recommendation of 26% in order to positively improve the environmental factors
promoting teachers job commitment in secondary schools in Anambra State. Also, the private sectors
should be encouraged to support schools through their financial contributions for adequate mobilization
of instructional resources to promote teacher job commitment in secondary schools in Anambra State