TEACHERS’ WORK-RELATED FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHERS’ ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined teachers’ work-related factors as predictors of teachers’ organizational behaviour 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 was a correlational research design. The population of the study consist 8,187 teachers in 267 public secondary schools in the six education zones in Anambra State. The sample of 819 teachers was used for the study. Multistage sampling procedure comprising proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used for the study. Teachers’ Work-Related Factors Questionnaire (TWRFQ) and Teachers’ Organizational Behaviour Questionnaire (TOBQ) was used for data collection. The instruments were subjected to face and construct validation. Face validation was done by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was done using Cronbach Alpha method and the average coefficients were established at 0.82 for TWRFQ and 0.88 for TOBQ. Simple linear regression statistical tool was used to answer the research questions and test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that principals’ leadership behaviour and teachers’ workload exhibited a moderate positive and significant predictive value on teachers’ organizational behaviour in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that teachers’ work-related factors are positive and significant predictors of teachers’ organizational behaviour in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that principals in public secondary schools in Anambra State should find opportunities to interact with their teachers to communicate their leadership practices and seek guidance on barriers or challenges they face in allocating instructional resources. This will improve teachers’ organizational behaviour in public secondary schools in Anambra State.