Teamwork and work environment as correlates of teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Anambra State
Abstract
The study investigated teamwork and work environment as correlates of teachers’ job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two mull hypotheses were tested at l.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of 5147 teachers (795 males and 4352 females) in 263 public secondary schools in six Education Zones in Anambra State. The sample of 515 teachers (that is, 10% of the population) was used for the study. Proportional stratified and simple random sampling technique was used for the study. The instruments for data collection were researcher-structured questionnaire titled: Teamwork and Work Environment Questionnaire (TWEQ) and Teachers' Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ). The instruments were subjected to face validation by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient method and the average coefficient for TWEQ is .83 and 85 for TJSQ was obtained and was considered reliable and suitable for the study. The study used Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple-regression analysis for data analysis. The finding of the study showed that teamwork has positive and significant relationship with teachers' job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Anambra State. It was also found that work environment has positive and significant relationship with teachers' job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended among others that Ministry of Education should organize annual professional development programmes for principals and teachers to update their skills and knowledge of improving teamwork to enhance job satisfaction of teachers.
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