RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL LOCATION AND TEACHER JOB COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE.

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between school location and teacher’s job commitment in public secondary schools in Enugu State. One research question and one hypothesis in line with research purpose guided this study.The study employed a correlational research design, which involved the administration of a questionnaire to 150 randomly selected public secondary school teachers in Enugu State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance.  The findings of the study revealed that school location has a significant influence on teacher job commitment in public secondary schools. The results demonstrated that the location of the school affects teacher job commitment and teachers working in urban schools are more committed to their job than those working in rural schools. Furthermore, the results showed a significant positive correlation between school location and teacher job commitment (r = 0.733, p < 0.05). The conclusion of the study is that the location of the school affects teacher job commitment in public secondary schools in Enugu State. The implications of the findings are that there is a need to provide supportive measures to teachers in rural schools to motivate them to be more committed to their job. Additionally, policy makers and educational administrators in Enugu State should consider providing incentives to teachers working in rural schools.