The Influence of Principals’ Application of Esteem Need Principle on Teachers’ Job Commitment in Secondary Schools in Awka-South Local Government Area of Anambra State
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of the principals’ application of esteem need principle on teachers’ job commitment. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 516 teachers and 19 principals in the 19 secondary schools in Awka-South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Simple random sampling was used to sample 60 teachers and 6 principals for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The validation of the instrument was done by experts in Educational Management and Policy Department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. This yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.97. Data obtained were analyzed through arithmetic mean and t-test statistic. The findings of the study showed among others that, application of esteem need principle influence job commitment of teachers, there is no significant difference between the mean responses of principals and teachers. Based on the findings, the study recommends that principals should be encouraged to adopt esteem need principle for enhancing teachers’ job commitment.
