RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCUS OF CONTROL AND TEACHERS JOB SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OTUOCHA EDUCATION ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between locus of control and teachers job satisfaction   in secondary schools in Otuocha Education zone, Anambra state Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised all the teachers in 33 public secondary schools in Otuocha education zones of Anambra state. Stratified random sampling was used to draw the sample size.  Locus of Control Scale (LSC) and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (JSQ) were adapted as instruments for data collection. The Instruments were subjected to face validation. The reliability of the Instruments were established using Cronbach Alpha and it  yielded  coefficient values of 0.85 for Locus of Control (LCS) and 0.72 for Job Satisfaction (JSQ). The instruments were administered through direct delivery approach. Research questions and hypotheses were answered using simple regression statistics. Findings from the study showed that the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction of teachers in secondary schools is significant. Findings showed that female teachers in secondary schools enjoy less job satisfaction than male counterparts. The study equally showed that the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction of teachers in secondary schools were significant. Based on the findings from the study, it was recommended among others that post primary education boards should occasionally organized programmes that will enhance school teachers and locus of control beliefs so that their job satisfaction could be enriched. Ministry of Education Anambra state should help in designing policies to improve job satisfaction of workers; female workers should be targeted because they enjoy less job satisfaction than male counterparts.