REWARD MANAGEMENT AS DETERMINANT OF TEACHERS JOB COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper examined the application of reward as determinant of teacher’s job commitment in public secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated for the study. Correlational design was adopted for the study. The population ofthe study was the 453 public secondary schools in Delta State. The population of the study was the 453 public secondary school principals in the State out of which 212 principles were sampled as sample respondents through a stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for the study was “Application of reward Questionnaire” (ARQ) and “Teachers Job Commitment Questionnaire” (TJCQ). The first instrument had 15 questionnaire items while the second instrument had 10 questionnaire items. The instrument was validated by two experts in the Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt. The reliability index was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistic with an index of 0.64, 0.72 and 0.71 respectively. The research questions and hypotheses were answered and tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between application of reward and teachers job commitment. It was recommended that principals and other educational administrators should make provision for reward packages that can boost commitment on the job for teachers