Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate relations of teachers’ job satisfactions and
commitment in selected general secondary schools of Hadiya Zone. Hence, it examined internal
and external factors of teachers’ job satisfaction as well as, the levels of teachers’ commitments
in the selected general secondary schools of Hadiya Zone. To accomplish this purpose, the study
employed a concurrent nested research design. A total of 159 individuals have participated in
the study. Among them 119 teachers were included through simple random sampling technique.
Additionally, 8 general secondary school principals, 16 vice-principals, 8 supervisors and 8
Woreda education office expertise were included through census technique. Questionnaire and
interview were the main instruments of data collection. The analysis of the quantitative data was
carried out by using percent, mean, standard deviation and Pearson product correlation
coefficient. Pearson product correlation coefficient results revealed of teachers’ were a
significant and positive relationship between teachers’ job satisfaction and commitment (r = .77,
N = 105), (r = .71, N = 30) teachers’, and principals, vice principals and supervisors
respondents respectively. Higher levels of teachers’ job satisfaction were associated with higher
levels commitment in the study area. As the mean and standard deviation teachers’, and
principals, vice-principals and supervisors’ revealed that the external factors have more
influence than internal factor on teachers’ job satisfaction in the study area. The practices of
affective, continuance, and normative commitment in the study area are not satisfactory. Based
on the findings, it is recommended that general secondary schools, Woreda education and Zone
education Department provide necessary equipment and material for general secondary school,
give fair incentives and benefit for teachers through building house in rural general secondary
schools teachers by mobilizing the community, should supply pure waters, electricity, access of
transportation, and giving place to build home in urban areas and furnish the working
conditions with refreshment facilities.
