Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate relations of teachers’ job satisfactions and work
commitment in selected general secondary schools of Jimma Zone. To accomplish this
purpose, the study employed a concurrent nested research design. A total of 86 individuals
have participated in the study of which 75 teachers participated in survey were included
through census and principal, vice principal and supervisors totally 11 respondents
participated in interview. 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 that there is a significant and positive relationship between
teachers’ job satisfaction and work commitment (r = .974**, N = 68). Higher levels of
teachers’ job satisfaction were associated with higher levels commitment in the study area.
As the mean and standard deviation revealed that both internal and external source of job
satisfaction were low. The practices of affective, continuance, and normative commitment in
the study area are not satisfactory. Based on the findings, it is recommended that secondary
schools, Woreda education and Zone education Department facilitate promotion opportunity,
provide recognition, improve working conditions, provide effective supervision and improve
school policy. Ministry of Education in general and Oromia Education bureau are better to
work on making teachers income attractive and affordable for improving their personal life.
