Level of Teacher Job Commitment among Public Secondary School Teachers in Konoin Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract

For the curriculum to be implemented effectively, commitment of a teacher is obligatory. This is because; a committed teacher shows a low turnover intention, has high zeal, takes extra tasks and stays beyond working hours aiding students. This study was conducted to determine level of teacher job commitment among public secondary school teachers in Konoin sub-county, Kenya. This was in light of the concern that low teacher commitment was witnessed among secondary school teachers in Konoin sub-county. The main question that was answered by the study was; what is the level of teacher job commitment in secondary schools in Konoin sub-county? The study used a causal-comparative design while data was collected using questionnaires for teachers and interview schedule for principals. The study targeted 27 public secondary schools and 220 teachers in Konoin sub-county. 14 schools were randomly selected and principals from the sampled schools were automatic participants, 142 teachers were also selected randomly. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and means. The study established that teacher commitment level was low with the majority of teachers (59.1%) indicating that they were never proud to be teachers and would quit teaching given a job with better terms in another profession. The study concludes that the poor work environment harms job commitment among public secondary school teachers. The study recommends the government to always endeavor to provide better terms for teaching profession in order to motivate teachers, raise their commitment to job, and retain them in the profession.