CORRELATES OF WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TEACHERS’ WORK ENGAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT OWNED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE
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The study investigated correlates of work environment and teachers’ work engagement in government owned secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted correlational research design. The study was carried out in all the six education zones (Aguata, Nnewi, Otuocha, Awka, Ogidi and Onitsha) with 267 government owned secondary schools. The population of the study was 6382 teachers. The sample of the study was 250 teachers of 267 government owned secondary schools in Anambra State drawn from the population through multistage sampling procedure. Two self-structured questionnaires titled “Work Environment Questionnaire (WEQ)” and “Teachers’ Work Engagement Questionnaire (TWEQ)” were used for data collection. Drafted copies of the instruments were face validated by three experts from the University while construct validity was measured using exploratory factor analysis. Cronbach Alpha method was used in ascertaining the reliability of the instruments. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions and in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that there was a high positive and significant correlation between compensation and teachers’ work engagement in government owned secondary schools in Anambra State among others. Based on the findings the study recommended that managers of government owned secondary schools should endeavour to provide adequate compensation to ensure optimum teachers’ work engagement. This is because teachers tend to engage more effectively where the necessary compensation that aid work is made available to them.
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