The Link between Schools’ Organizational Health and Teachers’ Commitment in Government Secondary Schools of Ethiopia
Abstract
This study explored the link between schools’ organizational health and teachers’ commitment in government secondary schools of Ethiopia using a combination of descriptive survey and correlational research designs. A total of 445 teachers and 65 principals were selected through stratified random and simple random sampling techniques from 26 secondary schools and participated in the study. Data was collected using two standardized questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Finally, the study unveiled a moderate, positive and significant correlation between the overall schools’ organizational health and teachers’ organizational commitment. Furthermore, there were weak, positive, and significant correlation between affective commitment sub-scale and organizational health dimensions. The study also came up with moderate, positive and significant correlations between continuance commitment sub- scale and organizational health dimensions. Besides, the study revealed a moderate, positive, and significant correlations between the normative commitment sub-scale and organizational health dimensions. The result of regression analysis also revealed that school health predicts teachers’ organizational commitment. Based on the findings it is concluded that school organizational health should be tenable to boost teachers’ commitment. Policy implications are also provided at the end of the study.
This is a Product of Uganda Management Institute