| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher’s job satisfaction level and their organizational commitment. Descriptive research design was used for the study. Quantitative and qualitative mixed research approach was employed in the study. The participants of the study were teachers working in Gulele sub city, six government secondary schools, Addis Ababa in the year 2020/2021. Data were collected from 246(185 males and 61 females) sample respondents selected using simple random sampling through two standardized questionnaires: the researcher collected the relevant data from the teachers using Sector’s (1994) and Meyer and Allen’s (1990) organizational commitment questionnaire (OCQ). In addition, data were also collected from six government secondary school principals selected using purposive sampling for interview. Furthermore, data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation, single sample t-test and independent t-test. The one sample t-test result revealed that the level of employees' job satisfaction was ambivalent and the organizational commitment of teachers was also ambivalent while the data obtained through interview showed that the level of employees' job satisfaction was low and the organizational commitment of teachers also not satisfactory. More specifically teachers in the sub city were slightly satisfied on operating conditions, coworker and nature of work; on the contrary they were dissatisfied on payment, contingent reward and fringe benefit. The descriptive result indicates that teachers in the school score more on affective than continuous commitment. From the components of job satisfaction except communication, all the facets of job were found to be significant predictors of organizational commitment. The result of Pearson correlation and independent t-test shows that there is no relationship between the demographic variables (sex, age, marital status, educational status and service) and the job satisfaction of teachers in the sub city in addition the finding revealed that only gender was the determinant demographic factor for the organizational commitment of the school. Finally, it is recommended for the city administration of Addis Ababa education bureau, Gulele sub city education office and the school administration to develop a good system that used to reward for teachers well done. it is also recommended that from the result of the study the improvement of the job satisfaction and facets of the job will improve the organizational commitment of the school, therefore every stakeholder need to take measure to improve the job satisfaction of teachers. |
