Al-Hikmah University Central Journal
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL SUPERVISION AND TEACHERS’ COMMITMENT IN ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between School Supervision and Teachers’ Commitment in Public Secondary Schools of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State, Nigeria. A correlational survey design was employed to carry out the research. The population of the study consisted of 367 teachers in the 28 Public Secondary Schools in Gusau LGA. 190 teachers and 19 schools were randomly sampled using Krejcie and Morgan’s table of determining sample size.Two instruments were adopted for the data collection from the respondents in the study. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The study variables were found to have a correlation coefficient of 0.532 (r=0.532, p<0.05). The study revealed that, school supervision and teachers’ commitment in public secondary schools in Zamfara State are significantly correlated. It is recommended that, policy makers shouldendeavor to formulate new viable policies to improve the nature and level of school supervision which will help towards the promotion of teachers’ commitment to their jobs.