Influence of Age and Salary Earnings on Teachers’ Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) in Secondary Schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of teachers’ age and salary earnings on their organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in secondary schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The ex-post facto research design was adopted. The sample size of 208 teachers representing approximately ten percent (10%) of the population was drawn using proportionate random sampling technique. The research instrument used for data collection was titled Teachers’ Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Questionnaire (TOCBEQ). The test-retest reliability coefficient of the instrument yielded an r-value of 0.83 which showed that the instrument was reliable. Data collected was analysed using the linear multiple regression and the Generalised Linear Model (3x1 factorial analysis). The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that that age, salary earnings as well as the interaction of both (age*salary earnings) explained 87.9% of variations in the OCB of teachers in public secondary schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. it was recommended that the Ondo state government should recognize that their clamour to promote interpersonal relationship, dutifulness and organizational involvement among teachers can be attained through regular payment of teachers’ salaries.

Keywords: Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, Age, Salary earnings