Teachers’ Perception of their Quality of Work Life and its Effect on Affective Commitment (A Study of Governmental Schools in Lalibela Town)

Abstract

Teachers prove to be the biggest asset not only for their colleges but also for the country. Besides their responsibility for transferring knowledge, they now have to be able to perform a variety of tasks, such as working in teams, assisting in integrating pupils with special educational needs and contributing to school management. The purpose of this study is to examine teachers’ perception of their quality of work life and its effect on affective commitment. This study makes use of Walton’s model to measure ‘Quality of Working Life’ and Allen and Meyer’s questionnaire for gathering data about ‘Affective Commitment’. A survey was conducted with 104 teachers from governmental schools in Lalibela town and found dissatisfaction among teachers, with the exception of safe and healthy working conditions, social integration at work and work and personal life balance. Moreover, affective commitment attributes scores below average and the results of binary logistic regression have shown that adequate and fair compensation is the most significant predictor of affective commitment.

Keywords: Teachers’ Perception, Quality of Work Life, Affective Commitment.