Self-Concept As A Correlate Of Christian Religious Studies Teachers' Job Motivation In Secondary Schools In Enugu State

• Published in: Webology Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 2196 - 2210
• Main Authors: Amoke, Chijioke V, Onah, Okechukwu Sebastian, Asadu, Ngozi Blessing, Ede, Augustina Obioma, Nzewuji, Agatha U, Amaeze, Fidelis Eze
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Dr. Alireza Noruzi, University of Tehran, Department of Library and Information Science 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Behavior; Hypotheses; Missionaries; Motivation; Religious education; Religious studies; Secondary schools; Self esteem; Self image; Teaching; Values
• ISSN: 1735-188X

This study investigated self-concept as a correlate of Christian Religious Studies (CRS) teachers' job motivation in secondary school in Enugu State. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided this study. The study adopted a correlation research design with a population of 885 CRS teachers in 295 public secondary schools in Enugu State. The sample size of the study is 354 CRS teachers drawn through simple random sampling technique representing 40% of the population. Two measures- Self-Concept Scale (SCS) and Christian Religious Studies Teachers' Job Motivation Scale (CRSTJMS) were used for data collection. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the two measures. The two measures are valid because they have Eigen values 3.00. The internal consistency reliability coefficients of 0.83 and 0.77 were computed for SCS and CRSTJMS through Cronbach alpha. Linear and multiple regression were used to answer the research questions while t-test associated with linear regression and ANOVA associated with multiple regression were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The researchers found that self-concept is a significant predictor of work motivation among CRS teachers in public secondary schools in Enugu, State. Specifically, ideal-self, self-image and self-esteem independently and significantly are predictors of work motivation among CRS teachers in public secondary schools in Enugu, State. It was recommended that the CRS teachers should not be drawn away by what they think they were really like in the discharge of their teaching assignment. More so, the CRS teachers should keenly associated and make themselves available for mentoring especially to fellow teachers and principals that have the attributes that they desire to be like in order to discharge their teaching responsibilities effectively. Furthermore, the CRS teachers should place premium on their self worth in carry out their duties in order not to feel inferior before other teachers. Finally, the CRS teachers should be very much aware of their personality and self in order to regulate self and work in accordance in order not to record underperformance in their obligations.