Influence Of Work-Life Balance On Teachers Job Satisfaction And Commitment In Senior High Schools In The Kumasi Metropolis Of The Ashanti Region

Abstract

The study investigated influence of work-life balance on job satisfaction and commitment of senior high school teachers in the Kumasi metropolis of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of teacher’ job satisfaction, to determine the level of teachers’ commitment, to find out the common work-life balance mostly experienced, to establish relationship between work-life balance, job satisfaction and commitment and to find out whether work-life balance has influence on commitment and job satisfaction of teachers. Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised teachers of 14 senior high schools. Purposive sampling technique was used to select teachers who had taught more than 10 years. A total of 329 sample size was used for the study. The main instrument used to collect data was structured questionnaire. Factor analysis was conducted to reduce the bulk of the questionnaire items. The factor analysis achieved KMO values of 0.701, 0.611 and 0.832. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment, correlation coefficient and simple regression. The study found statistically significant influence of work-life balance on job satisfaction. The level of job commitment was found to be high. It is therefore recommended that Ghana National Association of Teachers should organize sensitization programme for teachers on the need to balance work and life activities. It is again recommended that Ghana Education Service should increase incentives for teachers to inspire them to be more committed to the work.