JOB COMMITMENT OF IN-SERVICE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS: ROLES OF GENDER AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

Teaching is an extremely hard job that demands a great deal of intellectual capacity and commitment to achieve the best results. Regrettably, many work-related pressures plague a great number of teachers, interfering with their ability to fulfil their tasks. Thus, the examination of the variables is understudied. The study used an expo facto survey research design. In the Abeokuta metropolis, four schools were chosen from four Local Government Areas (LGAs) using a random sampling technique. Using a simple random sampling technique, 120 in-service teachers were selected as a sample from the chosen schools. The data collecting tools utilized were the Job Commitment (JCS) scale (? = 0.78) and the Perceived Organizational Support (POS) scale (? = 0.74). The study utilised an independent t-test and multiple linear regression statistical techniques to investigate three research issues at a significance level of 0.05. According to the study, there is a substantial difference between male and female in-service public school teachers' levels of job commitment (t(118=2.180, P<0.05). The results of multiple regression analysis showed that organizational support and gender have a significant joint impact on job commitment (R= 0.279, R2=0.078, Adj.R2= 0.062, p<0.005). Among in-service public school teachers, organizational support is the most powerful predictor of job commitment (? = 0.209, t = 2.348, p<0.05), followed by gender (? = -0.196, t = --2.200, p<0.05). This suggests that among in-service public school teachers, organizational support and gender raise the likelihood of job commitment by 20.9% and 19.6%, respectively. Among other things, the organizations tasked with overseeing education should establish a long-term welfare system to inspire employees and raise production levels. The assignment of roles to teachers should also consider gender considerations. Teachers should also regularly attend seminars on the importance of commitment to their jobs and duty.