Page No 160-169
Alemat Abay Prof. M.V.R. Raju
Aksum University, Ethiopia. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the dimensions of teacher empowerment and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in government secondary schools (9th& 10th grades) of central zone of Tigray, Ethiopia. The study was conducted via a descriptive survey design and employed quantitative approach. By using a self-response questionnaire, data were collected from a sample size of 540 (216 female and 324 male) teachers taken from a target population of 1789 (1324 males and 465 females) teachers by employing Multi-stage probability sampling technique. The data were then analysed by using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression. The result revealed strong positive correlation between OCB and all the six dimensions of teacher empowerment. Except the sub-scale ‘Impact’, the five dimensions of teacher empowerment appeared to be significant (p < .05) predictors of the teacher’s OCB with ‘self-efficacy’ possessing higher unique contribution (p< .001) to the regression model. Hence, maximizing the level of teachers’ sense of empowerment experiences is essential to enhance the teachers’ level of engagement in OCB was the conclusion reached