Work Life Conflict, as Correlate of Job Satisfaction Among Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice Teachers in North Central States of Nigeria

Abstract

 Technical colleges in Nigeria are established to produce craftsmen at the secondary level
and master craftsmen at the post-secondary level. Mechanical engineering craft practice
(MECP) is a trade that provides vocational education and practical proficiency in fitting,
turning and machining to the level of good craftsman. However, it was observed that
some of the MECP teachers in north central Nigeria are not satisfied in doing their job,
there is possibility that work-life conflict will influence job satisfaction among
mechanical engineering trade teachers in Nigeria. The study was carried out to
determine the work-life conflict, as correlates of job satisfaction of mechanical
engineering craft practice teachers in technical colleges in North central of Nigeria. The
design of the study was correlation survey research. The total population for the study
was 151 Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice Teachers, at the eighteen Technical
Colleges in North Central of Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a structured
questionnaire with 20 items. The instrument is based on five point likert scale. The
instrument was subjected to face validation by five experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability
method was used to establish the internal consistency of the instrument and it yielded the
overall reliability coefficient of 0.89. Pearson Product Moment correlations and
regression analysis were used. The finding of the study revealed that (1) There is a weak
and positive correlation existing between work-life conflict and job satisfaction (2)
Significant relationship does not exist between work-life conflict and job satisfaction (3)
Moderation effect of gender on the relationship between work life conflict, professional
commitment and job satisfaction was not significant. The following recommendation
were made based on the finding: the finding should be implemented by government and
other private organization.