Perceptions of Work Value and Ethical Practices Amongst Primary School Teachers, Demographics, Intervention, and Impact

Abstract

The rate of value decadence and degeneration of moral value as it applies to work ethic amongst teachers is worrisome, especially in Nigeria. This value decadence amongst Nigerian teachers could have been triggered off as a result of their false perceptions in placing demands. This study therefore investigated the effect of rational emotive occupational intervention on the perceptions of work value and ethical practices amongst teachers in primary schools in Nigeria. Randomized group control intervention was adopted with 168 primary school teachers selected as participants for this study. The participants were allocated to (treatment group: n = 84) and (waitlisted control group: n = 84). The participants in the treatment group received a 12-week program of activities (REBOI) whereas the waitlisted group received the conventional means of counseling. The results showed that rational emotive behavioural occupational intervention was significant in the work values of primary school teachers in Nigeria as measured by the Organizational Values Scale . Rational emotive occupational intervention was significant in the ethical sensitivity of primary school teachers in Nigeria as measured by the Ethical Sensitivity Scale. It was also found that rational emotive behavioral occupational intervention has significant long-term effects on work value and ethical practices among primary school teachers in Nigeria as measured by the Organizational Values Scale, Ethical Sensitivity Scale. Therefore, we conclude that rational emotive behavioral occupational intervention is effective in changing the false perceptions of work value and ethical practices among primary school teachers in Nigeria.

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“…[ 29 ] The variation could be due to the work engagement by the teachers. Unlike the present study, [ 29 ] the reviewed study sampled primary school teachers. Possibly, the exposure and risks involved in the 2 work environments may not be the same, in that, the role expectation of male and female teachers in the 2 levels (primary schools and technical college) of education differs.…”

“…This summary was adapted from past studies that have utilized rational-emotive occupational health coaching. [ 28 , 29 ] The individuals in both groups were reevaluated (assessment 2) immediately following the intervention to determine whether there had been a beneficial change in the treatment. A third evaluation was given to the participants 2 months later (assessment 3).…”

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