Influence of Tutors’ Involvement in Decision Making by Principals on Tutors’ Levels of Job Commitment in Primary Teachers Training Colleges in Eastern Region Kenya

In Kenya, the Primary Teachers Training Colleges play a key role of training teachers who teach in primary schools. Primary Teacher Training Colleges (PTTCs) train primary school teachers, who represent more than half of all teachers hired by TSC. Due to the role played by teacher training colleges, the school administrators are supposed to influence their staffs and other stakeholders of education to make sure their colleges effectively attain their intended objectives by making sure their tutors remain committed towards work. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of tutors’ involvement in decision making by principals on tutors’ levels of job commitment in primary teachers training colleges in Eastern Region Kenya. The study was guided by the following objective: To determine the influence of tutors’ involvement in decision making by principals on tutors’ levels of job commitment in primary teachers training colleges in Eastern Region Kenya. The Existence Relatedness and Growth Theory of Motivation guided the study. Descriptive survey design was used.