The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion

This study investigated the influence of school organizational culture on public basic school teachers’ commitment to the teaching profession. A total of 300 randomly selected public basic school teachers in the Ashaiman community of Tema, Ghana completed questionnaire, comprising 44 close ended ite...

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Main Authors:	Saani, Abdul-Jaleel, Opare, James Adu, Yarquah, John Anaesi
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Language:	English
Published:	penerbit ukm 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8386/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8386/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8386/1/Chap3.pdf

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spelling	ukm-83862016-12-14T06:47:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8386/ The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion Saani, Abdul-Jaleel Opare, James Adu Yarquah, John Anaesi This study investigated the influence of school organizational culture on public basic school teachers’ commitment to the teaching profession. A total of 300 randomly selected public basic school teachers in the Ashaiman community of Tema, Ghana completed questionnaire, comprising 44 close ended items related to four main constructs derived from the literature. The Cronbach’s alpha was used to test for the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient was 0.86. Data for the study was analysed using means, standard deviations and multiple regression analysis. It was found that though school organizational culture is positively perceived by teachers, it does not directly predict their commitment to the teaching profession. It does so only if it boosts the teachers’ job satisfaction, and also if this satisfaction ignites teachers’ commitment to the school they find themselves in. It is therefore recommended that head masters of basic schools should nurture positive and attractive school organizational culture in their schools. This will in turn bring about teachers’ job satisfaction and commitment to the school. This condition will in the long run lead to the general commitment of teachers to the teaching profession. penerbit ukm 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8386/1/Chap3.pdf Saani, Abdul-Jaleel and Opare, James Adu and Yarquah, John Anaesi (2014) The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion. Jurnal Pendidikan Malaysia, 39 (2). pp. 101-107. ISSN 0126-6020 / 2180-0782 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jpend/
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description	This study investigated the influence of school organizational culture on public basic school teachers’ commitment to the teaching profession. A total of 300 randomly selected public basic school teachers in the Ashaiman community of Tema, Ghana completed questionnaire, comprising 44 close ended items related to four main constructs derived from the literature. The Cronbach’s alpha was used to test for the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient was 0.86. Data for the study was analysed using means, standard deviations and multiple regression analysis. It was found that though school organizational culture is positively perceived by teachers, it does not directly predict their commitment to the teaching profession. It does so only if it boosts the teachers’ job satisfaction, and also if this satisfaction ignites teachers’ commitment to the school they find themselves in. It is therefore recommended that head masters of basic schools should nurture positive and attractive school organizational culture in their schools. This will in turn bring about teachers’ job satisfaction and commitment to the school. This condition will in the long run lead to the general commitment of teachers to the teaching profession.
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author	Saani, Abdul-Jaleel Opare, James Adu Yarquah, John Anaesi
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author_facet	Saani, Abdul-Jaleel Opare, James Adu Yarquah, John Anaesi
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title	The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion
title_short	The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion
title_full	The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion
title_fullStr	The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion
title_full_unstemmed	The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion
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The complex influence of school organizational culture on teachers’commitment to the teaching profesion

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