Relationship between school climate dimensions, teacher work motivation and performance in selected MAPSA high schools

• Main Author: Perera, Bertram Noel, FSC.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1997
• Subjects: Employee motivation; Performance; Manila Archdiocesan and Parochial Association (MAPSA); High school teachers; School environment; High school principals; Catholic high schools; Interpersonal relations; Education; Educational Administration and Supervision
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1809
• Institution: De La Salle University

The correlation between selected school climate dimensions and the level of teacher motivation and performance among Manila Archdiocesan and Parochial Association (MAPSA) schools is detected in this study. The study described (1) the principals' supportive, directive, communicator, and visible presence behaviors and (2) the teachers' engaged, frustrated, and intimate behaviors. It determined the effects of the said variables on the teachers' levels of motivation and performance in the six selected MAPSA high schools. Moreover, it assessed the social climate of the said schools. The descriptive correlational design determined both the degree of relationship and the relative effects of a set of variables on the dependent variable. Pairwise regression was also employed. The data for the study were gathered from 159 teachers in the said schools. All of them had a regular teaching load and had known their principals for at least two years. These teachers were selected regardless of their sex, age, or social class. The researcher used two standardized instruments. These were the Extended Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire and the Organizational Assessment Unit Member Questionnaire. Personal interviews were also conducted with the respondents. Teacher performance ratings were obtained from among records. Among the six MAPSA high schools, four exercised an open climate while the other two were found to be closed. A significant correlation was revealed between the teachers' level of motivation and both the principals' (1) directive behavior, and (2) visible presence. The study concluded that:1. The teachers' response to their principal's leadership behavior was quite different from one school to another, thus, establishing the unique character of each MAPSA school 2. The principals exerted a significant influence on their teachers by the manner they exercised leadership in the school 3. The good example of the principals and their genuine concern for the welfare of the teachers influenced the latter to nurture positive attitudes toward both their leader and their work in school and,4. Both principal's visibility and communication were crucial prdictors for an open school climate. The study recommends that school leaders pay serious attention to their role as the chief facilitator in the school. Principals should assess their school's climate (social and academic) at least once a year to gain first-hand knowledge of the actual situation in their schools which will enable them to take constructive and progressive steps towards the future.