ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati koliko su učitelji u osnovnim školama odani organizacij, te utječu li njihove osobne karakteristike na organizacijsku odanost. U istraživanju je korišten jednodimenzionalni upitnik za mjerenje afektivne odanosti zaposlenika, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 205 učitelja iz sedam zagrebačkih osnovnih škola. Rezultati pokazuju vrlo dobru organizacijsku odanost učitelja, no nema značajnih razlika između učitelja razredne i predmetne nastave kao ni među učiteljima s različitim radnim iskustvom. Pokazale su se razlike između ispitivanih škola, što upućuje na zaključak da karakteristike organizacije više utječu na odanost učitelja.The aim of this research was to establish the extent to which primary school teachers are devoted to the organization and whether their personal characteristics influence their organizational commitment. The unidimenzional Organizational Commitment Questionnaire was applied in the research in order to measure the affective commitment of the employee. The sample consisted of 205 teachers from 7 primary schools in Zagreb. The results show very good organizational commitment of teachers however, there are no statistically significant differences between class teachers and subject area teachers or between teachers with varying work experience. Observable differences were found between schools, and this leads to the conclusion that characteristics of organization have a greater influence on teacher commitment