Teachers' Motivation, Commitment, Work Values and their Impact on Teachers' Performance
Keywords:
TEACHERS, MOTIVATION, COMMITMENT, WORK VALUES, PERFORMANCE, VALUES, WORK, EDUCATION, PUBLIC, PERFORMAbstract
INTRODUCTION
The study focuses on determining the impact of teachers' motivation, commitment, and work values in select public elementary schools in Santa Rosa, Laguna. Teachers' commitment is the relative strength and active engagement of an individual wherein he or she is obliged to give his or her time, effort, contributions, ideas and learned experiences in a particular association for specific years (Kanwar et al,2012, Bakan,et al, 2014, Bashir and Ramar, 2008). Teachers' commitment is characterized as a belief and acceptance of the values and goals of the organization, a strong willingness to put in effort for the organization, and a desire to remain with the organization.
METHODS
The study utilized the descriptive correlation type of research. The method is concerned with the description of the independent variable which may be in the form of current practices , characteristics of groups of individuals as well as their behavioral patterns, attitudes, and opinions and correlating them with quantitative dependent variables.
RESULTS
Standardized structured questionnaires on teachers' motivation, commitment and work values were used as primary data gathering tools. Teachers' performance appraisal tool was adopted from the Department of Education. Based on the result teacher respondents present “average" affective, continuance, and normative commitments. The teachers' work values in general were very good in terms of providing respect, responsibility,care , excellence, tolerance, and understanding , honesty, fairness, cooperation, participation, and democracy.
DISCUSSIONS
The performance of elementary teachers in Santa Rosa, Laguna as a whole was only satisfactory in terms of self-management, professionalism and ethics, service orientation, innovation, oral communication and written communication. However, very satisfactory performance was recorded in the performance indicators namely result focus, teamwork, and computer ICT skills.
