MEASUREMENT AND CORRELATES OF WORK ENTHUSIASM, ADHERENCE TO WORK GOALS, WORK ABSORPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NORTH COTABATO

Abstract

This research study aimed to determine whether there is a significant relationship between work enthusiasm, adherence to work goals, work absorption, and organizational commitment among teachers in public secondary schools in North Cotabato, Philippines. The descriptive-correlational research design was used in this study with 500 secondary school teachers as respondents, which were selected using the stratified random sampling method. Sets of survey questionnaire were utilized in the study. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage distribution, and mean. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient or Pearson r was used for correlational analysis to determine the relationship of the independent variables to the dependent variable. The study revealed that the respondents have high level of work enthusiasm, very high level of adherence to work goals, high level of work absorption, and high level of organizational commitment. The results of the correlational analysis indicate that the variables work enthusiasm, adherence to work goals, and work absorption have significant relationship with organizational commitment (p<.05).

Keywords: Work engagement, organizational commitment, secondary school teachers, work, goals, adherence, enthusiasm, absorption. descriptive correlational design.