The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the self- directed learning capabilities of teachers on their organizational commitment and the influence of teacher efficacy on organizational commitment. It's basically meant to improve the orga...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the self- directed learning capabilities of teachers on their organizational commitment and the influence of teacher efficacy on organizational commitment. It's basically meant to improve the organizational commitment of teachers to boost the effectiveness of school organization and the quality of school education. The subjects in this study were 195 teachers in secondary schools located in Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province. A quantitative research was implemented, and a statistical analysis was carried out after the data were gathered. The findings of the study were as follows:
First, the teachers who were better at self-directed learning had a better teacher efficacy. Their self-directed learning capabilities were at a high level in general, and better self-directed learning capabilities in the cognitive, affective and behavioral domains led to better self-regulated efficacy and higher task-difficulty preference, which were the sub factors of teacher efficacy. Therefore it's found that the teachers who were more excellent in self-directed learning had a better teacher efficacy.
Second, the teachers whose teacher efficacy was better had a better organizational commitment. Their self-confidence was less than their own self-regulated efficacy and task-difficulty preference, which were the subfactors of teacher efficacy. So it seemed that they felt a sense of loss a lot when there were any problems with their classes or students. On the other hand, teacher efficacy exerted a significant influence on organizational commitment, and it's found that the teachers whose teacher efficacy was higher were better at organizational commitment.
Third, the teachers whose self-directed learning capabilities were more excellent had a better organizational commitment. The male teachers were ahead of the female teachers in every domain of organizational commitment that was normative commitment, affective commitment and continuance commitment. And better self-directed learning capabilities in the cognitive domain led to better organizational commitment. Therefore it's found that the teachers whose self-directed learning capabilities were more superior were better at organizational commitment.
Fourth, the teachers whose self-directed learning capabilities were more excellent had a better organizational commitment, and it implied that self-directed learning capabilities affected organizational commitment through the medium of teacher efficacy. Self-directed learning capabilities in the cognitive domain exercised a direct influence on organizational commitment, and self-directed learning capabilities in the affective and behavioral domains just affected organizational commitment through the medium of teacher efficacy. In other words, it could be said that self-directed learning capabilities in the affective and behavioral domains served to heighten teacher efficacy, and that the improved teacher efficacy had a positive effect on the improvement of organizational commitment.
In conclusion, the self-directed learning capabilities of the teachers exerted a significant influence on their teacher efficacy, and their teacher efficacy and self-directed learning capabilities affected their organizational commitment in a significant manner. At the same time, the self-directed learning capabilities of the teachers had an effect on their organizational commitment through the medium of teacher efficacy. Accordingly, how to boost the self-directed learning capabilities of teachers should be studied to bolster their organizational commitment to take the effectiveness of school organization and the quality of school education to another level, and it's also required to make an effort to heighten their teacher efficacy.