THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF PASSION FOR TEACHING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS

Lyndon A. Quines, Jay Ar M. Ogal

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The purpose of this study was to determine the mediating effect of passion for teaching on the relationship between organizational culture and empowering leadership of school heads. Utilizing quantitative, non-experimental design via correlational technique, data were obtained from 331 elementary public school teachers who belong to the 2 districts, Bansalan East and Bansalan West under the Division of Davao Del Sur. The researcher utilized the total population technique and survey mode of data collection. The researcher also utilized the statistical tools mean, Pearson r, and Path Analysis. From the results of the study, it was found out that there is a high level of mean scores for all variables of organizational culture and empowering leadership of school heads and very high mean scores for passion for teaching. Also, results revealed that there are significant relationships between organizational culture and between passion for teaching and empowering leadership of school heads. Further, it was revealed that there was a partial mediation effect of passion for teaching on the relationship between organizational culture and empowering leadership of school heads. This implies that the passion for teaching conveys organizational culture.

 

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education, passion for teaching, organizational culture, empowering leadership of school heads, mediating effect, teachers, Philippines

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