THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF FACULTY SPIRITUALITY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND WORK ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

Welejado B. Macayra, Jr., Lorna T. General

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This study aimed to examine the mediating role of faculty spirituality in the relationship between school organizational climate and the work attitude of public elementary school teachers. Using a quantitative, non-experimental design with a correlational approach, data were collected from 300 teachers in public elementary schools across Baganga North and South, Davao Oriental. The study employed a stratified random sampling method and gathered responses through face-to-face surveys. Statistical analyses included mean, Pearson’s r, and Medgraph with the Sobel z-test. Findings indicated that school organizational climate, work attitude, and faculty spirituality among teachers were at a very high level. Additionally, significant relationships were observed between school organizational climate and work attitude, school organizational climate and faculty spirituality, and faculty spirituality and work attitude. Furthermore, results showed that faculty spirituality partially mediates the relationship between school organizational climate and work attitude among public elementary school teachers.

 

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education, faculty spirituality, school organizational climate, work attitude, teachers, mediating effect, Philippines

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