Factors of the scholar organization that form the affective organizational commitment of preparatory school teachers

Abstract

The present study examine the factors of the school organization which are related to the organizacional commitments that are developed by preparatory school teachers of Santiago, Chile. In general terms, the results indicate that teachers valórate four factors of the school organization: the pedagogical intervention with students and parents; the recognition they receive for the work done, the educational resources in the school has, and the administrative conditions. From these, the most relevant factor in the relation with the affective organizacional commitment is "educational resources" that the school has. This factor refers to the conditions of the pedagogic work, the competitions of the colleagues and the academic profile of the pupils of the school. The study finishes discussing the difficulties that imply that the students' become the "educational resource" of the school.