School Climate and Teachers' Citizenship Behaviors
Author Information
Author(s): Sun Wenmei, Liu Xubo, Liu Yiwen, Ding Sasa, Jiang Yan, Lv Ziyan
Primary Institution: Faculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
Hypothesis
School organizational climate positively predicts teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors.
Conclusion
A positive school organizational climate enhances teachers' sense of teaching efficacy, which in turn increases their organizational citizenship behaviors.
Supporting Evidence
- School organizational climate significantly predicts teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors.
- Teaching efficacy mediates the relationship between school organizational climate and teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors.
- Optimistic traits moderate the effect of teaching efficacy on teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviors.
Takeaway
When schools create a friendly and supportive environment, teachers feel more confident and are more likely to help each other and go beyond their job duties.
Methodology
A survey of 500 educators from Chinese primary and secondary schools using various questionnaires to assess organizational citizenship behaviors, school climate, teaching efficacy, and optimistic traits.
Potential Biases
Potential common method bias due to self-reporting.
Limitations
The sample may not fully represent diverse educational settings, and the cross-sectional design limits causal inferences.
Participant Demographics
Participants included 226 men and 274 women, with varied teaching experience and titles.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.001
Confidence Interval
[0.46–0.61]
Statistical Significance
p<0.001
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