The relationship between school autonomy and principals’ organizational commitment: A multimediation model
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Xing Tong
School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University
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Yemei Wei
School of Teacher Education, Nanjing XiaoZhuang University
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- Keywords:
- school principals, organizational commitment, school autonomy, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, principal–teacher relationship
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This study analyzed the mechanism of school autonomy on principals’ organizational commitment by applying self-determination theory. Participants were 223 Chinese principals from primary and secondary schools. The survey results revealed that (a) school autonomy, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, principal–teacher relationships, and organizational commitment were positively correlated with each other; (b) job satisfaction, self-efficacy, and principal–teacher relationships played multiple mediating roles between school autonomy and organizational commitment; and (c) the respective strength of the three mediation effects was not significantly different. The findings enrich knowledge of school principals’ organizational commitment and imply a need to pay attention to the satisfaction of their psychological needs.
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- 2024-04-03
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- Vol. 52 No. 4 (2024)
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