The Relationship Between High School Teachers' Perceptions of Organizational Culture and Motivation

Rezzan Uçar,Cemalettin İpek

doi:10.11114/jets.v7i7.4198

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between school culture and motivation perceptions of teachers in high schools. The study tested whether the participant teachers' organizational culture and motivation perceptions were statistically different according to gender, marital status, school type and professional seniority and also it was attempted to determine whether the motivation perceptions of teachers could be statistically predicted from their organizational culture perceptions. A simple random sampling method was used in the study conducted with the teachers employed in high schools in Diyarbakır city center. The Organizational Culture Scale and the Teacher Motivation Scale were incorporated as data gathering instruments in the study. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the teachers' organizational culture perceptions statistically varied according to gender (in favor of the female teachers) and marital status (in favor of the married teachers) in the power culture dimension and according to professional seniority (in favor of those of 20 years or more teaching experience) in the support culture dimension and that the motivation perceptions of the teachers statistically varied according to gender (in favor of female teachers) in the external motivation dimension. In addition, it was found that the teachers' motivation perceptions could be statistically predicted from their organizational culture perceptions.

Highlights

Each organization has different characteristics according to its area and purpose
Organizational culture is of great importance in terms of educational organizations
From 462 measurement tools that gave feedback, 443 forms filled according to the instructions were evaluated. 166 of the teachers who participated in the research were female and 277 were male. 337 participants were married, and 106 participants were single. 280 of the participants were working in general high schools and 163 in vocational and technical high schools

Summary

Introduction

Each organization has different characteristics according to its area and purpose. Organizational culture is one of the major factors to shape these characteristics. Organizational culture is of great importance in terms of educational organizations. Achievements of educational organizations directly affect the future of society. The ability of educational organizations to meet society expectations is associated with organizational culture in schools because this culture enables us to understand and adopt goals in schools and to make common efforts to attain these goals. What’s more, it has a positive influence on employees' morale and productivity. In this context, it may be assumed that there is a relationship between organizational culture and motivation perceptions of teachers. When the related literature is reviewed, it is seen that there have been limited studies to examine the relationship between organizational culture and motivation perceptions of teachers. It is considered that this study, which examines the relation between these two concepts, will contribute to the literature

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