Self-efficacy and Work Commitment of the Private Senior High School Teachers in Time of Pandemic

Authors

  • Dr. Medania T. Malagsic St. Therese-MTC Colleges, Iloilo, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-936X
  • Dr. Marisa B. Petalla University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Bacolod City, Philippines
  • Dr. Araceli D. Doromal University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Bacolod City, Philippines

Keywords:

Self-efficacy, Work Commitment, Senior High School Teachers, Quantitative Research, Philippine education during the pandemic

Abstract

Self–efficacy is known to be vitally essential in teachers' commitment to their work. With the paradigm shift of the teaching and learning process brought about by the transformation of the Philippine education system, teachers’ self-efficacy and commitment have been put to the test. Several challenges confronted the teachers, creating heightened stress and anxiety with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the teaching and learning process. This has created a situation where usually efficacious teachers may not feel efficacious now (Haverback, 2020). This study aimed to determine teachers’ self-efficacy and commitment, their relationship, and challenges. Using the descriptive-correlational approaches, the study utilized 319 participants composed of principals and teachers and selected senior high school students utilizing stratified random sampling. Researcher-made questionnaires were utilized to collect the needed data for both the self-efficacy and commitment. In data analyses, mean, standard deviation, frequency count, rank, percentage distribution, and Pearson Product Moment correlation were employed. The findings revealed that the level of self-efficacy of the private senior high school teachers in a time of pandemic is very high, with student engagement area as the highest and classroom management as the lowest. On the one hand, teachers' overall degree of work commitment is exceptionally committed with the commitment to the profession and commitment to the school as the highest and commitment to the teaching and learning as the lowest. Meanwhile, the findings reveal a significant relationship between self-efficacy and work commitment. Relative to the challenges, teachers' top self-efficacy issue is the absence of direct teaching-learning interactions. In terms of commitment, the top identified challenge is teachers' challenges in balancing work with other responsibilities. The findings of the study provided baseline information in the formulation of the Human Resource Faculty Development Plan for the private senior high schools incorporating the different areas and domains of self-efficacy and work commitment.

References

H. R. Haverback & M. Mee. “ Reading and teaching in an urban middle school: Preservice teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and field-based experiences.”Middle Grades Research Journal, 10(1), 17–3. 2015

L. Riopel. “Fifteen most interesting self-compassion research findings." Positive Psychology. October 2020.

E. Skaalvik & S. Skaalvik, S.”Dimensions of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Relations with Strain Factors, Perceived Collective Teacher Efficacy, and Teacher Burnout." Journal of Educational Psychology.2017

S. Zeb &A. Nawaz. “ Impacts of Self-Efficacy on Organizational Commitment. West, P. (2014). Teacher Quality Variables and Efficacy for Teaching Minority Students”.NCPEA Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, Vol. 1, No. 1.2016

A. Abdullah. "Evaluation of Allen & Meyer's Organizational Commitment Scale: A Cross-Cultural Application in Pakistan.” Journal of Education & Vocational Research.2011

A.S Akinwale & C. A. Okotoni,. “Assessment of job commitment of secondary school teachers in Osun State, Nigeria. “International Journal of Social Sciences.2019

P. N. Mannix& J. Pommier. "The Influence of Professional Factors in Determining Primary School Teachers Commitment to Health Promotion." Published by Oxford University Press.2011

O. Lee, et al. ” Goal orientation and organizational commitment: Individual difference predictors of job performance.” International Journal of Organizational Analysis. 18. 129-150. 2010

H. R. Haverback. “Middle-Level Teachers Quarantine Teach, and Increase Self- efficacy Beliefs: Using Theory to Build Practice during COVID-19.”Middle Grades ReviewJournal.2020

B. Magsambol. “ Fast Facts: DepEd’s Distance Learning”. Pasig, PH: Rappler. 2020

A. Usop et al. “The Significant Relationship between Work Performance and Job Satisfaction in the Philippines." International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR). 3. 9-16. 2013

T. C. Mart. “A Passionate Teacher: Teacher Commitment and Dedication to Student Learning.” International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, Vol. 2(1), 226-348.2013 January 2013

N. Hurter. “The role of self-efficacy in employee commitment. Unpublished master thesis, University”.2008

Y. Almutairi. ” Leadership Self-Efficacy and Organizational Commitment of Faculty Members: Higher Education.” Administrative Sciences. 10. 66. 10.3390/admsci10030066.2020

A., Bandura. "Self-efficacy: The exercise of control." New York, NY: W.H. Freeman Company.1997

R. T. Mowday. "The measurement of organizational commitment." Science Direct Journals and books.224-227. 1979

J. Meyer & N. Allen. "A three-component conceptualization of organizational commitment. Human Resource Management”. Review, 1: 64-98.Scientific Research.1991.

N. Gökyer. “Organizational Commitment of High School Teachers.”.Journal of Education and Training Studies.2018

L. Crosswell.& R. Elliot.”Committed Teachers, Passionate Teachers: The Dimension of Passion Associated with Teacher Commitment and Engagement.”Australian Association for Research in Education. 2006

K. G. Butucha. “Teachers' Perceived Commitment as Measured by Age, Gender, and School Type. “Greener Journal of Educational Research. 3 (8), pp.363-372.2013

J. W. Creswell, & J. D. Creswell. “Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. ” Sage publication. 2017

E. Santi, G. Gorghiu & Pribeanu, C.” Teachers' Perceived Self-Efficacy for Mobile Teaching and Learning." ReseachGate12. 157-166. 10.18662/rrem. 2020

E. A Linnenbrink & P. R. Pintrich. “The role of self-efficacy beliefs in student engagement and learning in the classroom.”.Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties. American Psychological Association. 19(2), 119–137. 2003

B. Simonsen, B., et al. "Teacher self-monitoring to increase specific praise rates." Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 15, 3–13. 2013

S. Kelly & D. K. Westerman, D. K.“New technologies and distributed learning systems,” in Handbooks of Communication Science, Vol. 16, Communication and Learning, ed P. L. Witt (Boston, MA; Berlin: DeGruyter Mouton) 455–480.2016

R. Ahmad, S. Khan , & S. Rehman. “A comparative study to investigate the sense of teacher efficacy between /male and female teachers.” Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education, 4(2), 29-35.2015

R. S. Tabak, N. Akyildiz, & S. Yildiz. “Teachers’ self-efficacy perception levels and environment awareness." Egitim Arastirmalari, 10, pp.134-145. 2003

Judge, J.A. et al.” Self-Efficacy and Work-Related Performance: The Integral Role of Individual Differences." Journal of Applied Psychology. 2007, Vol. 92, No. 1, 107–127. 2007

K. S. Shahzad, K. "Impact of Teacher Self-Efficacy on Secondary School Students' Academic Achievement." Journal of Education and Educational Development. 2017

C. Celep. ” Organizational Commitment of Teachers in Educational Organizations.”Journal of Education and science.1998

O. Celik & Ekenci. “The Relationship between Illegal Behavior and Organizational Commitment of Secondary School Teachers.” Graduate thesis, Necmettin Erbakan University Educational Sciences Institute.2012

C. Mart, C.”Commitment to School and Students." Researchagate.2018

D. Orr, D. Liston, D., J. & Garrison. “Teaching, Learning, and Loving: Reclaiming Passion in Educational Practice”. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation. 2005

R. Bogler, & A. Somech."Influence of teacher empowerment on teachers' organizational commitment, professional commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior in schools." Teaching and Teacher Education, 20, 277–289.2004

Dannetta, Vincent. ”What Factors Influence a Teacher's Commitment to Student Learning?”. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 1. 10.1076/lpos.1.2.144.5398.2002

O.L. Agu. “Work Engagement, Organizational Commitment, Self-Efficacy, and Organizational Growth: A Literature Review.”.Journal of Information and Knowledge Management.2019

R. M. Klassen.”Teacher Stress: The Mediating Role of Collective Efficacy Beliefs. “Taylor The Journal Educational Research. 2010

G. V. Caprara, C. Barbaranelli, L. Borgogni, & P. Steca. “Efficacy beliefs as determinants of teachers' job satisfaction.”.Journal of Educational Psychology.2003

Barron et al. “The changing role of teachers and technologies amidst the COVID 19 pandemic: key findings from a cross-country study”. Published on Education for Global Development.2021

K. D. Moore. "Effective Instructional Strategies: From Theory to Practice." SAGE Publications.2014

R. S. Putri et al. “Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online home learning: An explorative study of primary schools in Indonesia”. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29, 4809–4818. 2020

S. Keown. “Real-Time Responses: Front Line Educators' View to the Challenges the Pandemic has Posed on Students and Faculty.” Scholarly Open Access Repository. 2021

J. McBrien, C. Rui, & P. Jones. “Virtual Spaces: Employing a Synchronous Online Classroom to Facilitate Student Engagement in Online Learning." International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning.2019

S. Houlden, & G. Veletsianos. “Coronavirus pushes universities to switch to online classes – but are they ready?” The Conversation, 12 March. 2020

F. Bozkurt. “Teacher Coandidates’ Views on Self and Peer Assessment as a Tool for Student Development.” Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45(1).2020

P. Kundu. “Indian education can't go online-only 8% of homes with young members have a computer with ne.t”. 2020

C. Jongmans. “Teachers' participation in school policy: Nature, extent, and orientation.” The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension.2004

Downloads

Published

2021-12-08

How to Cite

Dr. Medania T. Malagsic, Dr. Marisa B. Petalla, & Dr. Araceli D. Doromal. (2021). Self-efficacy and Work Commitment of the Private Senior High School Teachers in Time of Pandemic. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 60(4), 345–359. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/13568

Issue

Section

Articles