The Influence of Sense of Community, Sense of Coherence, and Total Quality Management on Work Engagement Among Public Schools Teachers: A Path Model Analysis
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This study looked at how sense of community, sense of coherence, and overall quality management affect work engagement among public elementary school teachers in Region XI, Philippines. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational study design, information was gathered from 400 public elementary school teachers chosen through stratified random sampling. For finding the best-fit model and looking at both direct and indirect relationships between variables, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple regression, and path analysis via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in AMOS were used to look at the data. The tools used in the surveys were checked and certified. According to the results, instructors were very engaged at work, while sense of community, sense of coherence, and general quality management were all rated as high. Work involvement was strongly linked to all three outside factors, as shown by regression and correlation analysis. Modell 3 was the best fit model, according to path analysis. Overall quality management had an indirect effect on work engagement through feeling of community. Furthermore, this shows how important psychosocial and meaning-based tools are for keeping teachers interested. In addition to providing an empirically supported model of teacher work engagement, the study helps the Department of Education (DepEd) by supporting the creation of human-centered management methods, encouraging professional collaboration, and enhancing teachers' well-being. Aiming to keep teachers engaged and improve school performance overall in public primary schools, the results provide evidence-based inputs for teacher development programs, school leadership efforts, and quality assurance procedures.
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