QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AS A FUNCTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING CAPABILITY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS

Charity Mae C. Ang, Viola P. Buenaventura

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This study was conducted to determine the relationship between quality of work life as a function of organizational learning capability and the school climate of technology and livelihood education teachers. Specifically, it determined if organizational learning capability and school climate significantly influence the quality of work life of the TLE teachers. The study a used quantitative non-experimental, descriptive-correlation research design. This was participated by 128 TLE teachers-respondents from different public secondary schools in municipalities of Magsaysay, Bansalan, Matanao cluster of Davao del Sur. It utilized standardized questionnaires on the quality of work life to measure the dependent variable and organizational learning capability and school climate to measure the independent variables and was validated by the experts. Results showed in the analyses that organizational learning capability has a very high descriptive level; school climate has a high descriptive level; and quality of work life has a very high descriptive level. Organizational learning capability and school climate have a significant correlation to the quality of work life. Stepwise linear regression showed the results in the series of models, increasingly by indicators such as knowledge sharing, academic emphasis, dialogue, and participative decision-making signifies that organizational learning capability best influenced the quality of work life of TLE teachers.

 

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organizational learning capability, school climate, quality of work life, TLE teachers, general field education

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