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To examine the relationships between urban teachers' organizational commitment and factors including interpersonal conflict, extracurricular participation, and school-level innovation.

January 31, 2008Urban Education

Urban Teacher Commitment

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AHAlan B. HenkinPalmer College of Chiropractic SHStephanie Layne Holliman

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Observational study reveals interpersonal conflict and innovation shape organizational commitment in urban teachers, highlighting drivers of workforce stability.

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To examine the relationships between urban teachers' organizational commitment and factors including interpersonal conflict, extracurricular participation, and school-level innovation.
Evaluated organizational and affective commitment as indicator variables for teacher retention and turnover decisions in urban schools.
Analyzed the associations between commitment levels and years of professional teaching experience, interpersonal workplace conflict, beyond-classroom participation, and support for innovation.
Interpersonal conflict and accumulated professional teaching experience both demonstrated negative associations with organizational commitment.
Support for innovation showed a strong positive effect on teacher commitment, whereas teacher participation in activities beyond the classroom was only marginally related.

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Henkin et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a751ac0f1e99ff85ab1d8e6 https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085907312548

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Observational study reveals interpersonal conflict and innovation shape organizational commitment in urban teachers, highlighting drivers of workforce stability.

Urban Teacher Commitment

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Urban Teacher Commitment

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