Teacher retention relies on sustained commitment and satisfaction. This study investigated how job commitment relates to job satisfaction and the mediating role of school culture among 205 public elementary teachers in Caraga North District, Davao Oriental. Using a quantitative correlational design, the study found that teachers reported high levels of job commitment and satisfaction, with school culture rated very high. Correlation analysis confirmed significant positive relationships among all variables. Mediation analysis revealed that school culture partially mediates the relationship between job commitment and job satisfaction. This indicates that while commitment directly predicts satisfaction, it also operates indirectly by strengthening school culture. Consequently, the findings suggest that school administrators should prioritize fostering a collaborative culture to effectively translate teacher commitment into long-term job satisfaction.
Bautista et al. (Thu,) studied this question.