중학교 교사의 의사결정 참여수준과 조직효과성과의 관계

Abstract

This study aims to examine middle school teacher perceptions of their roles in decision making, effective school systems, and identification of the relationship between teachers' participation levels in the decision making process and the organizational effectiveness of middle schools. Research will analyze data and make suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness and achievement of a school’s educational goals. To achieve these objectives, survey questions were devised from survey tools created by Ryu Peong-su(1998) utilized for assessing teachers' participation levels and Kim Chang-gul(1983) for organizational effectiveness. The results were then checked for validity with the help of two experts. The surveyed pool was 559 teachers from 18 middle schools in Busan and the results were analyzed using 'SPSS WIN 12.0. They are as follows: First, teachers consider their participation in decision-making to be low. Second, teachers view the effectiveness of school systems higher than average. Third, the correlation between teachers’ participation and the system effectiveness (including job satisfaction, organization adaptability and job achievement) was positively high. When teachers' participation levels were divided into 3 parts - low, middle, and high, the system effectiveness appeared highest with the high- level participation group. These results affirm the need for teacher participation in decision making, in turn enhancing the effectiveness of school systems. The more active role teachers’ play in school management, the more opportunities they have for developing expertise and demonstrating their abilities. Consequently, a greater amount of educational goals will be fulfilled.