The relationship between teachers' behavioral empowerment and organizational commitment

The aim of this study is to determine teachers' perceptions of behavioral empowerment and organizational commitment according to different variables and to reveal whether there is a meaningful relationship between them. The study was designed in the relational survey model. The population of the study consists of 2157 teachers working in official primary, secondary and high schools in the central district of Bolu in the 2020-2021 academic year, and answers were provided from 916 teachers "Personal Information Form", "Behavioral Empowerment of Teachers Scale" and "Teachers' Organizational Commitment Scale" were used as data collection tools in the study. According to the results of the research, the behavioral empowerment perceptions of teachers are at the level of "almost every time" and the organizational commitment perceptions are at a "high" level across the scale and in its dimensions. Teachers' perceptions of behavioral empowerment have a meaningful significance across the scale, with the dimensions of delegation of authority, participation in decision, and teamwork, depending on the educational status variable. According to the variables of education level, age and seniority, the dimensions of administrative support and decision participation differ across the scale. Teachers' perceptions of organizational commitment have a meaningful significance according to the gender variable, with dimensions of devotion to teaching work and teaching profession across the scale. Depending on the marital status, age and seniority variable, the dimensions of dedication to the school and the study group have a meaningful significance across the scale. According to the variables of education level, education level and working time in school, the dimensions of dedication to the school, teaching affairs and the study group have a meaningful significance across the scale. There are significant positive correlations between the behavioral empowerment scale and its dimensions and the organizational commitment scale and its dimensions.