英文摘要 |
The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among participation in professional learning communities, organizational commitment, and teaching effectiveness of elementary school teachers in the remote area of Pingtung County. The status quo and differences among different groups of teachers were also included. In order to prevent blind spots in judging the viability of indictors obtained from literature review, this research was separated into two connected stages. In the first stage, an indicator system was created using the Delphi method. In the second stage, according to the results of the Delphi method, a survey questionnaire was constructed as a research instrument. The questionnaire was administered to a total of 268 elementary school teachers in Pingtung County, and 248 valid responses were obtained, generating a response rate of 92.54%. Statistical analysis was conducted to find results such as mean, standard deviation, t test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation. Four major findings were derived from this research. In the remote area of Pingtung County, teachers participating in professional learning communities are able to share their teaching experiences with one another, devote more effort to teaching than other teachers do, and use various teaching strategies. Furthermore, female teachers outperform male teachers in organizational commitment, teaching effectiveness, teaching preparation, and sharing teaching experiences. Moreover, senior teachers maintain their positions as teachers longer than junior teachers do, and older teachers manage classrooms more effectively than younger teachers do. Finally, the relationships among professional learning community, organizational commitment, and teaching effectiveness are statistically significant. Suggestions for educational administrators, school leaders, teachers in remote areas, and future researchers are presented in this study. |