Abstract
This study attempted to investigate the work engagement, accountability, autonomy and organizational commitment of elementary and secondary public-school teachers. Four hundred teachers from M’lang Central district, Cotabato participated during the conduct of this study for the S.Y. 2021-2022. This study used a path analysis method using quantitative approach. The data gathering tool contained an adopted questionnaire coming from the different authors. Mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were used in statistical tool. Based on the results and findings of the study, teacher work engagement, accountability, autonomy and organizational commitment were described as high. The results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between work engagement, accountability, autonomy and organizational commitment of teachers. Only work engagement have significantly predicted the organizational commitment of teachers compared to accountability and autonomy. Hypothesized model 5 have successfully met the criteria set by each index. This means that the model fits well with the data which can best explain the organizational commitment of teachers.
Keywords: Organizational Commitment, Work Engagement, Accountability, Autonomy, Path Analysis, M’lang Central District