The consequences of organizational commitment in education

Abstract For enhancing quality of education, organizational commitment (OC) provides suitable background and is a vital factor in schools. OC is related to constructs of productivity, organizational performance and service quality. The author examined simultaneously two components of OC namely: 1- Maintaining membership 2- Attachment. Data were obtained from a mple of 903 teachers in schools in Mashhad, Iran. Teachers believe that the two component of OC are well grounded in schools and there is a significant correlation between the two components. Findings suggest the application of the components of OC for developing healthy culture in schools to achieve educational goals.