Abstract:
Organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) of teachers has been
found essential for the effective functioning of schools, and tea chers’ propensity to perform OCB is determined by various indivi dual and organisational characteristics. The present study
investigates the role of human values – benevolence, achieve ment, self-direction and conformity – in OCB in a sample of
teachers. The study model was examined with structural equation
modelling using AMOS. Data were collected using self-report
questionnaires from 410 teachers in the secondary schools in Sri
Lanka. The results revealed that, of the four values examined,
benevolence correlated significantly with OCB, while achieve ment, self-direction and conformity had no significant relationship
with OCB. The present study contributes to the growing empirical
research on teacher’s OCB and offers practical recommendations
for principals and educational administrative authorities, and the oretical implications and recommendations for future studies.