A Causal Model on Job Satisfaction of Public Secondary School Teachers in Region XI in the Context of School Leadership, Instructional Management and School Based-Management

The research aims to identify the best model of school leadership, instructional management, and school-based management to job satisfaction among 400 public secondary school educators in Region XI.A non-experimental quantitative research design utilizing descriptive and structural equation modelling to develop the best model.The data from a modified survey questionnaire were analyzed utilizing mean, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, linear regression, and structural equation modelling.The study's findings indicated that school leadership, instructional management, school-based management, and job satisfaction were rated high among public school teachers in Region XI.Furthermore, a strongly significant correlation exists between school leadership and job satisfaction, instructional management and job satisfaction, and school-based management and job satisfaction since the p-values for all measures are below the established significance alpha level.The results indicate a substantial impact of the three exogenous variables-school leadership, instructional management, and schoolbased management-on the endogenous variable, job satisfaction.Ultimately, Model 3 of the framework satisfied all requirements for organizational commitment and was regarded as the most suitable model.It demonstrated a suitable alignment across all dimensions and may be regarded as the most succinct and effective model.The results align with SDG 4 (Quality Education), which promotes high-quality education by highlighting the value of collaborative decision-making, supportive school environments, and professional development for teachers in enhancing teacher retention, satisfaction, and academic results.