The Effect of Islamic Work Ethic on Teachers' Job Motivation with the Mediating Role of Professional Commitment (Case Study: Ardabil Primary School Teachers)

 Teachers' job enthusiasm is a prominent aspect that improves students' well-being and academic performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Islamic work ethic on teachers' job motivation with the mediating role of professional commitment among primary school teachers in Ardabil.

 The research method is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study included all primary school teachers in Ardabil in the academic year 1398-99 to 2671 people based on Cochran's formula and using multi-stage cluster random sampling method of this number, 340 people as a statistical sample of the research for Data collection was selected. Ali (2008), Salanova & Schaufeli (2001) and Clikeman and Henning (2000) standard professional commitment questionnaires were used to collect research data. Data were analyzed by descriptive indices, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural relationships model using SPSS 24 and lisrel statistical software.

Ethical Considerations: 

After explaining the objectives of the study and reassuring the participants about the confidentiality of information and their verbal satisfaction, questionnaires were distributed among the participants.

 The results showed that Islamic work ethic has a positive and significant relationship with professional commitment (r=0.44; p<0.001) and job motivation (r=0.43; p<0.001). The results also showed that job motivation has a positive and significant relationship with professional commitment (r=0.56; p<0.001). The results of the model show that the coefficient of impact of Islamic work ethic on job motivation mediated by professional commitment is 0.33 and Islamic work ethic indirectly and mediated by professional commitment has a positive and significant effect on job motivation (statistical value of the Subel test. 4.53 and P<0.05).

 According to the research findings, it can be said that the existence of Islamic work ethic in schools makes teachers and school principals have a positive attitude towards their jobs and attend schools with great enthusiasm and have a special commitment to their jobs.