Dr. Castro-Caceres, Ricardo

Introduction. The environment in which people interact is essential for the achievement of objectives and goals. In organizations of all types, this environment is called climate. The study of the Organizational Climate concept has captivated the interest of several areas and has recently emerged as a relevant topic in research on educational communities. Method. The objective of this study is to determine the levels of association of organizational climate variables (commitment, satisfaction and motivation) of students and teachers with the perception of management. The population, scarcely studied before, is composed of students and teachers of Adult Regular Education Establishments in the Biobío Region, Chile. The sample consists of 358 students and 59 teachers. The research methodology is a multiple linear regression that seeks to generate a predictive model of variable grouping. Results. The results follow the trend of positive and significant correlation of organizational climate variables (commitment, motivation and satisfaction) and management, the predictive models suggest a different grouping of variables in both groups studied. Discussion. In general, the positive and significant correlation between the variables studied agrees with what has been found so far; however, the most significant and divergent aspect is that the students seem to be more motivated than the teachers with regard to the organizational climate management processes and the learning-teaching process. Teachers show adequate organizational commitment, but this is less related to their satisfaction and even less to their motivation.