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ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION RESEARCHER, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
This study examines the impact of job satisfaction and teacher autonomy on perceived teacher job performance in schools operating under a centralized educational system in T & uuml;rkiye, with a particular focus on the role of collective teacher culture. Despite the influence of organizational culture on these concepts is well-established, studies on collective teacher culture in hierarchical management systems remain limited. Therefore, this research aims to offer insights into this underexplored area. Data were collected from 363 public school teachers in Ankara using standardized scales and analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that both job satisfaction and collective teacher culture had a significant effect on teacher job performance. While teacher autonomy had no direct impact on performance, it indirectly affected teacher job performance through collective teacher culture. The study contributes to the literature by providing context-specific evidence from T & uuml;rkiye and highlights the potential of investing in collective teacher culture as an alternative strategy to enhance teacher job performance when direct autonomy-enhancing measures are constrained.