Faculty loyalty is conceptualized and operationalized as a multidimensional construct with at least four levels: loyalty to the district, loyalty to the principal, loyalty to colleagues, and loyalty to the association. This research probes organizational factors that facilitate the development of faculty loyalty in urban elementary schools. As expected, school properties that predict one aspect of loyalty are typically different from those that predict other aspects. Predicting loyalty to the association, however, remains elusive.
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