The Principals' Approaches on Group Development of Public Elementary School Teachers in CALABARZON

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study is designed to address and describe the Principals' Approaches on Group Development to Public Elementary School Teachers in CALABARZON for the School Year 2016-2017. The author was inspired to study the approaches of the principals to develop a stronger commitment to the group goal of the Public Elementary School Teachers.

METHODS

This study used the descriptive type of research because this method was the most fitted for this undertaking. Questionnaire was the major tool used. There were three hundred sixty (360) respondents from the twelve city divisions of five (5) provinces in CALABARZON. The school heads who managed the established school were purposely selected. For the statistical tools, this study employed the following tools: weighted mean, standard deviation, and F-Test with Pearson r and P value.

RESULTS

To determine the level of Principals' Approaches in terms of leadership styles, which are directing, coaching, participating and delegating, it was found out that the leadership styles were outstanding as assessed by the principals and teachers. The teacher and principal-respondents assessed the principals' approaches in group development of public elementary school teachers in terms of motivated, effective, job satisfied,cooperative and committed as very satisfactory while the teacher-responded outstanding.

DISCUSSIONS

To determine the level of Principals' Approaches in terms of leadership styles, the principal and teacher respondents assessed the indicators or approaches of the principals' leadership styles as outstanding and very high level based on the combined average mean 4.26, 4.22, 4.29, and 4.22, which yields from the following variables: directing, coaching, participating, and delegating. On the same manner, in terms of motivated, effective, job satisfied, cooperative and committed as VS and HL. Meanwhile, Balanquit (2015) stated in her study that directing in instructional leadership is highly appreciated and moderately experienced by the teachers in the small schools. Badulis (2015) found out that willingness and participation of group members made them perform through proper approaches study of a leader. The above studies are related to the leadership styles of a leader, which are also the focus in this study. It is vital that Principals know how to use the different approaches to have a positive connection with co-workers as the new trends of 21st Century leaders.