Exploring the Core Behavioral Competencies of Public High School Heads through Convergent Parallel Approach

Abstract

This research seeks to explore the core behavioral competencies of the public high school heads of the Schools Division of Paranaque City. Using the convergent parallel approach, the research yielded the following: 1) The school heads considered themselves role models of self-management, professionalism and ethics, teamwork, service orientation, and innovation competencies; however, the teachers rated the school heads as consistently demonstrating the said competencies. Both the school heads themselves and the teachers perceived that the school heads consistently demonstrate result focus competency; Professionalism and ethics, teamwork, and service orientation are the most observed behavioral competencies of school heads as perceived by the themselves and by the teachers; 2) The ratings of school heads and teachers on result focus received a very strong positive correlation; Their ratings on professionalism and ethics, teamwork and service orientation competencies got a positive correlation but not significant at .s05 level of significance; and their ratings on self-management competency received a weak negative correlation but not significant at .05 level of significance; 3) There was no significant difference in the perceptions of school heads themselves and teachers on the core behavioral competencies of school heads; and 4) The findings of the research imply that it is vital for the school heads to understand, value and implement the core behavioral competencies for school effectiveness; that the empirical evidences obtained are useful in the conduct of a performance review which is a salient component of performance management system.