Challenges Confronting School Heads in the Implementation of the Senior High School Program

Abstract

Introduction

This study determined the levels of challenges in the implementation of the SHS program in the public secondary schools of six (6) divisions of Pangasinan S.Y. 2016-2017. Specifically, it sought to determine the following: 1) profile of the school administrators in terms of age, sex, civil status, highest educational attainment, number of years as a school administrators and the number of relevant training attended in the different levels; 2) levels of challenges in the implementation of SHS program; 3) significant differences in the level of challenges in the implementation of SHS program by school administrators across their profiles; 4) significant relationships between the levels of challenges in the implementation of the SHS program by the school administrators and their profiles.

Methods

A descriptive-correlational method of research was employed. The questionnaire checklist was used as a data-gathering tool. Frequency counts and percentages were used to determine the profile of the respondents. ANOVA and Pearson-r were used to determine the significant difference in the level of challenges in the implementation of the SHS program by the public secondary school administrators across their profiles.

Results

The following conclusions were drawn: 1) school administrators of Pangasinan are adults, mostly female, educationally qualified and young in service, 2) they have a challenging task in implementing the SHS Program, 3) their age and number of relevant training in different levels are positive indicators of non-comparability in level of challenges in the implementation of the SHS program, 4) their profile variables sex, civil status, highest educational attainment and number of relevant training attended are sources of variations in the level of challenges in implementation of the SHS program.

Discussions

The following recommendations are offered: 1) school administrators should take their initiative to pursue the highest educational degree which is the doctorate and should undergo professional upgrading through training and seminars in the national and international levels, 2) they must be sensitive in addressing the challenges in the implementation of SHS Program, 3) more appropriate and relevant variables should be explored to better determine the level of the challenges in the implementation of SHS Program, 4) other research studies should be conducted to look into other aspects of the level of challenges in the implementation of the SHS program in a wider scope.