Collaborative Efforts of Stakeholders Relative to Schools Academic Performance: Basis for a Development of Partnership Manual

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was conducted to determine the collaborative efforts of stakeholders’ relative to schools’ academic performance. This study sought to answer the following sub-problems: profile of stakeholders engaged in the promotion of school's academic performance, the level of stakeholders’ involvement, the level of collaborative efforts of stakeholders in improving school's academic performance, and problems encountered by the teachers and school heads in their collaboration. Lastly, a partnership manual will be developed in improving collaboration among stakeholders. Respondents are stakeholders from selected schools of Gubat, Sorsogon.

METHODS

Descriptive method was used for the analysis of answers given by the respondents. A questionnaire was used to determine the collaborative efforts of stakeholders’ relative to the school’s academic performance. This research adopted the qualitative method of research while the survey results were validated through interviews to get the profile of the stakeholders engaged in the school.

RESULTS

Results show that assisting learners and teachers in achieving goals to promote school academic performance got a high collaboration score between stakeholders. Consulting other professionals for the promotion of academic performance obtained a moderate collaboration score. Stakeholder's involvement in planning school projects has a moderate collaboration score as well as providing financial assistance among students who joined academic activities. Assessing the child's monthly improvement along academics has also a moderate collaboration score between stakeholders as well as communicating with teachers regarding learners' achievements. Among 793 stakeholder-respondents, there are 195 stakeholders who have 10 years and above experience in involving themselves in school. According to the results of the interview, the stakeholders who spent a longer period of engagement in the school are the internal stakeholders. Most of them are school heads and teachers. Among fifteen activities the respondents are involved with, acting as tutors in the learners are in the first rank.

DISCUSSIONS

The common problems met by teachers and school heads were the unsustainable engagement of stakeholders in the school.A partnership manual was developed to guide stakeholders in effective school-community partnership. It can help build strong collaboration between internal and external stakeholders in terms of promoting schools' academic performance.