Growth and Challenges of Master Teachers in the Province of Batangas

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teaching is not only a profession; it is also an art as well as a science. It involves creativeness and imaginativeness. It is also a system of actions and interactions between the teachers and their students. The most important change in education has to do with attitude and behavior of teachers toward their work and the education of students.

METHODS

This study used the descriptive research design to find out the growth and challenges of master teachers in the Province of Batangas the findings of which will serve as basis for designing a scheme toward a more productive performance of master teachers in the province of Batangas.

RESULTS

The personal, social, instructional and professional attributes are possessed by the master teachers to a very great extent. There are highly significant differences on the respondent’s assessment on the level of execution of the master teachers in the areas of research, instruction and community extension.

DISCUSSIONS

The master teachers are evidently satisfied with their job and have viable potentials which enhance their job description. The topmost problems confronting the selection and role function of master teachers are: they cannot perform instructional supervision due to full teaching loads, lack of training to perform instructional supervision and difficulty in the utilization of instructional technologies. Among the issues confronting the selection and role function of master teachers are the delayed results of ranking of applicants, appointment to position by seniority and difficult qualification guidelines and requirements.