Human Resource Development Practices of School Heads, School and Teacher Performance in Public Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study focused on the extent of principal's practices to build human resource development of public elementary teachers. It utilized survey questionnaire as the main instrument. It involved 12 school heads and 100 public elementary school teachers in Calamba West District. Statistical formula includes simple mean and Spearman rho rank-order correlation.

METHODS

Two groups were included in this study consisting of school head-respondents and teacher-respondents. From each school, the school heads are (12) and teachers are (100).

RESULTS

The researcher concluded that; 1) The school heads' performance of their functions in the practices of employee training, career development, performance management, coaching, mentoring, organizational development, and strategic planning are at high level. 2) The human resource development practice is significantly related to the schools' SBM level only on specific indicator of mentoring, organizational development, and strategic planning. 3) The findings of the study showed that a significant relationship exists between the school heads' high level of practices of human resource development and schools' SBM level and NAT performance and so as with teachers' IPCRF ratings.

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher offered the following recommendations: 1) The school heads and teachers need to collaboratively maintain and enhance the high level of human resource development practices; 2) A school-based action research needs to be conducted to examine the effective practices of human resource development program that can strengthen correlation with school and teacher's performance; 3) It is imperative that both school heads and teachers draw collaborative actions that will lead to the achievement of the overall school goals and specifically determine each role in delivering exceptional performance.