Personal and Organizational Competencies of Public Elementary and Secondary School Administrators: An Assessment
Keywords:
Assessment, Clarity of purpose, Communication, Competencies, Decision making, Leadership/fellowship skills, Organizational Competence, Personal/Human Skill, School Administrator, Strategic Management Planning, Technical Skill.Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The personal and organizational competencies of public elementary school administrators are very significant in running the school. The most important person in the school is the principal. Educational institutions exist for the student to learn and the task of all school administrators and teachers who work to facilitate and enhance that learning such of which is to provide personal and organizational competencies to the students. For this reason, it is interesting to find out through this study the different personal and organizational competencies of public elementary and secondary school administrators.
METHODS
Personal Competencies Questionnaire has two (2) components namely: professional skills and technical skills and Organizational Competencies Questionnaire has the following:
a. Strategic Management Planning
b. Leadership/ Fellowship Skills
c. Clarity of Purpose
d. Decision Making
e. Communication
RESULTS
The data revealed that there was a significant relationship between personal and organizational competencies of school administration in terms of professional skills with overall R of 0.665 and in technical skills with overall R of 0.637. Accordingly, the null hypothesis was rejected.
DISCUSSIONS
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn. The majority of the school administrators are female, married, within the age bracket of 36-40 and 31-55, with a master’s degree, HT1 position, 15-19 years and 25-29 years in service respectively. 2. Generally, the public elementary and secondary school administrations are professionally and technically competent in the performance of their job as educational managers as manifested by their rating "outstanding" both in personal and organizational competencies.3. Based on the findings, the personal and organizational competencies of school administrators' have a significant relationship. Educationally speaking, they should anchor measurably with each other for maintaining effective leadership and excellent management.
