Teachers' Perception on Positive Discipline and its Implications to Classroom Management of Selected Senior High School Teachers in Daet Cluster

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to investigate the perceptions on positive discipline as well as its implication to classroom management of the Senior High School Teachers of Daet Cluster for the SY 2017-2018. Specifically, this study answered the following questions:

1. What is the teachers' perception towards positive discipline?

2. What are challenges experienced by the teachers in implementing positive discipline in the senior high school of Daet Cluster Schools?

3. What effective classroom management do teacher employ in implementing positive discipline?

4. Is there a correlation between the teachers' perception towards positive discipline and classroom management?

5. What material can be proposed to enhance further the implementation of positive discipline in Daet Cluster Schools?

METHODS

This research utilized the mixed method of research. The 45 senior high school teachers from the Daet Cluster School were purposely chosen to be the respondents of this study. Simple descriptive statistics which include frequency count, percentage, weighted mean and average weighted mean were utilized. The inferential statistics was used also by the researcher to determine the correlation between the teachers' perception and the classroom management used by the teacher-respondents.

RESULTS

Conclusions derived were as follows: 1) The data gathered reveals that it even if the students are already in the senior high school, there are still misdemeanor that they do or exhibits. 2) SHS teachers in their aim to implement positive discipline, rightly manages their students in accordance to the essence of what positive discipline is. 3) There is a significant relationship between the factors of teachers' perception to that of classroom management. This implies that the higher is the teachers' perception on positive discipline, the higher also is the classroom management; 6) The developed Positive Discipline Trainers' Manual is hoped to enhance the knowledge and skills of SHS teachers and capacitate them to effectively implement positive discipline in SHS of Daet Cluster School.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the foregoing findings and conclusions, the following were recommended: 1) Trainings about discipline as a system should be given to teachers. 2) Continuous support and education be given to the students. 3) Right perception towards positive discipline of both the students and teachers should be enhanced. ; 4) School heads from Daet Cluster should attend an orientation where this manual will be utilized.