The Attitudes of Teachers of Nasugbu West Central School in Conducting an Action research: A Basis of Proposed Training Development Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In the advent of the K-12 Program, changes and challenges were expected from teachers to engage in school reform and be accountable for student achievement increases. Action research is one of the systematic methods of solving problems or making teaching better, it allows teachers to identify changes and challenges on their teaching practices so it could be improved. Conducting action research provides teachers with empowerment, promoting their own practices, helping them understand and apply theoretical and practical knowledge about teaching.It aimed to assess the attitudes of teachers of Nasugbu West Central School in conducting action research. It sought answers to the difficulties and challenges encountered by the teachers in writing own action research inside the classroom. This action research determines the relationship between the profile of the teachers and their attitudes in conducting action research.

METHODS

The research study employed the descriptive research method. This type of research describes what exists and may help to uncover new facts and meaning. The purpose of descriptive research is to observe, describe, and document aspects of a situation as it naturally occurs. This method applies in this study because it aimed to assess the attitudes of teacher individual in conducting action research. Descriptive method of research was used by the researcher to assess the positive and negative attitudes of the teachers in conducting own research work. The descriptive study involved 50 out of 107 elementary teacher-respondents using random sampling.

RESULTS

The results showed that teachers' number one barrier in conducting action research was the lack of time and stressful. The methodical process of action research encouraged teachers in this study to make more informed and purposeful decisions about teaching practices.

This only showed that conducting action research by the teachers’ in elementary school was demandable.

DISCUSSIONS

Most of the respondents were female, married, BEED with MA and a lengthy period of teaching.

They responded moderately agree in the importance of action research in the classroom situation and responded disagree in other statements like the steps in preparing own action research.

There was a significant relationship between the profile of the teacher and the attitudes in conducting action research. A proposed training development plan was designed to promote responsive awareness in conducting action research.