Parallelism between Program Outcomes with Management and Leadership Competencies among Catholic Teacher Education Administrators

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Catholic Education Institutions particularly the member of South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) that are offering Teacher Education Program are facing difficulties in terms of program outcomes such as enrollment rate, graduation rate and LET performance. This study determined the parallelism between program outcomes with management and leadership competencies of the Catholic Teacher Education Administrators.

METHODS

This study employed quantitative-correlational design. It utilized standardized instruments in assessing the parallelism between program outcomes with management and leadership competencies of Catholic Teacher Education Administrators of South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC).

All 33 Teacher Education Administrators and Teacher Education faculty from three Catholic member schools of South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) were taken as participants of this study. The researcher did not utilize any sampling procedure because of limited respondents. The data were interpreted using frequency, percentage, weighted mean and ANOVA.

RESULTS

There is no significant relationship between the graduation rate and LET performance of the three participating schools and the management and leadership competencies of the Teacher Education Administrators hence the null hypothesis is accepted. However, enrollment was found to be significantly related with the administrators' management and leadership competencies hence the null hypothesis is rejected.

There is a significant relationship between management and leadership competencies of the Teacher Education Administrators hence the null hypothesis is rejected. Based on the result of the study, an operational plan focused on the development and improvement of the program outcomes was prepared.

DISCUSSIONS

The Catholic Teacher Education Administrators are competent both in management and leadership competencies. The management and leadership competencies of the Catholic Teacher Education administrators affect enrollment rate but they do not have an impact on the graduation rate and LET performance of the institution. And lastly, the management and leadership competencies of the Catholic Teacher Education Administrators are interrelated.It is recommended that Catholic Teacher Education Institutions should prepare a marketing plan which should be implemented vigorously to increase the rate of enrollment in the Catholic Teacher Education Institution. It is also recommended that the institution create in house review classes in order to prepare the graduates for the licensure examination.

The administrators are also recommended to continuously update themselves on the latest trends and issues in education in order to improve and enhance their management and leadership competencies. Since it was found in the study that the administrators have not demonstrated very good skills on relationships, it is recommended that they should attend seminars on how to build these skills for them to develop camaraderie among the faculty in their own departments. In addition, it is recommended that the Teacher Education Administrators adopt the proposed Administrative Development Plan and have it implemented vigorously in their own institutions.