School Based-Management Practices Towards Enhancing Stakeholders Participation in a Child-And Community-Centered Education System

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The aim of Department of Education is to improve quality education through the school. Community partnership provides opportunities for community members to support the improvement of student learning. One such strategy is to decentralize education decision -making by increasing parent and community involvement in schools -which is popularly known as School -Based Management (SBM). Moreover, they institutionalized ACCESs -A Child -and Community - Centered education system to empower participation of the community. However, there seem to have a very few support still to the many positive views showered on SBM as some issues and problems were said to be observed during its implementation. Thus, it is really a timely move to investigate how is SBM being implemented in the school setting.

METHODS

The mixed method of research was used in the study. The respondents of the employed among the 56 school principals, 168 teachers, 112 parents and 112 barangay officials in selected public elementary schools in Region IV -A that fell in the developing level and maturing level in which they were chosen by means of fish bowl sampling technique. An open-ended self-devised questionnaire and a semi-structured interview was constructed. Percentage weighted mean, Spearman Rho and ANOVA were used as statistical treatment.

RESULTS

The result showed that there is significant relationship in the implementation of the best practices ofACCESs and the stakeholders' participation and there is a significant difference in the implementation, problems encountered and stakeholders' participation according to provinces. Thus, a "strongly acceptable" restructured model has been proposed in which the it manifests very helpful, responsive, authenticity and ethical management of the school.

DISCUSSIONS

The result determined that parents and barangay officials are both in "practiced" level on the implementation of ACCESs. Also, the stakeholders must have a rapport and support system for the benefit of the learners. It is recommended that School heads, teachers, parents and barangay officials may continuously work hand in hand and be trained to improve the school with regards to the school based management.