Work-Environmental Health and Teachers' Productivity

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Work-Environmental health and Teachers' Productivity sought to establish the influence of a Teacher's Environmental Health on their productivity in Tinambac North District, Division of Camarines Sur, S/Y 2015-2016. Specific problems investigated were the demographic characteristics of the respondents as to personal profile and professional attribute; the quality of teacher's work-environment in terms of job content, supervision, social aspects, communication, and benefits; the level of teacher's productivity along pupils' performance in 3 R's, community involvement, and professional enhancement; the extent of relationship between work-environment health and productivity; and the significant association between demographic characteristics of teachers' work-environmental health and productivity.

METHODS

The descriptive-evaluative and correlational methods were used in this study. The questionnaire checklist was the research instruments. Data treated statistically using frequency and percentage, weighted mean and ranking, Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple regressions.

RESULTS

Many respondents were female, married, and belonged to the rank of teacher 1, along with job content; supervision; interpersonal relationship; communication and benefits, the overall weighted mean was good. Teachers' level of productivity along pupils’ performance in reading was classified as high, but low in writing and arithmetic; in community involvement and professional enhancement it was classified as high. Teachers' level of productivity in pupils’ performance in reading was classified as high but low in writing and arithmetic. Teachers' level of productivity along pupils' performance in 3r's, community involvement and professional enhancement registered highly significant in job content and interpersonal relationships while significant in communication, supervision, and benefits. As to demographic characteristics and work-environmental health, the only interpersonal relationship was noted significant to civil status and length of service. As to demographic characteristics and productivity, professional enhancement and pupils’ performance in arithmetic was significant to civil status and the highest educational attainment.

DISCUSSIONS

The teachers' work-environmental health significantly influence their productivity, and teachers' demographic characteristics are significantly associated with their work-environmental health and productivity.