Transparent, Ethical, and Accountable (Tea) Governance to Successful School Management in Selected Elementary Public Schools in Region Iv-Calabarzon

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School is a very important element of the society. Governing bodies implemented Transparent, Ethical, and Accountable (TEA) Governance that manifested commitment for educational administrators to provide good governance and management practices yet still cited complaints and administrative cases from the component divisions. This study will be a great help to provide effective ways of nurturing personal and professional challenging role of the school heads to succeed in their school management.

METHODS

Quantitative and qualitative kind of survey research method were used. In the theories of Agency Stewardship and on Managerial Homogeny, three group of respondents composed of 15 school heads, 289 teachers, and 15 parents who are members of Parent-Teacher Association answered a set of survey questionnaire in the determination of the extent of TEA Governance practices and selected fifteen school heads across different divisions in Region IV-CALABARZON participated in an open-ended interview.

RESULTS

The degree of agreement made by the three group of respondents on the extent of TEA Governance implementation of practices perceive as Extremely Implemented with the exception of the following: strong merit system, collaborative partnership, uphold work professional ethics, and regular financial reports. The coded responses made by the school heads reflects the facilitating and debilitating factors on the following common themes: accountability, involvement, transparent relationship among stakeholders, time, inconsistency, attitude of teachers, awareness and collaboration of best practices.

DISCUSSIONS

The result yielded that advocacy of TEA Governance must be given focus of governing bodies in the Department of Education. The need for continuous professional development programs for the group of internal and external stakeholders in the use of operational manual for adequate information dissemination in the active practice of good governance utilizing transparent, ethical, accountable leadership in achieving successful school management.