External Stakeholders’ Participation and Performance: A Springboard for Conceptualized Management Model of Accountability and Sustainability

Abstract

This study attempted to determine the participation and performance of external stakeholders in selected secondary city schools in the CALABARZON. It also looked into a significant relationship between external stakeholders’ level of participation and performance and their significant difference when respondents are grouped by city schools. Problems encountered by the external stakeholders’ participation and performance in school programs and activities were identified. The study employed a mixed method. The study made use of self-designed questionnaire and interview, and statistical tools using frequency, weighted arithmetic means, Pearson r, and One Way ANOVA. The study used simple random sampling for the selection of seven secondary city schools division offices in the CALABARZON. The quota sampling technique was used to choose the 210 schools external stakeholders who served as the respondents. Findings reveal that the external stakeholders’ level of participation has an average weighted mean of 2.78 described as participated. Their level of performance in school programs shows a weighted mean of 3.03 and described as agree. There isa significant relationship between the external stakeholders’ level of participation and their performance. On the other hand, a no significant difference between external stakeholders’ level of participation and their performance when they are grouped according to city schools was revealed. Lack of time ranks first when it comes to the problems encountered during participation and performance by external stakeholders.