TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT AND THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF TEACHERS IN GOVERNOR GENEROSO SOUTH DISTRICT
Adaoia S Jawadin | Danilo M Canda
Abstract:
This study aimed to determine the relationship between
professional commitment and leadership skills of teachers in
public schools. This study employed a non-experimental
quantitative research method to determine the associations
between variables, and the respondents of this study were the
100 public elementary school teachers in Governor Generoso
South District for the school year 2020-2021. The findings
revealed that the extent of the professional commitment in terms
of instructional competence, professional and personal
characteristics, and punctuality and attendance were extensive.
The findings revealed that the teachers were motivated to
perform and achieve to deliver their instructional role in the
classroom and to accomplish and prepare effective lessons,
grade student work and offer feedback, manage classroom
materials, productively navigate the curriculum, and collaborate
with other staff. The extent of leadership skills was found to be
extensive; with its indicator, interpersonal skills, self-discipline,
and self-awareness were high. This implies that teachers were
being sensitive to other people’s feelings, especially their coteachers. Significant relationships existed between professional
commitment and leadership skills of teachers in public schools.
There were domains in between teachers’ professional
commitment that significantly influenced their leadership skills.
Interpersonal skills, self-awareness and self-discipline skills have
a direct effect on teaching competence.
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