Philippine E-Journals

Research Competence and Productivity Among School Heads and Teachers: Basis for District Research Capacity Building

Romel Lagrio | Jorge Fabonan | Lilian San Jose

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The study was conducted to determine the research competence and productivity among school heads and teachers: Basis for district research capacity building. It was conducted in thirteen Public Elementary Schools and four Public Secondary Schools in Taytay District III and involved twelve school heads and 124 public school teachers. The researcher's modified survey questionnaires and administered utilizing google form. Descriptive statistical tools such as mean, frequency counts, and percentage were applied as statistical treatments. Mann-Whitney Test and Chi-square Test were used to analyze the significant difference between the research skills and productivity of the school heads and teachers. The study revealed that school heads and teachers have different beliefs concerning individual research skills and are described as sometimes and often respectively. However, the study found out that only two teachers and none of the school heads engaged in crafting basic and action research. Results revealed that School heads and teachers were lack of training and seminars on how to do research, insufficient budget in the school to undertake research, difficulty in analyzing qualitative data, heavy teaching load, and the process of proposing research is very tedious and rigorous, busy with their teaching practice and personal life to do research are the challenges encountered by the school heads and teachers in conducting research. Mann-Whitney Test shows that there is a significant difference between the school heads' and teachers' research skills. Chi-square Test revealed that there is a significant difference between the school head and teachers’ research productivity.