Philippine E-Journals

Supervisory Skills and Governance in Public Secondary Schools in the Divisions of Puerto Princesa City and Palawan

Lorna Quiatzon | David Perez

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study focused on the assessment of supervisory skills and governance of Public Secondary school heads in the Division of Puerto Princesa City and Palawan. Data shows that most of the teachers are female, ages are in the middle age, married, and serving for more than ten years in public schools with a master’s degree. The respondents also came from different schools with different numbers of student’s population. The result shows that both teachers and school heads demonstrate High Levels of Supervisory Skill and Governance, as implementers of change, the school heads also demonstrate a High Level of change management practices in Instruction and a High Level of Empowerment in developing a vision, education, and curriculum, managing teachers, monitoring students’ development, and safeguarding an academic climate. There are also some challenges witnessed by the teacher respondents in exercising the change management practices. Despite challenges, the school heads possess a high level of supervisory skills. Based on the result no significant relationship existed between the supervisory skills and governance of the school heads.