The relationship between perceived managerial behavior or secondary school principals and faculty morale of three selected Catholic high schools in Bukidnon province

• Main Author: Franco, Marlene
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1978
• Subjects: Teacher morale; Teacher-principal relationships; Delegation of authority; Teachers > Malpractice; Malpractice; Educational Administration and Supervision; Educational Leadership
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/501
• Institution: De La Salle University

v. 1. This paper undertakes to find out whether the two dimensions of the principal's managerial leadership behavior, namely : organizational leadership behavior and interpersonal leadership behavior significantly relates to faculty morale in school. The descriptive method of investigation was used in the study. A survey questionnaire designed by Brother Antero Lacia FMS, for his study entitled, The Relationship Between Perceived Managerial Behavior and Faculty Morale of Five Selected Catholic High Schools in Batangas Province, was used by the researcher. The same title was adopted but differed in the location of the study. This study was conducted in the three schools in the Province of Bukidnon namely : Pangantucan Catholic High School, San Andres High School and Loyola High School. The respondents of this study are the teachers from the three Catholic secondary schools in Bukidnon who evaluated their respective principals. Statistical tools used were the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the z test. From the findings of the study, the following conclusions were derived : 1) Both dimensions of the principal's managerial behavior, namely organizational leadership behavior and interpersonal leadership behavior are significantly important in building faculty morale. 2) The teachers indicate a favorable atmosphere of high faculty morale in the school. 3) The teacher's age is not a factor which affects his perception of the principal's managerial leadership behavior and faculty morale. 4) The foregoing study seems to confirm Daniel Griffith's and Brother Antero's studies that the school administrators are the key factors to the morale problem and are the basic factor in building morale. v. 2. This paper designs a functional model of delegation for an autonomous high school which has a low tuition and whose enrollment is below 500 students. The study explains the idea, concepts and principles of delegation. Delegation, as a factor in maximizing management is seen as the crucial issue on which the performance of the principals of the three (3) schools in the province of Bukidnon: Kalilangan Pioneering Institute, Pangantucan Catholic High School and Sto. Nino High School, is measured. Several Master of Science students in Educational Management met and discussed with one of the mentors in setting up a functional model of delegation based on the survey questionnaire prepared by the Educational Management Center. The survey questionnaire revealed the contents dealt to find out the extent of delegation applied by principals in their schools. The model tries to identify the tasks of the principal under planning, decision-making, reporting and supervision that could be delegated or shared allowing the principal to concentrate on his primary responsibilities as a manager of the school. The students were able to determine two variables for the model of delegation: financial status and enrollment of the school. Using the model of delegation formulated, the three principals were gauged whether they are far or close to the ideal of practicing the art of delegation. The study concluded that : 1) The principal has overburdened herself with tasks and responsibilities which can be delegated. Delegation has been rarely exercised. 2) The areas which are supposed to be delegated--preparation of class schedules, teacher assignments, program of activities, student orientations and priority objectives for the school year student admission and disciple ordering of books and DECS reports, were not delegated. 3) Tasks that are not supposed to be delegated like the preparation of the budget and long range plan, were delegated to subordinates. v. 3. This is an administrative case involving administrator-subordinate relationship. The relationship is not so well delineated that administrators sometimes go beyond their prerogatives and powers, and subordinates on the other hand, are ignorant of their rights so that they easily become prey to their superior's malicious plans and schemes. From a Christian educator's point of view, the case stemmed from man's abuse of authority. Juan Baliste was appointed district supervisor with the creation of Kapantugan district on June 17, 1971. On February 9, 1976, Eustaquio Insong, Division Superintendent of Mahayahay, Bukidnon, received a letter of complaint against Baliste from twenty-two teachers on the following charges: falsification of dates of leaves of absences, withholding checks, advancing collections without receipts, and sending substitute teachers to the barrios without appointments. The district supervisor had earlier warned the teachers against lodging complaints against him. Insong came to iron out the differences. However, in March, hostilities were renewed at the instance of Juan Baliste. The focus of decision-making in this paper is on the division superintendent. Alternatives and consequences of his decision are considered : a) He could take it easy and send the complaint to higher authorities but the consequence of this would be a bad reflection on his administration because he is in one way or another responsible for the mess within his division b) He could quash the case by appealing to the teachers, but he has to give some concession thereby complicating his near retirement c) And lastly, he could let the case follow a natural course and if the supervisor is found guilty, then he will just have to suffer the consequences of his acts but then this would break their long-time bond of friendship.