An administrative appraisal of the secondary school principals of the Diocese of Ilagan, Isabela towards a developing program

• Main Author: Martillano, Venus P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1980
• Subjects: High school principals; School administrators > In-service training; School management and organization; Educational Administration and Supervision
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1188
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study develops an Administrative Development Program for the administrators of the Diocese of Ilagan, Isabela based on the result of the appraisal on the four general areas of Administrative Skills, Supervisory Skills, Professional Growth and Attitudes and School-Community Relationships. The descriptive method of research was used which involved the use of a research instrument, a Descriptive Survey Questionnaire which is originally made to suit the managerial skills of the principals in the Diocese of Ilagan, Isabela, and well-planned strategy for gathering, presenting and interpreting the data. The Descriptive Survey Questionnaire which was used has four main variables which were chosen to test the strong and weak points of the principals regarding their practices performed in relation to managerial skills, namely: Administrative Skills, Supervisory Skills, Personal Growth and Attitudes and School-Community Relationships. The frequency, percent distribution and weighted mean scores were used simply to determine which managerial variable was performed least among the four, and thus, a program for improvement. Based on the findings, the following conclusions are made: 1) Of the four general managerial skills of the principals, the School-Community Relationships is found to be the least considered responsibility of the principals. 2) The director, principal and faculty respondents take cognizance of the importance of the Administrative skills of the principals especially in their more important functions as educational leaders which are planning, directing and organizing and staffing. However, the less important functions could be delegated to other capable and efficient persons, thus, the importance of delegation. 3) The three groups of respondents have high expectations on the exercise of professional ethics and their assistance which could be extended to their subordinates. Therefore, such skills will contribute to the morale of the teachers and the school community. 4) The three groups of r