TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVES ON EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ZAMBALES, PHILIPPINES

Author Name: 1. Jay Edquid Eclevia 2. Elizabeth Santos Marave

Volume/Issue: 02/06

Country: Philippines

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2021-52917333/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Teacher I, Lauis National High School, Candelaria, Zambales, Philippines
2. Teacher III Sta. Barbara Integrated School, Philipppines

ABSTRACT

It is utilized quantitative descriptive survey research design with questionnaire as the main instrument in gathering data from the two hundred and twenty- one (221) who were randomly selected. Majority of the teacher-respondents were female, in their middle adulthood, Teacher-I with master's units of education, and had been in the teaching profession for nearly two decades, according to the study's findings. The teacher respondents strongly agreed that the school heads practiced Health and Safety protocols, Capacity Building and Human Resources, Family & Community Relations, Teachers’ Supervision and Financing of School needs as dimensions on governance of education during pandemic. There were significant differences on age, and highest educational attainment towards Health & Safety Protocols and Financing of School Needs; significant difference on highest educational attainment towards Capacity Building; significant difference on years of service towards Family and Community Relations and significant difference on age, sex, and highest educational attainment towards Teachers’ Supervision. There is significant difference towards dimensions of governance of education during pandemic as to Health and Safety Protocol, Capacity Building of Human Resource, Family and Community Relations, Teacher Supervision, and Financing of School Needs. School administration is advised to carefully plan the budgetary resources emphasizing the key needs that address the learning welfare of the students; to continue the good school governance practices of adhering health standard protocols to assure the health safety of the students, teachers and other stakeholders; to assure the better teaching competence, school management is encouraged to continue sending teachers to seminars and training; that the school leadership is encouraged to established good network and rapport among community and other stakeholders that would address issues on distribution, and retrieval of modules and internet connectivity and conduct a similar study with in-depth and wider scope as to validate the findings obtained in the study.

Key words: Perspective, Governance, Pandemic, Protocols