Abstract: This study is a descriptive phenomenology of the school issues and constraints specifically the small schools in Area IV of Leyte Division. It employed personal interview with the informants on what are the common constraints in their school. This further determined how the school heads as well as the teachers cope up with the constraints encountered. This study was not anchored to any theoretical basis for it may divulge irrelevance of the common constraints and issues of small Secondary Schools and the school heads; and to avoid bias and questions. Eventually, the researcher can justify the formulated theory based on the whole content and substance of this study was presented and explained in Chapter 6. The theory proved what training should be conducted. Values, knowledge, experience, and skill to their work, must be brought in. The understanding and appropriate application of emotional intelligence is key to effective leadership. As the challenges demands, and complexities of the school head’s role increase, this knowledge will continue to be the foundation of dynamic, successful, and informants’ testimony would tell that at the end point of the painstaking of the job what matters most to them is that they are happy to the result of their effort. It is recommended that the Department of Education will provide a training that would enhance the ability and skills of school heads to manage the school and enhance the personal relationship skills as the front lines of the school towards the stakeholder. Regular and meaningful in-service courses to be organized for head teachers to promote sharing of experiences, finding work solutions to problems-and providing forums for receiving advise and new information regarding curriculum/policy changes.
Keywords: Secondary Schools, School Heads, High Performance, Department of Education, Philippines.
Title: CONSTRAINTS AND ISSUES OF SMALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL HEADS: GEARING UP TOWARDS HIGH PERFORMANCE
Author: DR. VEVIAN D. SALAHID
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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