The Elementary Grade Teachers as Guidance Workers: An Appraisal
Keywords:
Appraisal, Guidance Workers, Elementary Grade Teachers as Guidance WorkersAbstract
This study attempted to appraise the work competencies of the elementary teachers of the district of Catbalogan I and their attitude toward their role and functions as guidance workers. The normative-descriptive survey method was used in this study as a working approach to determine the performance and attitudes of the teachers toward their role as guidance workers. The questionnaire and attitudinal scale were the instruments used in gathering data for this particular study. This study was conducted during the school year 1998-1999. The chi-square test was used as statistical measure to find out whether age, sex, educational qualification and teaching experience significantly influence work competencies and attitudes of teachers toward their role as guidance workers. Findings of this study are the following: (1) the teachers in Catbalogan I district based on their own perceptions were rated “highly competent”, (2) general perception of the teachers on their attitudes toward their role as guidance workers was rated to be “strongly agree”, (3) age, sex, civil status, educational qualification and teaching experience did not significantly influence the competence of the teachers, and (4) age and teaching experience did not significantly influence the attitudes of the teachers toward their role as guidance workers. Based on the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: (a) majority of teachers were females with an average age of 42.99 were married and assumed to be experience in parenting and child-rearing, (b) most of the teachers had earned masteral units and had been in the teaching profession for at least 10 years, (c) the competence of the teachers in Catbalogan I with regards to their work as guidance workers was not influenced by any factors such as: age, sex, civil status, educational qualifications and teaching experience, and (d) attitudes of the teachers toward their role as guidance workers were greatly influenced by the factors such as sex, civil status and educational qualifications, and (e) the great influence of the abovementioned factors were centered on the teachers’ maternal attitude, expertise in parenting and child-rearing and specialization. Based on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations were drawn: (1) a creation of in-service training regarding the guidance work to update the teachers regarding thereto and to encourage them to create varied guidance activities, (2) a regular assessment by the administrators on the extent of the implementation of the program is strongly recommended, (3) a professionally trained guidance counsellor be hired in every elementary schools to supervise the implementation of the guidance program in the school, and (4) a parallel study is also recommended looking into the perception of the teachers as to their role as guidance worker in other districts division-wide.
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