Strategic Leadership of Public Elementary School Heads in the Division of Calbayog City
Keywords:
Strategic, Leadership, Public Elementary, School HeadsAbstract
Strategic Leadership of Public Elementary School Heads in the Division of Calbayog City. Data to test the hypothesis study were obtained from the questionnaire distributed to 81 public elementary school heads and 319 teachers in ten districts in the Division of Calbayog City. The strategic leadership measured included the vision, communication, supervision, decision making, stress management, conflict management and administrative management. While the performance status measures were focused on progress, people satisfaction and innovation. There were significant differences in the school heads’ strategic leadership along communication, decision making, stress management, conflict management, and administrative management. It appeared that the school heads’ strategic leadership along the aforementioned five domains/areas differed significantly from their teachers. The computed p-values were smaller than the 0.05 level of significance which led to the rejection of the null hypothesis. The elementary school head in Calbayog City division possessed the desirable strategic leadership characteristics which resulted in better school performance. Strategic leadership characteristics are vital for the success of school performance. The school heads’ strategic leadership along with stress management significantly correlated with people's satisfaction and innovation. A study parallel to this research utilizing the same instrument may be conducted in the secondary level or other divisions to examine the strategic leadership and strategic management practices of elementary or secondary school heads.
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