| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted to investigate the perceptions of selected Adventist
elementary and secondary school teachers of Central Luzon Conference in the
Philippines as to the leaderships skills of their principals.These perceptions were
identified through interviews and questionnaires. The study specifically sought answers'
to these questions: (1) What are the leadership attributes identified by teachers in
principals of successful school? (2) Which attributes do teachers see as the most
important leadership skills? (3) fue Adventist elementary and secondary school teachers'
perceptions oftheir principals' leadership skills similar to the leadership skills outlined
by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)? (4) Are the
perceptions of teachers expressed in a questionnaire on leadership skills similar to the
perceptions of interviewed teachers?
In this study, twelve teachers were purposively selected from twelve schools
noted for their excellent achievement. They were interviewed about their principal's
leadership. Later, all 92 teachers from those schools were administered a questionnaire
reiated to the (NASSP) leadership skills.
The major findings of the study were: (1) The attributes of selected school
principals as perceived by teachers were planning, organizing, problem analysis/solving,
decision-making, judgment, visible presence, leadership, Christ-centered leadership,
communication ability, collegiality, human relations, ethical/moral values, motivation
ability, stress tolerance, range of interests, philosophical/cultural values. (2) The majority
(more than 7) of interviewed teachers recognized 15 skills as important for principals. (3)
The interviewed teachers perceived the NASSP skills as important and their percepions
of the NASSP skills were basicly similar to the descriptions outlined by the NASSP. The
finding of questionnaire also indicated that they were frequently practiced by the
principals. (a) The profiles ofprincipals show that perceptions of respondents to
questionnaire on their principals' leadership skills were similar to perceptions of the
interviewed teachers about their principals' leadership.
While it was important to find out that all principals practiced many skills, it was
of greater significance to find that several ofthe NASSP skills were perceived to be
essential to these schools. This investigation also pointed out Christian leadership,
human relations, and ethica/moral values as being essential. Some of these skills
mentioned also reflected certain cultural trends typical of Asians toward leaders. The fact
that the questionnaire data revealed more criticisms of principals' skills than interviews
was also a clear indication of this.
Recommendations to principals included attending leadership training and
seminars and participation in professional growth activities in the areas of decisionmaking, spirituality, organization, and human relations. The study also recommends
related investigations with a larger number of participants and in other similar contexts in
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