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LEADERSHIP STYLES OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND
WORK MOTIVATION OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS
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A THESIS
Presented to
the Faculty of the Graduate School
Rizal Memorial Colleges
Davao City
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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT (MAEM)
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ROSALITA E. MONSANTO
March 2010
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Approval Sheet
This Thesis entitled “LEADERSHIP STYLES OF SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND WORK MOTIVATION OF CLASSROOM
TEACHERS” prepared and submitted by Mrs. Rosalita E. Monsanto, in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in
Educational Management has been examined and recommended for approval
and acceptance.
EVANGELINE P. YAP, MA Ed
Adviser
PANEL OF EXAMINERS
APPROVED by the Panel of Examiners on Oral Examination with a Grade of
1.4.
PABLO F. BUSQUIT, PhD
Chairman
DANILO M. CANDA, EdD RENE P. SULTAN, EdD
Member Member
ROLANDO Z. GANAC, EdD FLORENCE R. RIVERA, MA
Member Member
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ACCEPTED in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
Master of Arts in Educational Management.
Comprehensive Examination: PASSED
REMIGILDA D. GALLARDO, EdD
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
March 2010
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author wishes to express her profound thanks and gratitude to the
following persons who in one way or the other have extended valuable
assistance and endless support in the realization of this book:
Dr. Pablo F. Busquit, Dean of the Graduate School of Rizal Memorial
Colleges for his constructive comments so as to have this manuscript
acceptable to its standard;
The Members of Panel; Dr. Rolando Z. Gañac, Dr. Danilo M. Canda, Dr.
Rene P. Sultan; and Prof. Florence R. Rivera; for their wholehearted support;
Professor Evangeline P. Yap, her adviser, for sharing her expertise,
suggestions, and encouragement for the realization of this educational
endeavor;
The Schools Division Superintendent of the Davao City Schools, Dr. Helen
D. Paguican, for allowing the researcher to conduct the study;
Her family especially her dearest husband, Antonio and children,
Melody, Maureen, and Mark Anthony, for giving her the needed inspiration to
finish her work successfully;
Her parents, brothers and sister for their prayers and moral support;
The school supervisor, principals and classroom teachers in the District of
Tibungco, for their wholehearted support and cooperation during the conduct of
the survey;
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All other persons who were not mentioned, who in one way or the other
served as instruments in the realization of this work; and
Above all, to the Lord Almighty Father, for His wisdom, countless
blessings and bountiful mercy for which this work is heartily offered.
Rose Monsanto
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DEDICATION
To her loving husband, Antonio, her
children, Melody, Maureen, Mark
Anhtony, the source of her
inspiration, to the
Lord Almighty,
This book is
DEDICATED…
Rosalita
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Abstract
The study was conducted in the Districts of Bangoy, Tibungco, and
Bunawan, Davao City during the school year 2009-2010. It aimed to determine
the relationship between the leadership styles of school administrators and work
motivation of classroom teachers. Using the descriptive-correlational method of
research, the responses of the 6 principals and 95 school administrators were
correlated. It was found out that the leadership styles of school administrators
and work motivation of classroom teachers were related with each other. From
the findings, the following conclusions were drawn: The high level of leadership
styles of school principals in terms of visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic,
pacesetting, and commanding reflect that the school principals establish good
supervision in terms of the day to day affairs of the school. The high level of
work motivation in terms of personal sense of achievement, physical work
setting/environment, relationship with co-workers, and recognition and award
prove that the classroom teachers are highly committed and motivated to their
profession. The high level of the leadership styles of school principals is a
reflection that they are effective leaders and that they are able to manage and
supervise the day to day activities of the school geared towards the attainment of
the school vision, mission, and goal. In the light of the findings and conclusions,
it is strongly recommended that the Department of Education should design
more trainings, conferences, seminars and workshops to further enhance the
skills and knowledge of the school principals, teachers- in- charge, officers-in-
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charge, as well as head teachers. The school principals must lead their
classroom teachers for the attainment of the school vision, mission and goal in
consonance with the country’s national development objectives. They should
always be open and keep pace with whatever current educational trends,
innovations and thrusts to make more adept to the DepEd curricular
development. The classroom teachers themselves should reinforce their drive
and motivation so as to be more interested and committed to their profession. If
properly motivated the classroom teachers would make their teaching-learning
as an intellectual journey to motivate learners to learn more, hence, quality and
excellence in instruction will be attained. Finally, other researchers may conduct
further study focused on the leadership styles of school principals and work
motivation of classroom teachers both private and public elementary schools to
establish the study’s external validity.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Approval Sheet ii
Acknowledgment iii
Dedication v
Abstract vi
Table of Contents viii
List of Tables x
List of Figure xii
CHAPTER
1. The Problem and Its Setting 1
Review of Related Literature 2
Theoretical and Conceptual Framework 25
Statement of the Problem 26
Hypothesis 27
2 Method
Research Design 29
Research Participants 30
Research Instruments 30
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Data Gathering Procedure 33
Data Analysis 33
3 Results and Discussions 34
4 Conclusion and Recommendations 52
REFERENCES 56
APPENDICES 59
CURRICULUM VITAE 77
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Distribution on the Number of
Respondents 30
2 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Visionary 35
3 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Coaching 37
4 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Affiliative 38
5 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Democratic 40
6 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Pacesetting 41
7 Level of Leadership Styles of
School Principals in Terms of
Commanding 43
8 Summary on the Level of Leadership
Styles of School Principals 44
9 Level of work Motivation of
Classroom Teachers in Terms of
Personal Sense of Achievement 45
10 Level of work Motivation of
Classroom Teachers in Terms of
Physical Work Setting/Environment 47
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11 Level of work Motivation of
Classroom Teachers in Terms of
Relationship With Co-Workers 48
12 Level of work Motivation of
Classroom Teachers in Terms of
Recognition and Reward 49
13 Summary on the Level of Work Motivation
of Classroom Teachers 50
14 Test on the Significance of Relationship
Between the Leadership Styles
of School Principals and the Work
Motivation of Classroom Teachers 51
