Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 11 no. 5 (2023)

Stakeholders’ Involvement in School Strategic Planning as Correlate of Implementation Commitment and School Performance: Inputs for Enhanced Intervention Program

Avelina Gulac

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Stakeholder involvement in school strategic planning plays a critical role and requires crucial abilities in order to get important insight and support the achievement of organizational goals. The researcher motivated to conduct the study to determine the stakeholders' involvement in the school strategic planning as correlate of implementation commitment and school performance of the last mile schools or schools located in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas .The researcher utilized the descriptive method of the research of the survey type to gather the perceptions of the school leaders, teachers, local government unit officers, and parents on the extent of involvement of stakeholders in school strategic planning and their level of commitment to the implementation of the school strategic plan as regards the dimensions of the enhanced basic education learning continuity plan. A correlational method of research was utilized by the researcher to determine the relationship between stakeholders’ involvement in school strategic planning and commitment to the implementation of the school strategic plan and school performance. A total of 353 participants composed of 19 school leaders,154 teachers, 90 local government unit officers, and 90 parents served as respondents of the study in the division of Rizal. The gathered data were statistically treated using mean, weighted mean, t-test, and Pearson. The extent of involvement of stakeholders’ involvement in school strategic planning as regards the dimensions of the Enhanced Basic Education School Learning Continuity Plan as perceived by the internal stakeholder respondents was at a Very High Extent. There were no significant differences in the perceptions of the internal school stakeholder and external stakeholder respondents on the extent of involvement of stakeholders in school strategic planning for the Enhanced Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan Dimensions. The level of commitment of stakeholders in the implementation of the School Strategic Plan as perceived by the internal and external stakeholder respondents was Very High. There was a significant difference in the perceptions of the internal and external stakeholder respondents on the level of commitment of stakeholders in the implementation of the school strategic plan. The performance of the last mile school is at a marginal level. There was a weak correlation between the extent of involvement of stakeholders in the school strategic planning and the performance level of last mile school respondents in terms of enrollment rate, dropout rate, and completion rate.



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