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Effectiveness of the Training for Local Government Administration in San Isidro and Banaybanay, Davao Oriental

Gladys Florangel I Ortiz

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The objectives of the study were: (1) to present a profile of the participants in the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology Institute for Local Government Administration (DOSCST-ILGA) training programs on Barangay Development Planning (BDP) and on Barangay Finance (BF); (2) to determine the effectiveness of the management support of DOSCST-ILGA’s training programs on BDP and on BF in terms of budget, personnel, and trainers; (3) to determine effectivity of training programs on BDP and on BF in enabling the participants to formulate •a barangay development plan and a barangay budget, respectively; and (4) to determine which variables are significantly related to the effectiveness of the training programs. The sample of 64 for the BDP training was purposely selected from a population base of barangay officials from 30 barangays in the municipalities of San Isidro and Banaybanay who participated in the training programs. For the training on BF, a complete enumeration of the participants (i.e., 34) from the 14 barangays of Banaybanay was made. The quality of the development plans and the barangay budgets were rated by experts in the fields of planning and of budgeting, respectively. Participants in the training programs were predominantly male, adults (36 years old and over), married, high school graduates, and without much experience in local government administration prior to their positions in the barangays. The training programs were both rated effective by the respondents. However, there was no significant difference in the effectiveness of the training programs after a t- test was conducted. Only six of the 30 barangays that participated in the training on BDP were able to formulate their respective development plans. The six barangay development plans were all rated “satisfactory’ by the experts. On the other hand, all of the 14 barangays which participated in the training on BF were able to formulate their respective barangay budgets. The 14 barangay budgets were all rated satisfactory by the experts. Results of a stepwise regression analysis revealed that the variables which affected the effectiveness of the BDP training were the training program’s content, skills taught, venue, duration, and staff.