Communication Skills of School Heads and Work Motivation of Elementary Teachers Leading Up to Effective Job Performance
Roderick O. Hugo
Discipline: Teacher Training
Abstract:
Teacher's quality and caliber greatly affect the success of any educational
system. Effective communication from the school head and the teacher's
motivation can lead to effective job performance, especially at the school
level. This study investigated school heads' communication skills and elementary teachers' work motivation leading to effective job performance. Specifically, it aims to determine the demographic profile of elementary teachers. This study desired to ascertain the perceived level of
motivation and identify which factors of school heads' communication
skills and work motivation significantly affect the teachers' job performance. Lastly, it indicates the significant difference in the perception of
elementary teachers according to their demographic profile. The study
was conducted at Tayabas City Division, comprising thirty-two elementary schools within two districts, particularly in East and West. This research incorporated descriptive-quantitative research. The study found
that most of the teacher respondents have a positive level of verbal, nonverbal, written, listening, and visual communication skills. Elementary
teachers were disclosed to have an uplifting motivation for work in terms
of job commitment, relationship, quality of work, workplace environment, policies and decision-making process, motivation, and contact between their school heads. The findings indicate that teacher-respondents
have sufficient motivation from different aspects of the school they are
teaching. Further, the findings indicate that teacher-respondents have
sufficient motivation from different aspects of the school they are teaching. Hence, the findings indicate no statistically significant difference between their communication skills and work motivation in influencing
their job performance when grouped according to their demographics.
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