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| Stress and Coping Mechanism of School Heads in School Management |
Salvacion D. Estinor, Gerry S. Digo, SGS SSU
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Abstract:
Coping mechanisms are ways and strategies employed by individuals to counter burnout which may result from stress-provoking circumstances. This study carried out a data analysis of the responses of the Public Elementary School heads in DepEd Schools Division of Sorsogon City to determine their coping mechanisms for the different stressors in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as school leaders and managers. Questionnaire administration and unstructured interview were conducted to gather data on the coping mechanisms used by the School Heads in response to identified stressors along their five Key Result Areas (KRAs) namely Instructional Leadership, Learning Environment, Human Resource Management and Development, Parents' Involvement and Community Partnership and School Leadership, Management and Operations. The descriptive correlational design was employed to determine the significant relationship between the profile of School heads and their coping mechanisms in school management. The results indicated that the coping mechanisms of school heads to stressors along the five KRAs vary as their decision making was influenced by their profiles. The researcher also deduced that there was a significant relationship between the profiles and coping mechanisms of school heads as well as there is a significant difference in the coping mechanisms of the school heads when grouped according to their profile. It was recommended that the Schools Division Office of DepEd Sorsogon City implements an action plan that targets the improvement of performance and coping mechanisms of school heads along the five Key Result Areas (KRAs) which are interconnected with the existing practices along the implementation of the School-Based Management. Hence, school heads need of training and technical assistance along the five key results Areas to further strengthen their coping mechanisms to counter stress or burnout due to varied duties and responsibilities they perform.
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