Title: The Level of Resiliency and Leadership Achievement of School Heads: Basis for a Leadership Enhancement Program
Authors: Ric M. Medida and Jerwin E. Caba?ero
Volume: 8
Issue: 9
Pages: 304-310
Publication Date: 2024/09/28
Abstract:
The study investigated the relationship between demographic and professional profile, resiliency level, and school leaders' leadership achievement. It employed a quantitative research method. The researcher used a descriptive correlation design and adopted a standardized scale as the main instrument. The researcher found out that most of the emerging leaders are females of Generation X in career stage 2 based on their length of experience and professional development undertakings. The respondents described their leaders as resilient and highly achievers in their contextual environment. Meanwhile, profile and leadership achievement are significantly correlated. Critically, older school heads have moderately higher leadership achievement than younger ones. Likewise, there is a significant correlation between resiliency and leadership achievement. Hence, the researcher recommended continuing their post-graduate studies to have an impact on their personal and professional endeavors. These impacts include promotion and an opportunity to share knowledge internationally and be recognized accordingly. School and department heads should consider attendance in professional development undertakings that strengthen perceived social support comprising social connectedness, positive relationships, and genuine support. A high score in perceived social support suggests that the person receives genuine confidence, trust, comfort, concern, and understanding from others. In this tribe, respondents obtained a low score in perceived social support. The Department of Education should develop a more contextualized tool to gauge school heads' leadership achievement apart from the annual office performance review. Young and emerging leaders should continuously hone their craft to achieve equal achievement as the older school leaders. These include timely attendance to professional development programs, continuous education, and a deep understanding of resilient leadership. Future researchers may use the results of this study as pressing variables to consider. These include claims that resilience increases with age; men had significantly higher resilience than women in their late 20s, and no reliable gender differences in resilience in other age categories and performance.