School Heads Skills on Managing Resources and Professionalism of Public Elementary Teachers in Davao Del Norte Division

Professionalism of teachers is believed to be greatly influenced with school heads' skills on managing resources.However, these had never been explored specifically in the local setting.With this, the study determined the extent of school heads skills on managing resources and the professionalism of public elementary teachers in Davao del Norte Division.Also, it investigated the association of the involved variables and the domains of school heads skills on managing resources that significantly influence professionalism of teachers.With the use of probability sampling, 200 elementary teachers in the public schools were selected as the respondents.Utilizing the descriptive-correlational survey method, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Mean and Product-Moment correlation.It was revealed that there was an extensive school heads skill on managing resources and professionalism of teachers.Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the two variables.Moreover, all domains of school heads skills on managing resources were found to have significantly influence professionalism.Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education may identify means on how to help school heads to be equipped with skills relevant to managing resources and can motivate teachers to be professionals in their teaching field.