Authors : AMIE A. LAGUNASO

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAY1879

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Abstract : The current study aimed to evaluate whether supportive school culture mediate the relationship between affectionate leadership styles of school principals and teachers’ endeavor. In this study, the researcher selected the 200 public elementary school teachers in Matanao District II, Division of Davao del Sur as the respondents of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in the selection of the respondents. Non-experimental quantitative research design using descriptive- correlational method was employed. The data collected were subjected on the following statistical tools: Mean, Pearson Moment Product Correlation, and Path Analysis using Mediation Approach. Findings revealed that affectionate leadership styles of school principals, teachers’ endeavor, and supportive school culture in Matanao District II, Division of Davao del Sur were described as extensive. Further, correlation analysis demonstrated that there is significant relationship among affectionate leadership styles of school principals, teachers’ endeavor, and supportive school culture in Matanao District II, Division of Davao del Sur were described as extensive. Evidently, Path Analysis using Mediation Approach proved that supportive school culture partially mediate the relationship between affectionate leadership styles of school principals and teachers’ endeavor in Matanao District II in Davao del Sur. The study, therefore, conducted for further utilization of findings through publication in reputable research journal.

Keywords : Educational Management, Affectionate Leadership Styles of School Principals, Teachers’ Endeavor, Supportive School Culture, Philippines

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