Instructional Leadership Capacity of School Heads as a Leading Construct of Teacher Leadership in Public Elementary Schools of Davao Del Norte Division

Abstract

This study uncovered the relationship between instructional leadership capacity of school heads and teacher leadership of public elementary teachers in Davao del Norte Division since it had never been explored specifically in the local setting. With the use of probability sampling, 150 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. Results revealed that there was a very extensive instructional leadership capacity of school heads and an extensive teacher leadership. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the two variables. Moreover, all domains of instructional leadership capacity of school heads were found to have significantly influenced teacher leadership. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education and school heads may identify means on how to help teachers to be effective leaders in the teaching-learning processes. More so, future researchers may further explore the involved variables considering other factors and research methods.