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Multitasking in the Academic Parlance: The School Principals in Focus

JOURNAL:MAZEDAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

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1. Loida L. Buenaventura, Jesica B. Arenga 19 Jun 2020 MIJSSH0102006 36 0

Abstract

This study provided the information relative to the multitasks of elementary school principals and the productivity development of the schools in the Second Congressional District of Cotabato Province School Year 2020-2021. Mixed method specifically the explanatory sequential design employed in the research. Results show that the school principals always practice instructional supervision, community linkages, and school leadership, management, and operation. In the extent of productivity development of schools, the teacher-respondents are strongly agreed that the principals develop the physical, academic and non- academic aspects of the schools. Instructional supervision, community linkages, and school leadership, management, and operations are all highly significant with the physical, academic, and non-academic development. Principals’ community linkages and school leadership, management, and operation have greatly influenced physical development. Academic development strongly influenced by community linkages and also influenced by instructional supervision and school leadership, management, and operations. Non-academic development significantly influenced by instructional supervision, community linkages, and school leadership, management and operations. The principals’ personal experiences on multitasking are that it is time efficient, planning ahead of time but it caused them stress. In order to face the challenges brought by multitasking they practiced proper time management and utilization of online tools. Lastly, they suggested that they have to delegate the work and set their priorities.


Keywords

multitasking, school productivity development, instructional supervision, community linkages, school leadership, management and operation, physical, academic and non-academic


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