PERSONALITY TRAITS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS DETERMINANTS OF THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS

Lorna T. General, Erwin D. Pua

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This study determined the significant influence leadership practices of school heads and work task motivation as predictors of teachers’ behavior. The quantitative approach using the correlational technique and analysis was utilized in this study with a sample of 325 teachers from the elementary schools of Caraga District, Schools Division of the City of Davao Oriental. Sets of adapted survey questionnaires were used to obtain data from the respondents subjected to content validity and reliability analysis. The data were analyzed using the Mean, Pearson-r, and Multiple Regression Analysis. The results reveal that the leadership practices were rated very high, and Work Task Motivation was also rated as high. At the same time, Teacher Behavior was rated high. Moreover, a significant relationship existed between these variables. A no significant relationship between the Leadership Practices and Teacher Behavior was significant. A significant relationship work task motivation and teacher behavior was significant. The extent of the influence of predictor variables on Teacher Behavior was proven significant in the study.

 

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educational management, leadership practices, work task motivation, academic motivation, teacher behavior, Philippines

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