DISPOSITIONAL, RELATIONAL AND CONTEXTUAL TRAITS OF PRINCIPALS AS PREDICTORS OF MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to explore the dispositional, relational, and contextual traits that predict the principals’ management sustainability. A total of 206 teacher respondents were involved in the study. The researcher made use of the descriptive-correlational method with questionnaire as the main instrument used for gathering data. Results showed that the teachers strongly agreed that their present principals demonstrate dispositional traits. The principals manifest the indicators along the following subscales of relational traits namely: communication; acceptance; sharing responsibility; respect; trust; and transparency as strongly agreed by the teachers. For the principals’ contextual traits, the teachers strongly agreed that their present principals demonstrate the following subscales/indicators: working together with others; knowledge and experience; scope of leadership; political climate; and autonomous action. With regard to management sustainability, the teachers perceived that their principals demonstrate management sustainability on a very great extent. It was also found out that there is a significant relationship between the principals’ dispositional, relational and contextual traits and management sustainability. Of the three traits, the principals’ relational and contextual traits are predictors of management sustainability. This study recommends that the study be forwarded to the Department of Education-Office-Schools Division of Bulacan so that relevant and appropriate actions may be undertaken to further improve principals’ management sustainability.

Keywords: dispositional, relational and contextual traits; management sustainability