Childhood Experiences, Management Styles and Performance of Educational Leaders in the Schools Division of Zambales

Abstract

This study primary aimed to find out the childhood experiences, management styles that led to the performances, achievements, and awards of the educational leaders of the Schools Division of Zambales. This study is a Qualitative Type of Research, to which that Focus Group Discussion (FGD) was the means of gathering data from the different respondents or educational leaders of the said schools’ division. Relative to this, Thematic Approach in analyzing the data, also it was used to reveal several themes that was important and relevant to the study. Similarly, this research utilized qualitative approach, using an interview guide as the main data-gathering tool. This method was supplemented with unstructured interviews to better gain understanding of the leadership practices of the school leaders. This study came up with several themes revealing the educational leader’s childhood experiences, their management styles and their performances as reflected on their achievements and awards received. This study assumed that the Childhood Experiences, Motivations and Challenges met by educational leaders influence their leadership styles which in turn affect the kind of performance, achievements and awards they have in their careers. Based on the summary of findings, and conclusions arrived, the researcher offered several recommendations and one of which is to recommend for a qualitative study dealing with the relationship between childhood experiences, educational leaders, management styles and achievements to personality traits.