Instructional Leadership and Organizational Behavior as Predictors of Teaching Competence among Private Basic Education Teachers

This study examined the relationship between instructional leadership and organizational behavior to the teaching competence of the Private Basic Education School Teachers in Valencia City, Bukidnon. Specifically it aimed to: describe the level of instructional leadership of teachers in terms of developing and communicating shared goals, monitoring and providing feedback, and promoting professional development; determine the organizational behavior of teachers in the following aspects, products and services, vision and leadership, work environment, and social responsibility; assess the level of teaching competence exhibited by teachers in the following areas of, social regard for learning, learning environment, diversity of learners, and curriculum; ascertain the relationship between instructional leadership and organizational behavior on teaching competence of private school teachers; and identify the variables that best predicts teaching competence.

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