Archive | 2019
CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED AND STRATEGIES EMPLOYED IN MANAGING STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOR OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN QUEZON PROVINCE
Abstract
This\nstudy determined and analyzed the challenges encountered and strategies\nemployed by Junior High School Teachers in managing the students behavior, who\nwere the respondents of the study, in a private school in Quezon Province that\ngave way to the creation of a Teachers Guidebook on Managing the Students \nBehavior as an output. The descriptive-evaluative method of research was used\nin the study together with the Weighted Arithmetic Mean (WAM) as the\nstatistical tool. Further, a validated researcher-made instrument was used to\ngather the needed data in the study. Based on the findings of the study,\nunder the code of conduct related to discipline, the respondents revealed the\nchallenges encountered in managing students behavior. The statements that got\nthe highest WAM rating were (1) Failure of students to wear their uniform in\nofficial activities held inside or outside the school; (2) Students forget\ntheir ID at Home; and, (3) Failure of the students to accomplish their excuse\nslip form. In addition, the code of conduct\nrelated to decorum, the following are some of the challenges encountered by the\nrespondents: (1) Students do not maintain silence when no teacher is around;\n(2) Students fight with their classmates when they lose their temper; (3)\nStudents disrespect the sacredness of the chapel by uttering nasty words inside\nthe place; (4) Students ignore teacher’s instructions and do some foolishness\nwith their friends; (5) Students disobey the rules and regulations of the\nschool; (6) Students are buying foods even though it is not a break time; (7) Students fail to maintain silence\ninside the library; (8) Students do not observe silence while buying in the\ncafeteria; (9) Students do not participate in the mass instead they talk to\ntheir classmate; and, (10) Students talk\nwith their classmate while flag ceremony is on-going. The\nfindings of the study revealed that the orientation of the students was needed\nto familiarize the students on the rules and regulations implemented in the\nschool and to consistently impose discipline. The\nfollowing recommendations are made by the researcher: The students should\nunderstand fully the importance of following the school s rules and regulations\nby taking seriously the identified school policy on the code of conduct. The teachers should conduct an annual\norientation/re-orientation program that emphasizes the findings of this\nresearch, and seriously consider more effective strategies to overcome problems\non code of conduct and use the output of this study. The school administrators\nshould issue a school memorandum requiring all teachers and school staff to\nstrictly implement the school policies. The future researchers should make a\nstudy on the assessment of the quality of the school policies implemented in\nthe private schools in Quezon Province.