TEACHERS’ WORKING CONDITION IN THE NEW NORMAL: A GROUNDWORK FOR A PROPOSED ENHANCEMENT PLAN IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES PHILIPPINES
An investigation of the existing teachers’ working condition in the ‘new normal at Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Division of Zambales, Philippines during the school year 2022-2023 was the foremost aim of the present study. The respondents were the Secondary School Heads and their respective Senior High School Teachers from the thirteen Districts of Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Zambales. The present study utilized a descriptive research design; used a survey questionnaire as instrument for data gathering; and employed descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis. The study found that the school heads are male, middle aged adults, Principal II, Master’s Degree holders with Doctorate units, and have been serving for two and a half decades while the SHS teachers are female, young adults, Teacher II, Baccalaureate Degree holders with Master’s units, and serving as professional teachers for less than a decade. The teachers’ working condition that always exist based on school heads’ perception was human capital most expressly on having a school head who is a role model for the work group while the teachers perceived that social capital working condition exist in Senior High Schools specifically focused on commitment on education and towards moral-ethical perspective on work. An Enhancement Plan was formulated aimed to further improve Senior High School teachers’ working condition.
Senior High Schools, School Heads, Teacher, Working Condition, New Normal.