PREFERRED SCHOOL CULTURE AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES: EXPLORING A SCHOOL CULTURE MODEL IN THE NEW NORMAL
This research was focused on the preferred school culture at Senior High Schools in the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Zambales, Philippines which was conducted during the school year 2023. The respondents of this study were the Secondary School Heads and their respective Senior High School Teachers from the thirteen Districts of DepEd Schools Division of Zambales. The research design was descriptive; quantitative in its analysis (descriptive and inferential statistics); and utilized survey questionnaire as instrument for data gathering. Findings of the study revealed that the school heads are male, middle aged adults, Principal II, Master’s degree holders with Doctorate units, and served in the profession for two and a half decades. The Senior High School teachers are female, young adults, Teacher II, Baccalaureate degree holders with Master’s units; served in the teaching profession for less than a decade. The school heads highly preferred clan school culture while the teachers highly preferred hierarchy school culture for Senior High Schools. The study established a no significant difference in the perception on the preferred school culture at Senior High Schools when grouped according to the profile of the two groups of respondents. The present study created/designed a Senior High School Culture Model aimed to sustain the preferred culture of the senior high school organization.
Organizational Culture, School Culture, School Heads, Senior High Schools, New Normal.