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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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The researcher wished to gratefully acknowledge the people who have

contributed ideas, assistances, and relevant support in the completion of this study. First

and foremost, it is with deep respect to express his sincere gratitude to:

Dr. Fe C. Montecalvo, his adviser and statistician, for her expert advice and

enormous encouragement which totally enhanced the researcher’s capacity to complete

this study.

Dr. Enrique B. Montecalvo, Dr. Benjamin L. Pecayo, Dr. Remedios T. Tomnob, Dr.

Nancy L. Getalado and Dr. Raul D. Agban, his panel of examiners, for their appropriate

promptness in assisting him to gain a comprehensive knowledge of this research both

qualitative and quantitative.

His home school-Calbayog City National High School with the faculty headed by

Dr. Calick D. Arrieta, for the generosity in approving and supporting his candidature. The

Science Department teachers for their support. He also extends his especial

appreciations to all students under his tutelage for the last 14 years and to the Science

Technology and Engineering Program sections Padolina and Punongbayan for their

understanding and encouragement.

The administrators and teachers, his research- respondents across the different

districts of the Schools Division of Calbayog City for their enthusiastic responses during

data collection of this study.

Finally, the researcher extends his deepest appreciation to Tantan, Te Myra, Te

Lilia, Phine, Te Liza, Ariel, Derder, Nicole, Norman, Juvenal, Justin, Reijz, Rickmond,

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Karl, Resthel,

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Arthur, Chyna, Luz, Lester, Rina and d’ Organizers.

Most especially to his sisters and brothers, nephews and nieces and supportive

relatives who constantly encouraged him in the process of completing this difficult task.

To all those who directly and indirect contributed to this study, he also offers

many thanks and forever be grateful.

Above all, to GOD ALMIGHTY, for His blessings and interventions in making

everything possible.

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DEDICATION

Your memories continue to guide me…

This work is wholeheartedly dedicated to you
Nanay

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ABSTRACT

Proposed Quality Manual of Innovations and Best Practices

for the Schools Division of Calbayog City

By

Joy Borbano Saldaňa

This study aimed to assess the innovations and best practices of

administrators and teachers of public and private schools in the Schools Division of

Calbayog City for the school year 2017-2018 with the end view of proposing a

quality manual of innovations and best practices for the Schools Division of

Calbayog City.

The realm of the study was relatively mixed-method research comprising of

questionnaire and interviews.

The schools profile and respondents profile were determined. Moreover, the

innovations were sought in terms of: leadership and decision-making, professional

development, parents and learning, curriculum and instruction, and assessment and

management. While the best practices were sought in terms of leadership practices

for administrators, classroom practices for teachers, and learning community

practices.

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showed that the

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public and private schools were homogenous in their understanding of innovations

as practiced in their respective schools. The practiced of innovations in the public

and private schools was not affected by the school profile or vice versa but the

school level had the influence on the innovations of the public school. More so the

public elementary level had a different perceptions on the innovations as compared

to the public secondary level. Also, there was a significant difference in the

innovations between the public and private schools. There were no significant

differences in the innovations in terms of leadership and decision-making,

professional development, parents and learning, curriculum and instruction, and

assessment and management in the public and private schools when grouped

according to school profile with the exception of school level in the public schools

where it found to be highly significant. There was no significant difference between

the identified best practices in public and private schools in terms of: school

leadership practices implemented to improve teacher practices, best classroom

instruction practices implemented to improve students’ performance, and learning

community practices implemented to improve leadership practices. There was a

significant difference in the best practices of the public schools; while there was no

significant difference in the best practices of the private schools when grouped

according to school level.

The results of the qualitative part of study showed that almost all participants

in the study self-assess themselves as possessing moderately practicing innovations

and had homogenous perceptions on best practices as being demonstrated in their

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schools.

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The study recommended that schools should sustain and invest in quality

innovations and best practices that creates opportunities for the administrators and

teachers that would provide insights into the how and why these can make changes

to school improvement and management.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title

Title Page

Approval Sheet
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Acknowledgment iii

Dedication UNIVERSITY v

Abstract

Table of Contents viii

List of Tables x

List of Figures xiii

List of Appendices xvii

CHAPTER
1 The Problem and Its Setting

Introduction 1

Theoretical Framework 7

Conceptual Framework 11

Statement of the Problem 13

Null Hypotheses 15

Significance of the Study 16

Scope and Limitations of the Study 18

Definition of Terms 19

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2 Related Literature and Studies

Related Literature 22

Related Studies9 31

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3 Methodology