Leadership, Core Behavioral Skills, and Administration in Public Secondary Schools

Emily Aradia Tabamo; Gina Floresca Labitad

Leadership, Core Behavioral Skills, and Administration in Public Secondary Schools

Author(s)	Ms. Emily Aradia Tabamo, Dr. Gina Floresca Labitad
Country	Philippines
Abstract	Effective school leadership is vital to school management, teacher performance, and quality education. This study examined the leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices of public secondary school heads in the Schools Division of Cagayan de Oro City during the school year 2025–2026. It described respondents’ profiles, assessed key leadership and behavioral competencies, determined their relationships with administrative practices, and tested differences when grouped by profile characteristics. A descriptive-correlational design was used, with universal sampling of 105 school heads. Data were gathered through a standardized questionnaire anchored on the Results-Based Performance Management System and the Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads. Frequency, percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation, t-test, and analysis of variance were used. Findings showed high levels of leadership skills, core behavioral skills, and administrative practices. People development was the strongest leadership dimension, while teamwork and innovation were the most evident core behavioral competencies. Managing school operations and resources, and focusing on teaching and learning, were among the strongest administrative practices. The study found significant positive relationships between leadership skills and administrative practices, and between core behavioral skills and administrative practices. The study also found significant differences across age, sex, educational attainment, and relevant training attended. The study concludes that effective school leadership requires a combination of people leadership, professional behavior, instructional leadership, strategic management, and administrative competence. It recommends needs-based leadership development, mentoring and coaching, stronger results-focused practices, ongoing instructional leadership training, stakeholder engagement, reflective practice, and individualized professional development plans to support the continued growth of school heads.
Keywords	leadership skills; core behavioral skills; administrative practices; school heads
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2026
Published On	2026-10-22

View / Download PDF File

About IJLRP Fees & Payment Current Issue Publication Archive	Submit Research Paper Track Submission Status Publication Guidelines Publication Ethics	Join as a Reviewer Editors & Reviewers Get Reviewer Membership Certi.	Website/Journal Policies Usage Policy Content Policies Privacy Policy

Contact Us		+91-9687-828-838	editor@ijlrp.com

International Journal of Leading Research Publication

A Widely Indexed Open Access Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Monthly Scholarly International Journal

Leadership, Core Behavioral Skills, and Administration in Public Secondary Schools

Share this