The Administrators' Ethical Leadership and Teaching Quality of Public Secondary School Teachers

Abstract

The teaching quality of educators is of utmost importance. However, the effectiveness of teachers is not solely determined by their individual capabilities but is influenced by ethical leadership demonstrated by school administrators which has been recognized as a potential catalyst for enhancing teaching quality. This study utilized a non-experimental quantitative research methodology using a descriptive correlation approach was applied. Statistical analyses such as the mean, Pearson R correlation, and Multiple Linear Regression were utilized. The participants in the research were one hundred twenty (120) public secondary school educators conveniently selected secondary schools in Compostela East District at Compostela, Davao De Oro. Descriptive results of the study revealed that the administrators’ ethical leadership and the quality of teaching in public secondary schools both obtained high descriptive level rating which means that these parameters of the study are oftentimes evident. Consequently, the inferential results of the study suggested that it rejected it set null hypothesis since there is a significant relationship between administrators’ ethical leadership and quality of teaching in public secondary schools. Likewise, the regression analysis resulted that fairness and justice, empathy, accountability, and respect for others as indicators of administrators’ ethical leadership significantly influenced the quality of teaching in public secondary schools.