Abstract
This study attempted to examine the caring behavior, professional values, ethics and self-compassion of elementary and secondary public-school teachers. Three hundred teachers from Pikit North, Cotabato participated in the conduct of this study for the S.Y. 2021 – 2022. This study employed a path analysis method using quantitative approach. The data gathering tool contained an adopted questionnaire coming from the different authors. Mean, standard deviation, Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling were used in statistical tool. Based on the findings of the study, caring behavior, professional values, ethics and self-compassion of teachers were described as high. The results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between professional values, ethics, and teachers’ self-compassion. Caring behavior and ethics have significantly predicted the teachers’ self-compassion compared to professional values. Hypothesized model 5 have successfully met the criteria set by each index. This means that the model fits well with the data which can best explain the self-compassion of teachers.
Keywords: teachers’ self-compassion, caring behavior, professional values, ethics, path analysis, Pikit north Cotabato