Abstract
This study investigates the Mediating Role of Collaboration Behavior on the Relationship between Collegial Practices and the Work Productivity of Teachers in the selected public schools in President Roxas, North Cotabato Division. The design of this study was a convergent design where data was collected and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative tools. 300 respondents were employed to survey questionnaires, 10 participants from the in-depth interview, and 7 participants from focus group discussion. Of the quantitative strands, the data was collected and interpreted using statistical treatment. It was found out the level of Teachers’ Collaboration Behavior, Collegial Practices, and Work Productivity was high. Moreover, Results from the correlation analysis revealed that there was a highly significant relationship between teachers’ work productivity, teachers’ collaborative practices, and collaborative behavior. Also, it was revealed that the teachers’ collegial practices and collaborative behavior best predicts teachers’ work productivity. Of the qualitative strands, results obtained from the transcribed in-depth interview and focus group discussions were gathered and analyzed using thematic synthesis. The themes that emerge from the qualitative questionnaires on the lived experiences of teachers pertaining to teachers’ work productivity were Equal Workload Distribution, Time Management, Teaching Strategy Integration, Positive Working Environment, Goal Oriented Teaching, Teamwork, Teaching Collaboration, and External and Internal Platform Integration. Upon the merging of salient data integration, it was shown that there was corroboration that was satisfied on the merging and converging of data. Therefore, it is concluded that teacher work productivity affects professional progress, job satisfaction, organizational and professional devotion, school quality, and student performance.
Keywords: Teachers ‘Work Productivity, Teachers’ Collaborative Behavior, Teachers
Collegial Practices, Convergent Design, President Roxas, North Cotabato Division