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Abstract
Abstract The study explored the relationship of instructional leadership and the teacher efficacy of public elementary teachers in Davao Del Norte Division. Also, it investigated the association of the involved variables and the domains of instructional leadership of school heads that significantly influenced teacher efficacy of teachers. With the use of probability sampling, 150 elementary teachers in the public schools were selected as the respondents. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational survey method, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Mean, Product-Moment correlation and Regression Analysis. Results revealed that there was an extensive instructional leadership of school heads and an extensive teacher efficacy. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the instructional leadership of school heads and the efficacy of teachers. Moreover, all domains of instructional leadership of school heads were found to have significantly influenced teacher efficacy. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education may explore the means on how to help school heads in empowering themselves with strong instructional leadership to ensure the attainment of teacher efficacy. More so, future researchers may further explore the involved variables considering other factors and research methods. Keywords: Instructional leadership, self-efficacy, Davao Del Norte Division, Philippines
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Copyright © 2024 Fretzel M. Razona. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
