Personal profiles of the academic staffs as predictors of professional characteristics basis for staff development program

PERSONAL PROFILES OF THE ACADEMIC STAFFS AS PREDICTORS OF PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: BASIS FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of International Graduate School Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon, Philippines In Collaboration with Thai Nguyen University, Socialist Republic of Vietnam In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education Management LAI VAN CHINH – (TERRY) April, 2014 APPROVAL SHEET The Dissertation of LAI VAN CHINH entitled PERSONAL PROFILES OF THE ACADEMIC STAFFS AS PREDICTORS OF PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: BASIS FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management In the Graduate School Southern Luzon State University, Republic of the Philippines in collaboration with Thai Nguyen University, Socialist Republic of Vietnam has been approved by the Committee _ Member Member Chairman DR CONRADO ABRAHAM Adviser DR APOLONIA A ESPINOSA Dean, Graduate School Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management WALBERTO MACARANAN, Ed D Vice President, Academic Affairs _ Date i ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researcher wishes to extend his most sincere gratitude to the following people, who in one way or another, made this piece of work a reality: Dr Cecilia N Gascon, President of Southern Luzon State University, Republic of the Philippines, who made possible the linkage with Thai Nguyen University and the offering of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management, through the ITC-TUAF; Dr Dang Kim Vui, President of Thai Nguyen University, who developed the linkage with Southern Luzon State University, Republic of the Philippines and the offering of Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management, through the ITC-TUAF; Dr Conrado Abraham, his research adviser, for his support and supervision throughout his graduate study program His advice and support during the conduct of his study has greatly helped him a lot; Prof Nordelina Ilano, Director, Office for International Affairs of SLSU for her outright assistance to the Ph.D students; Dr Tran Thanh Van, the Dean of the Graduate School of Thai Nguyen University, for his assistance and encouragement to pursue this study; Dr Dang Xuan Binh, the Director of International Training Center, for his indefatigable effort to encourage the Ph.D students to pursue this study; To all the SLSU and TNU Professors, who unselfishly shared their time and knowledge throughout the graduate studies in Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam; Special thanks to his family and friends for their support, encouragement for being the sources of greatest inspiration, which made his career a success Lai Van Chinh ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE Page APPROVAL SHEET i ACKNOWLEDGMENT ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF TABLES v LIST OF FIGURES vii LIST OF APPENDIX viii ABSTRACT ix CHAPTER INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………… Background of the Study Objectives of the study Hypothesis of the Study Significance of the Study Scope and Limitation of the Study .7 Definition of Terms REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .12 Review of Related Literature 12 Reserch paradigm .30 METHODOLOGY……… … 32 Locale of the Study 32 Research Design 33 Respondents of the study 33 Research Instruments 33 iii Data Gathering Procedures .34 Statistical Treatment 34 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 37 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 61 Summary 61 Findings .61 Conclusions 63 Recommendations 65 BIBLIOGRAPHY 66 APPENDIX .70 CURRICULUM VITAE 116 iv LIST OF TABLES Scale of values 36 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Age 38 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Gender 39 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Civil status 39 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Highest Education attainment 40 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of 41 Length of service Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Monthly income 41 Frequency and Average Weighted Mean of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of working attitude 42 Frequency and Average Weighted Mean of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Mastery of the Subject Matter 44 10 Frequency Average Weighted Mean of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Pedagogical Ability 45 11 Frequency and Average Weighted Mean of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Scientific Research Ability 46 12 Average Weighted Mean Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Ability of supplying social services 47 13 Frequency and Average Weighted Mean of the Respondents' Profile in Terms of Ability of Ability of self-developing 48 14 Correlation of the professional characteristics in terms of age of respondents 49 15 Correlation of the Professional characteristics in terms of respondents’ Gender 50 16 Correlation of the Professional characteristics in terms of respondents’ civil status 50 17 Correlation of the Professional characteristics in terms of respondents’ Educational attainment 51 18 Correlation of the Professional characteristics of respondents in terms of length v of service 52 19 Correlation of the Professional characteristics of respondents in terms of Family income 52 20 Correlation between Age with Professional characteristics 53 21 Correlation between gender with Professional characteristics 53 22 Correlation between civil status with Professionals characteristics 54 23 Correlation between Educational attainment with professional characteristics 55 24 Correlation between length of service with professional characteristics 25 Correlation between family income with professional characteristics 55 56 vi LIST OF FIGURES Research paradigm 30 Location of Hong Duc university in Thanh Hoa Province 32 vi LIST OF APPENDIX Appendix A B Page Correlation of the professional characteristics in terms of respondents (Multiple regressions and Chi – Square) 70 Questionnaire for academic staff 108 Title: PERSONAL PROFILES OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF AS PREDICTORS CHARACTERISTICS: OF BASIS PROFESSIONAL FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Researcher: Lai Van Chinh Degree Doctor of Philosophy, Development Education Nam/ Address of the Southern Luzon State University Institution Graduate School Lucban, Quezon Date Completed April, 2014 Adviser Dr Conrado Abraham ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the personal profiles of the academic staff as predictors of professional characteristics: Basis for staff development program of Hong Duc University It is the main objective of this study to determine if the Personal Profiles is a predictor of Professional Characteristics of the Academic Staff of Hong Duc University Specifically, this research work sought to find out the personal profiles of the academic staff of Hong Duc in terms of age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, length of service, vi and family income; to determine the professional characteristics of the academic staff of Hong Duc University as perceived by the respondents in terms of working attitudes, mastery of the subject matter, pedagogical ability, ability to conduct scientific researches, ability to conduct extension services, ability of supplying social services, and ability to selfdevelopment Furthermore, it was conducted to find out the significant differences between the perceptions of the respondents when grouped into profiles; identify which of the profile of the respondents predict professional characteristics of the academic staff of Hong Duc University; and to propose an enhancement program based from the results of the study This study used the descriptive correlation design in analyzing the investigated variables A total of 508 teachers from different department of Hong Duc university were requested to answer the questionnaire They were randomly selected using the fish bowl technique Weighted mean was utilized to describe the leadership styles of principals Chisquare test was used to determine the significant relationship of the instructional variables and leadership styles of principals Multiple regressions were used to find out the predictability of the influence of instructional variables to staff development program The statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), now also known as Predictive analysis software Based on the results of the study, the following were the findings: The frequency distribution of the respondents’ profile in terms of age, gender, and civil status show that that most of staff’ age in Hong Duc University including teaching and non-teaching were ranging from 31-40 years old in which catered 43.3 percent of the whole distribution and the lowest was from age ranging 21-30 years old with 23.2 percent And there were age range that was near the retirement age which 56 and above that catered only 7.5 percent While, in terms of gender, it shows that most of the Hong Duc University Staff were male which catered 42.5 percent of the whole distribution and female respondents catered the rest 57.5 percent in which a clear indication of the university professor in Hong Duc did not ix Q26 117 087 097 1.346 179 Q27 211 103 139 2.051 041 Q28 -.029 082 -.021 -.361 718 Q29 216 078 129 2.776 006 Q30 -.062 074 -.047 -.831 406 a Dependent Variable: Age Variables Entered/Removedb Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27a Enter a All requested variables entered b Dependent Variable: Gender Model Summary Model R 281a Adjusted R Square R Square 079 Std Error of the Estimate 070 477 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 ANOVAb Model Sum of Squares Regression df Mean Square 9.780 1.956 Residual 114.377 502 228 Total 124.157 507 F Sig 8.585 000a a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 b Dependent Variable: Gender Coefficientsa Unstandardized Coefficients Model B (Constant) Std Error 2.848 252 Standardized Coefficients Beta t 11.306 Sig .000 Q26 -.126 049 -.184 -2.597 010 Q27 -.105 058 -.122 -1.825 069 Q28 -.064 046 -.079 -1.406 160 Q29 -.104 044 -.109 -2.377 018 Q30 032 041 043 781 435 a Dependent Variable: Gender Variables Entered/Removedb Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27a Enter a All requested variables entered b Dependent Variable: Civil status Model Summary Model R R Square a Adjusted R Square 197 039 Std Error of the Estimate 029 356 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 ANOVAb Model Sum of Squares Regression df Mean Square 2.569 514 Residual 63.578 502 127 Total 66.148 507 F Sig 4.058 001a a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 b Dependent Variable: Civil status Coefficientsa Unstandardized Coefficients Model B (Constant) Std Error 1.684 188 Standardized Coefficients Beta t 8.968 Sig .000 Q26 047 036 094 1.296 195 Q27 -.087 043 -.138 -2.019 044 Q28 -.053 034 -.089 -1.549 122 Q29 -.026 033 -.038 -.810 419 Q30 -.042 031 -.077 -1.353 177 a Dependent Variable: Civil status Variables Entered/Removedb Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27a Enter a All requested variables entered b Dependent Variable: Highest Educational attainment Model Summary Model R 230a Adjusted R Square R Square 053 Std Error of the Estimate 044 658 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 ANOVAb Model Sum of Squares Regression df Mean Square 12.170 2.434 Residual 217.128 502 433 Total 229.297 507 F Sig 5.627 000a a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 b Dependent Variable: Highest Educational attainment Coefficientsa Unstandardized Coefficients Model B Std Error Standardized Coefficients Beta t Sig (Constant) 780 347 2.248 025 Q26 000 067 000 -.011 992 Q27 259 079 221 3.262 001 Q28 -.056 063 -.051 -.888 375 Q29 115 060 090 1.919 056 Q30 -.035 057 -.034 -.612 541 a Dependent Variable: Highest Educational attainment Variables Entered/Removedb Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27a Enter a All requested variables entered b Dependent Variable: Length of service Model Summary Model R R Square a Adjusted R Square 271 073 Std Error of the Estimate 064 942 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 ANOVAb Model Sum of Squares Regression df Mean Square 35.237 7.047 Residual 445.354 502 887 Total 480.591 507 F Sig 7.944 000a a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 b Dependent Variable: Length of service Coefficientsa Model Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients t Sig B Std Error Beta (Constant) 224 497 450 653 Q26 120 096 089 1.249 212 Q27 297 114 175 2.610 009 Q28 008 090 005 092 927 Q29 319 086 171 3.704 000 Q30 -.163 082 -.111 -1.987 047 a Dependent Variable: Length of service Variables Entered/Removedb Model Variables Entered Variables Removed Method Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27a Enter a All requested variables entered b Dependent Variable: Monthly income Model Summary Model R R Square a Adjusted R Square 180 032 Std Error of the Estimate 023 1.020 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 ANOVAb Model Sum of Squares Regression df Mean Square 17.456 3.491 Residual 522.260 502 1.040 Total 539.717 507 a Predictors: (Constant), Q30, Q26, Q29, Q28, Q27 b Dependent Variable: Monthly income Coefficientsa F 3.356 Sig .005a Unstandardized Coefficients Model B (Constant) Standardized Coefficients Std Error 1.358 538 Q26 096 104 Q27 180 Q28 t Beta Sig 2.522 012 068 928 354 123 100 1.465 144 033 098 020 342 733 Q29 264 093 134 2.833 005 Q30 -.102 089 -.065 -1.146 252 a Dependent Variable: Monthly income APPENDICE B QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF 20 April 2013 Dear Respondents, Good day! I would like to request for your assistance to accomplish the following questions regarding my research entitled “Personal Profiles of the Academic Staff as Predictors of Professional Characteristics: Basis for Staff Development Program” which is a requirement in completing my degree leading to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Educational Management under the joint program of Southern Luzon State University, the Philippines and Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam Please be informed that your response to the questionnaire will remain completely confidential It is only for research purposes Thank you Yours respectfully, Lai Van Chinh (Terry) Researcher PART I - PERSONAL DATA OF ACADEMIC STAFF Please answer the following questions by putting a check mark  to the corresponding responses or filling in the blanks the items with needed information: Name: _ (optional) Position: Department/Office: _ Age: 21 to 30 Gender : Male 31-40 41-50 51-60 61 and above Female Civil status: Married Not married Divorced Highest Educational attainment: Bachelor degree Master’s degree Length of service: 01 to 10 years 21 to 30 years Doctoral degree 11 to 20 years 31 to 40 years Family income (monthly): Below Million VND 5.1 to Million VND to Million VND More than Million VND PART II Statements Level (5) Working attitude Respecting the standards, behaviors and rules Being aware of maintaining and building the reputation Being aware of protecting, defending and implementing the rules of ethnic teachers Having a good lifestyle and behavior, being a role model for students Being ambitious and keen on teaching and researching Mastery of the subject matter Basic and Specialized knowledge Psychological and educational knowledge Knowledge of management and international integration Knowledge of the policy and guidelines of the Viet nam Communist Party Methods of testing and evaluating the results of students Pedagogical Ability Ability of designing and planning the lectures (4) (3) (2) (1) Ability of applying technology, teaching materials and information Ability of organizing, monitoring and getting feedback, evaluating from students Ability of motivating, and maintaining the interest and participation of the learners Deploying educational programs and organizing scientific research activity ability Scientific Research Ability Ability of deciding research topics and researching independently Ability of collecting and processing data and information Ability of analyzing and combining research results Ability of writing reports and stating research results, defending views and scientific thesis Ability of organizing scientific workshop and giving feedback to scientific works Ability of supplying social services Ability of determining and forecasting social needs Ability of giving advice for society Ability of establishing the relationship with society Ability of supplying various services for society Ability of conducting mission services for the society Ability of self-developing Ability of self-studying to develop specialized knowledge Ability of doing scientific research and experiencing initiatives Ability of collecting, exchanging and analyzing information to update knowledge Ability of furthering higher education to become leading experts of the university Ability of adapting intelligence to the educational environment to solve problems QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF 20 April 2013 Dear Respondents, Good day! I would like to request for your assistance to accomplish the following questions regarding my research entitled “Personal Profiles of the Academic Staff as Predictors of Professional Characteristics: Basis for Staff Development Program” which is a requirement in completing my degree leading to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Educational Management under the joint program of Southern Luzon State University, the Philippines and Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam Please be informed that your response to the questionnaire will remain completely confidential It is only for research purposes Thank you Yours respectfully, Lai Van Chinh (Terry) Researcher QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF PART I - PERSONAL DATA OF ACADEMIC STAFF Please answer the following questions by putting a check mark  to the corresponding responses or fill in the blanks the items with needed information: Name: _ (optional) Position: Department/Office: _ Age: 21 to 30 Gender : Male 31-40 41-50 51-60 61 and above Female Civil status: Married Not married Divorced Highest Educational attainment: Bachelor degree Master’s degree Doctoral degree Length of service: 01 to 10 years 21 to 30 years 11 to 20 years 31 to 40 years Family income (monthly): Below Million VND 5.1 to Million VND to Million VND More than Million VND PART II Statements (5) Working attitude Respecting the standards, behaviors and rules Being aware of maintaining and building the reputation Being aware of protecting, defending and implementing the rules of ethnic teachers Having a good lifestyle and behavior, being a role model for students Being ambitious and keen on teaching and researching Mastery of the subject matter Basic and Specialized knowledge Psychological and educational knowledge Knowledge of management and international integration Knowledge of the policy and guidelines of the Viet nam Communist Party Methods of testing and evaluating the results of students Pedagogical Ability (4) Level (3) (2) (1) Ability of designing and planning the lectures Ability of applying technology, teaching materials and information Ability of organizing, monitoring and getting feedback, evaluating from students Ability of motivating, and maintaining the interest and participation of the learners Deploying educational programs and organizing scientific research activity ability Scientific Research Ability Ability of deciding research topics and researching independently Ability of collecting and processing data and information Ability of analyzing and combining research results Ability of writing reports and stating research results, defending views and scientific thesis Ability of organizing scientific workshop and giving feedback to scientific works Ability of supplying social services Ability of determining and forecasting social needs Ability of giving advice for society Ability of establishing the relationship with society Ability of supplying various services for society Ability of conducting mission services for the society Ability of self-developing Ability of self-studying to develop specialized knowledge Ability of doing scientific research and experiencing initiatives Ability of collecting, exchanging and analyzing information to update knowledge Ability of furthering higher education to become leading experts of the university Ability of adapting intelligence to the educational environment to solve problems CURRICULUM VITAE LAI VAN CHINH- (TERRY) Tel No 0373910222 CP No 0916585456 e-mail: chinhhd@yahoo.com, laivanchinh@hdu.edu.vn  PERSONAL DATA Name : LAI VAN CHINH- (TERRY) Present Address : Đong Son St Thanh Hoa City Home Address : Dong Son St Thanh Hoa City  Birthdate : December 20, 1974 Birthplace : Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province Gender : Male Civil Status : Married Nationality : Vietnamese Languages Spoken : Vietnamese EDUCATION M.A : M.A of Education Management - Vinh University Tertiary : Ha Noi National University of education High School : Ba Dinh High School, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province Secondary Nga Truong Secondary School, Nga Son District, : Thanh Hoa Province : Nga Truong Elementary school, Nga Son District, Thanh Hoa Province Elementary C.WORK EXPERIENCE From april 4, 1999 to 2014 Hong Duc University in Thanh Hoa province ... study was conducted to determine the personal profiles of the academic staff as predictors of professional characteristics: Basis for staff development program of Hong Duc University It is the main... 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