Availability and Mobilization of Resources in Far-Flung Schools in Selected PALMA Areas

This study had focused on the mobilization of available school resources in far flung schools in PALMA area. It made use of the descriptive-causal-comparative and correlation research designs to characterize the respondents in terms of age, sex. status, years in teaching, and name and address of their schools; determine whether the variations on their demographic profile cause difference on the availability and utilization of their resources; and establish the strength and direction of the relationship between the availability and the mobilization of resources. It completely included as respondents sixty-eight public school teachers in far-flung schools in PALMA area. Findings showed that the there was a high availability of resources especially in terms of community support. There was great extent of mobilization of these resources especially in terms of their utilization. Results revealed that there is no significant difference on the availability and mobilization of school resources when the respondents were grouped according to their demographic characteristics. This signifies that the observed differences on the availability and mobilization of resources were not caused by the said variables. This further suggests that the resources in far-flung areas are commonly available among public school teachers and are equitably mobilized among them. There is a strong and direct relationship between the availability of resources and their mobilization, and that relationship is highly significant. This suggests that whatever available resources their schools have, teachers in far-flung areas are able to optimize their mobilization.