A Comparative Study of Teachers' Perception of Curriculum Change Across School Heads' Decision-Making Styles in Marilog District, Davao City Division

The purpose of this study was to determine the significant difference in teachers’ perception on curriculum change when exposed to school heads’ decision making styles. This study used the descriptive-comparative research design. The respondents of this study were 90 public school teachers from Marilog District of Davao City Division. The researcher used the Tabachnick and Fidell (2007), n = 50 + 8(m), where m represents the total number of independent variables included in the study in selecting the respondents. The gathered data were analyzed and interpreted by using the statistical tools frequency and percentage, mean, One-way ANOVA, Eta-squared. The results revealed that most used decision-making styles of school leaders demonstrated was rational decision-making style. Moreover, On the level of teacher’s perception on curriculum change in terms of general behavior towards the new curriculum, feelings towards the previous system compared to the new curriculum, and support for teachers provided by the school was oftentimes evident.. Further, it was found that there is a statistically significant difference in teachers’ perception on curriculum change when exposed to school heads’ decision making styles. Lastly, on the effect size of the school head’s decision-making styles on the perception of teachers in curriculum change, the results indicated a moderate effect size. Thus, it is recommended that School heads should continue to use rational and collaborative decision-making styles, as these have shown a positive impact on teacher perceptions and curriculum change.