Professional Learning Community And Institutional Organizational Performance Of A Public Higher Education Institution In Region 02 Philippines

Abstract

This study examined the levels of professional learning community (PLC) among faculty members and their relationship to the organizational performance (OP) of s public higher education institution (HEI). Specifically, it examined the profile of the respondents, their levels of professional learning community as well as the overall and per campus organizational performance of the HEI.This study employed mixed research design and the study was conducted in the different campuses of a public higher education institution in region 02, Philippines. Respondents of this study composed of 210 faculty members who were given regular plantilla positions in the institutions and have served five or more years in the university. The study used random-proportional sampling. The CEOs and the college deans of the different campuses are the study participants of this study. In determining the frequency count, rank, percentage, and mean, descriptive statistics was used to analyze the respondents’ profile and their level of PLC. Analysis of variance was utilized in assessing the differences of PLC and OP. All analyses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using IBM SPSS. Sequential explanatory design was utilized to analyze the factors explaining the quantitative result of the study through interview with the CEOs and select deans of different colleges in the campuses.