REFLECTIONS ON THE TEAMWORK ABILITIES OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN VALENZUELA CITY

Abstract

The problem of this study was focused on the relationship of the respondents’ profile such as age, sex, civil status, length of service and educational attainment to the individual assessment of their teamwork abilities using the 17 laws of teamwork by John C. Maxwell (2003), from his book, Laws of Teamwork Workbook. Ninety teachers of eight private elementary schools constituted the sample of this study. The level of teamwork abilities of the teachers was assessed using the indicators of the law of significance, law of the big picture, law of the niche, law of Mount Everest, law of the chain, law of the catalyst, law of the compass, law of the bad apple, law of countability, law of the price tag, law of the scoreboard, law of the bench, law of identity, law of communication, law of the edge, law of high morale and law of dividends. These were compared and correlated with the respondents’ profile. The Pearson correlation was used to test the relationship and significance among the respondents’ profile and their teamwork abilities. Age had significant correlation to the law of the big picture and the law of the niche. Sex and length of service had no significant correlation to all the teamwork abilities. Civil status of the respondents had significant correlation to the law of the niche. The profile on educational attainment had significant relationships to the law of the big picture, law of the bench, and the law identity. To strengthen the teamwork abilities of the respondents, the researcher developed a plan of action for holding seminars and training for the purpose.