This study focused on the adaptability of public-school teachers from a national high school, in a city schools
division in Laguna, Philippines during 2019 – 2020. Using a descriptive type of research design, the study was conducted
among 90 respondents… More
This study focused on the adaptability of public-school teachers from a national high school, in a city schools
division in Laguna, Philippines during 2019 – 2020. Using a descriptive type of research design, the study was conducted
among 90 respondents (with 24 males and 66 females) with the use of survey. The instrument was adopted, modified, and
validated by pool of experts with reliability analysis carried out and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.901 which shows the
questionnaire reached an excellent reliability. For the statistical tools, the study include frequency, percentage, mean, and
standard deviation. The study found that the respondents’ adaptability was “High” in terms of self-awareness, personal
management, problem-solving and decision-making, attitude, and knowledge of competencies. Male respondents
appeared to be more adaptable than females. Respondents with age greater than 50 obtained a very high adaptability
level compared to the rest of the age groups. Respondents with teaching experience 16 – 20 and greater than 30 years
got very high adaptability. In conclusion, the participants were highly adaptable even when they are experiencing the
pandemic COVID-19. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should communicate with the persons concerned using any
medium and understand their situations, and pursue performing their responsibilities. Less