Overcoming Distance and Hardships: A Phenomenological Study of School Heads being Assigned in the Hinterlands

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{"abstract":"This qualitative-phenomenological study explored the lived experiences, coping mechanisms, and insights of fifteen public-school heads in overcoming distance and hardship in the hinterland. Ten school heads participated in in-depth interviews, and five in a virtual focus group discussion. Data coding and thematic analysis revealed six themes from participants' experiences: encountering hurdles on resource scarcity, feeling a sense of accomplishment, upholding community engagement, dealing with geographic isolation, developing personal resilience and adaptation, and doing personal and family sacrifices. Nine themes emerged as coping mechanisms: building community partnership, utilizing resourcefulness and innovation, having emotional and psychological support, taking consideration leadership development, and building professional support network. Five themes emerged from participants' insights: seeing the importance of community engagement and collaboration, being resilient and adaptable, adhering to professional development and teacher support, focusing on one’s health and well-being, and having long-term vision and sustainability. The study highlights the importance of resilience, community collaboration, and teacher support for school heads in remote areas, specifically in the Division of Davao del Norte. Recommendations for the Department of Education include investing in resilience-building and continuous teacher support programs to improve education in the hinterlands.","abstract_source":"gemini_shortened","authors":["Mitzie Joy Figuracion","Henry Ligan"],"date":"2025-01-09","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.14618997","id":4296,"issue":6,"journal":{"issn":"2822-4353","name":"Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal"},"pdf_sha256":"bf34c8b3743183ee1490c5651efaab15edeefa71ecc7ebfb1c2bbb382c90a5a2","schema":"scimatic-article/1","title":"Overcoming Distance and Hardships: A Phenomenological Study of School Heads being Assigned in the Hinterlands","volume":30}

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