Behavior and Competence in Leadership of Student Leaders

Abstract

This research utilizing quantitative non-experimental descriptive correlational design tested the significant influence of public leadership behavior to competence of student leaders in secondary schools in a certain municipality of Davao del Norte Division. Purposive-quota sampling enumerating all officers of the student council except for the president were chosen as respondents and the president as the subject of the study. Statistical tools used to describe both the variables were weighted mean while Pearson-r was used to test the significant influence of public leadership behavior on competence of student leaders. Results showed that both public leadership behavior and leadership competence were very high. It was found out that there is a significant relationship between the two variables.