Challenges of Ta Providers in Lac Implemention: Basis for Localized Lac Framework

Abstract

Learning Action Cell (LAC) is a session conducted by group of teachers who engage in collaborative learning sessions to solve shared challenges encountered in school. Though LAC projects a promising result for teachers in improving Teaching and Learning Strategies, it is somehow, not being maximized in the school. This challenge of maximizing (LAC) brings life to Continuous Improvement CI Project BILLS, Boosting and Improving LAC Leaders and Strategies. And this, proposed research is anchored to the on going CI Project BILLS. This study in particular, tried to determine the challenges encountered by TA providers or LAC leaders in LAC implementation. This study aimed to analyze the experiences and challenges, most especially, of the TA providers, 8 Head Teachers, and 18 Master Teachers towards LAC implemantation. This action research was plainly qualitative in nature and made used of interview as the research instrument. Consequently, coding and theming were used for data analysis. This research revealed that TA providers 1. have difficulty in crafting the proposals and securing necessary attachments, 2. due to challenges encountered in LAC implementation by LAC leaders, the monitoring of teachers’ performance was taken for granted, 3. the absence of monitoring and evaluation team was found as another reason on the low success rate of LAC implementation. TA providers also observed that 4. teacher-participants demonstrated less motivation and participation in the LAC session, 5. through the TA’s initiative, they have found out that teachers’ schedule have conflict with the LAC activity and the LAC topics are no longer new to the teacher-participants. Meanwhile, the newly introduced LAC process through CI Project, was observed to have a more detailed, organized and systematic conduct of LAC. The most evident improvements are the following: 1. Presence of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) all throughout the process, 2. Intervention of Learning and Development (L&D) Coordinator, 3. Posting of QATAME flow chart, 4. Proper conduct of LAC, 5. Presentation of LAC outputs and outcomes.