FROM AGGRESSIVE DEALING TO PROGRESSIVE LEADING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PROVERSIFIED LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS OVERSEAS (PSOS)

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Ponte Academic JournalDec 2016, Volume 72, Issue 12 FROM AGGRESSIVE DEALING TO PROGRESSIVE LEADING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PROVERSIFIED LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS OVERSEAS (PSOS)Author(s): Nida H. Garcia ,Alexander S. AcostaJ. Ponte - Dec 2016 - Volume 72 - Issue 12 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2016.12.49 Abstract:Leadership has evolved through time and space. In the context of Philippine Schools Overseas (PSOs), school administrators have rich experiences in dealing with subordinates who come from different regions in the Philippines with varied cultural backgrounds and mores. These diverse cultures have made school administrators mindful and creative in resolving issues and concerns between and among the members of the school system. Capturing the lived experiences of a group of principals and coordinators in selected Philippine Schools in the State of Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Libya, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this qualitative study which employs phenomenology as its design, has discovered a new leadership genre in school management known as proversified leadership with three leadership styles: Assimilative Leadership, Unificative Leadership, and Simulative Leadership. These leadership styles are exhibited by these administrators to ensure that the day-to-day management in schools is within the bounds of harmony, productivity, and collegiality among members of the school organization. The study concludes that proversified leadership is the new leadership genre evident among school principals and coordinators which can be a powerful lens to look at schools as a macrocosm of management for dynamic leaders like those of PSOs. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password