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Effectiveness

Labawig, Melody (1999), Leadership Effectiveness of Barangay Captains: Its Implication to BarangayDevelopment, available at http://dspace.slu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/102

Keywords: Leadership EffectivenessBarangay Captains

CommunicationCoordinationDecision MakingPerformance EvaluationBarangay Development

Issue Date: Mar-1999

Abstract: Summary Development depends on the capability of leaders not only at the national level butmore particularly on the local government level down to the lowest political unit of governancewhich is the barangay . It is then important that we look at the leadership aspect on the barangaylevel through the barangay captains . This is one way of assessing if barangays are playing

partners of development in the Cordillera Administrative Region and the nation in general. Thisstudy was conducted to find out the leadership effectiveness of barangay captains and itsimplication to barangay development. The subjects of the study were the barangay captains ofBaguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan and Tuba, which are all municipalities of BenguetProvince.It made use of descriptive method of research . Data were gathered through questionnaire-checklist. There were reinforced by personnel interview and actual observations . PearsonProduct Moment Correlation Coefficient and T-test were adopted as statistical tools . 8.2 FindingsThe relationship between the qualifications of the barangay captains in terms of educationalattainment, professional experience and length of service and their leadership effectiveness

along leadership functions revealed the following: In terms of the relationship betweenleadership effectiveness of barangay captains along communicating and their qualifications,educational attainment and professional experience were not significantly related while thelength of service is significant. As for the relationship between leadership effectiveness alongcoordinating and support, educational attainment and professional experience is notsignificant while length of service yields significant relationship. Findings also revealed thatthere is no significant relationship between leadership effectiveness along decision making andeducational attainment and professional experience while the qualification on length of serviceyields a significant relationship. With regards to the relationship between leadershipeffectiveness and their skills in evaluation and feedback, educational attainment and professionalexperience was weak and not significant. Relationship with length of service , however, wassignificant. With regard to the relationship between leadership effectiveness of barangaycaptain and the support derived from the different sources , the support of other barangayofficials contribute significantly to the leadership effectiveness of barangay captain alongcommunicating, coordination and support, decision making and evaluation and feedback. Therelationship between leadership effectiveness of barangay captains and support from people yields a significant relationship along the four functions. Also, there is a significant relationshipbetween leadership effectiveness along four functions and the support of local and nationalgovernment. As to the relationship between the degree of seriousness of the problemsencountered and the respondents qualifications, the influence of educational attainment and

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length of service to the degree of seriousness of the problems encountered along projectformulation is not significant but is significant in terms of professional experience. Thequalification attributes of the barangay captains did not influence the degree of seriousness ofproblems encountered along project implementation and is also applicable along projectmonitoring and evaluation. 8. 3 Conclusion Educational attainment and professional experiencehad little effect on the leadership effectiveness of barangay captains along communication,coordinating and support, decision making and evaluation of performance and feedback.

Meanwhile, the length of service as barangay leaders had significant influence on the leadershipeffectiveness of barangay captains along the mentioned leadership dimensions. Support fromother barangay officials, form the people of the community, and form the local and nationalgovernment units significantly contribute to the leadership effectiveness of barangay captainsparticularly in performing their roles and functions along communication, coordinating andsupport, decision making and evaluation of performance and feedback. Degree of seriousness ofproblems encountered by barangay captains along project formulation depends onprofessional experience but is not influenced by educational attainment and length of service. The three attributes of qualifications namely educational attainment, professional experienceand length of service do not influence the degree of seriousness of problems encountered bybarangay captains along project implementation. Finally, educational attainment has significanteffect on the degree of seriousness of problems encountered by barangay captains along projectmonitoring and evaluation; but, professional experience and length of service do not have aneffect. 8.3 Recommendation The following are the recommendations of the researcher forpossible consideration: 1. Although most barangay officials possess adequate qualifications,authorities should have regular training programs like seminars and workshops for barangaycaptains including their secretaries and treasurers so that they will better comprehend theresponsibilities and accountabilities provided for in the Local Government Code. Topics to begiven during seminars and workshops for barangay captains should include how to communicateeffectively; how to coordinate and give support to development projects; how to make sounddecisions; and how to evaluate performance and feedback. 2. To strengthen the educational

qualification of the barangay captains who did not finish their secondary education, it isencouraged that they continue their level of education by availing of the various literacyprograms being offered by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). 3. TheDepartment of Interior Local Government (DILG) shall recommend ex-barangay officials to bemembers of local special bodies in their own respective communities. 4. Encourage strongersupport from other barangay officials/leaders and from community people. Let them know thattheir participation is necessary to promote commitment for every development project. 5. Thesupport given by the local and national government units for the efficient implementation ofbarangay activities and projects should be sustained if not strengthened. 6. Networking should bestrengthened in the local government units and other agencies to organize community effortsneeded for community development projects. 7. Barangay captains should exert more effort inorder to elicit full support from their constituents and the people of the community. 8.Organization of all barangay leaders among municipalities should be encouraged to develop acohesive effort in requesting for financial and all other kinds support from national governmentand non-government organizations.