Work Engagement of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Teachers in the Schools Division of Zamboanga Del Norte: Basis for Proposed Intervention

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the work engagement of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) teachers in the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte which is the basis for proposed intervention during the School Year 2023-2024. The respondents were the one hundred twenty-nine (129) ALS teachers of the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte. The study used the descriptive research design utilizing the quantitative approach with the aid of a questionnaire in gathering data employing frequency counting and percentage, weighted mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test as the statistical tools. The study revealed that majority of the ALS teachers are males, between 31-50 years old, married, college graduates with masteral units and most of them are more than 10 years in the ALS service. The study found out that the respondents’ perceived level of work engagement in terms of vigor, dedication and absorption is very engaged. It further found out that the work engagement of the respondents in terms of dedication and absorption did not differ significantly when measured according to sex, age, civil status, educational attainment and years in the ALS service. However, there was a significant difference in the work engagement of the respondents in terms of vigor when measured according to sex. Hence, the management would create activities that would sustain the work engagement of the ALS teachers as part of the proposed intervention.