TEACHERS’ RESILIENCE: A CHALLENGE OF COMMITMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS

Teaching is an emotionally demanding work.  To teach, and to teach at one’s best over time, has always required resilience, otherwise conflict within the self and classroom routine will set in.  Anchored on the theories of resilience, motivation, self-determination, personal values, and capability approach, this case study will describe on the consequences of teachers’ resilience on its commitment and effectiveness to teaching.  Eight teachers of the Department of Education assigned in island schools in Guiuan, Eastern Samar will comprise as the participants.  Data generated through in-depth interview, using a semi-structured interview guide will be used and will be kept strictly confidential.  Data generated from the participants will be transmitted verbatim, in-vivo coded and will be compared and contrasted with previous research and theory based literature for triangulation of findings that will add to the body of knowledge and directions for future research activities.