📄 Abstract
This phenomenological study was designed to explore and understand the experiences faced by school administrators' decision-making during the insurgency crisis. The study was gleaned through the Decision-Making Theory of Simon (1997). This theory described the steps involved in making any decision, including recognizing that a decision must be made, understanding the goals that one hopes to attain, making a list of options, determining the consequences both positive and negative of each option, determining the desirability of each consequence, evaluating the likelihood of each consequence, and integrating all the information. There were 10 participants from public schools in DepEd-Davao del Norte Division. After thematic analysis, it was found out that school administrators experienced fear and suffering, encountered difficulty in decision-making, struggled in communication, and acquired value from the community. Regarding their coping mechanisms, four themes emerged: facilitating contingency planning, seeking divine providence and intervention, developing positive mindset, and seeking community support. Moreover, the insights of the participants included: intensify linkage with internal and external stakeholders, consider advice of the community, build strong community partnership, and develop presence of mind. The results implied that school administrators had a lot of challenges and difficulties on making decisions during insurgency crisis. They also needed assistance from other professionals, parents, and other people around them. Nevertheless, school administrators were still to adapt some management approaches and changes while managing and leading school
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📚 How to Cite:
Joe Ann A. Palma, Ryan S. Digan , A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF DECISION-MAKING AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS DURING INSURGENCY CRISIS , Volume 12 , Issue 2, February 2026, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ,