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    Ethnobotanical documentation of medicinal plants use by Tagakaulo tribe in Sta. Maria Davao Occidental
    Pendon, Maren M. (Davao del Sur State College, 2025-06)
    This study investigates the ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants used by the Tagakaulo tribe of Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental. Seventy-one informants predominately female (80%), with housewives representing the largest group users participated in semi-structured interviews, medicinal plants within the community. A total of 67 medicinal plants from 35 families were documented, addressing ailments across 15 disease categories. The Malvaceae family was notably represented, being used to treat nine illnesses in six disease categories. Decoction was the preferred preparation method, commonly used for drinking, bathing and soaking while leaves were commonly utilized plant part. Five ethnobotanical indices applied to evaluate the importance of plants: Use Value (UV), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), Cultural Importance Value (CIV), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Use Diversity (UD). Euphorbia hirta L. exhibited the highest values with an RFC of 0.887, UV of 0.079, CIV of 2.295 and UD of 0.333, commonly used to treat sore eyes, postpartum recovery, dengue, fever and stomachache. The disease category "Abnormal Signs and Symptoms" recorded the highest number of use-reports (608), with an ICF of 0.964 and Use Value of 8.56, indicating significant cultural agreement and perceived efficacy. By implementing these recommendations through Information Dissemination Education Program such as pamphlets and booklet, these ethnobotanical knowledge of the Tagakaulo tribe can be effectively preserved while contributing to community and scientific innovation.
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    Learning environment , psychological wellness and quality of work life among public secondary school science teachers
    Pailano, Jecelin B. (Davao Del Sur State College, 2025-06)
    This study was conducted to determine interrelationships among the learning environment, psychological wellness, and quality of work life among public secondary school science teachers in MABAMA Cluster. Utilizing an Exploratory sequential design, data were gathered from 105 science teachers across all public secondary schools in MABAMA through standardized questionnaires assessing the physical, social, and instructional dimensions of the learning environment, indicators of psychological wellness such as stress, resilience, and job satisfaction, and components of quality of work life including workload balance, professional growth opportunities, and institutional support. Statistical analyses, including Mean ,Standard Deviation, Pearson R, and Multiple regression Analysis, revealed significant positive relationships between supportive learning environments and both psychological wellness and quality of work life. Furthermore, psychological wellness was found to mediate the relationship between the learning environment and quality of work life. These findings underscore the importance of fostering a healthy and supportive school environment to enhance the well-being and professional satisfaction of science educators. Recommendations include strengthening administrative support systems, implementing teacher wellness programs, and promoting a collaborative and resource-rich teaching environment to sustain a high quality of work life among public school teachers.
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    Workload stress and perception on the work performance of DepEd elementary school teachers
    Beit, Aileen (Davao del Sur State College, 2025-06)
    Excessive workload pressure negatively affects teacher efficacy, work satisfaction, and performance, which are global, national, and local problems. This study sought to determine teacher work performance differences when analyzed according to demographics. Descriptive-correlational method was utilized with a total of 270 respondents. Both adopted and customized survey questionnaires were used to the public elementary school teachers of Digos City Division. Finding revealed that most elementary school teachers are female, aged from 44 to 50 years old, with six to eight workloads, their workload stress is average but has a strong perception of workload. Also, elementary school teachers have shown a high level of work performance in terms of task performance, contextual performance, adaptive performance, and productive work behavior. Moreover, it was found that there was a significant difference in teachers' work performance when analyzed according to workload, but not on age and sex. The work performance of elementary school teachers is not related to their workload stress but has a significant relationship to workload perception. Among the predetermined variables, only workload perception significantly predicts the work performance of elementary school teachers. Lastly, school administrators can analyze teacher workload and provide training on managing it which can help teachers prioritize tasks, reduce stress, and achieve work-life balance.
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    Assesment on solid waste management practices among elementary schools.
    Balandra, Edisa P. (Davao del Sur State College, 2025-06)
    The study was conducted to determine the Solid Waste Management Practices and Implementation program among the elementary school community in the South District, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. A randomized sampling of respondents mainly elementary pupils, teachers, and school administrators, were surveyed. The results indicated that most of the respondents across all groups were female. 64.80% of the pupils were 11 years old, while the teachers were primarily in their late twenties to early thirties with 19%. In contrast, administrators mostly belonged to 50's age brackets with 53.8%. The analysis revealed that the level of awareness of Solid Waste Management in elementary schools’ community has an overall mean of 4.13 which suggests that the respondents are aware of the problem. While the level of implementation of solid waste management was oftentimes manifested with over-all mean of 4.09. It was also found out that there is a significant relationship between and implementation in solid waste management with Pearson r- value of 0.269 indicates a low positive relationship. This suggests that as awareness increases, the level of implementation also tends to increase, but the relationship is not perfectly strong. Therefore, it is important to sustain and enhance awareness programs for solid waste management in the school community. Improved awareness programs can increase levels of environmental responsibility among pupils, teachers, and administrators.