Social Capital and Creative Teaching Behavior of Public Elementary Teachers in Davao Del Sur Division

The study focused on exploring how the relationships and connections among teachers influence their creative teaching methods in public elementary schools in Davao del Sur Division. The goal was to really understand how things like community and collaboration among educators can enrich their ability to engage students in imaginative and effective ways. To gather insights, researchers randomly selected 110 public elementary school teachers and employed a descriptive- correlational survey method to analyze the data. This involved calculating averages and examining the relationships between different factors using Product-Moment correlation, along with Regression Analysis to dig deeper. The results were encouraging: teachers showed high levels of social capital and exhibited a wide range of creative teaching behaviors. One of the most significant findings was the strong link between these two areas. As teachers built stronger social bonds and found more opportunities to collaborate, their creativity in teaching flourished. Key elements such as a strong sense of community, a supportive school culture, collaboration opportunities, and teacher motivation played a crucial role in enhancing creativity in their teaching practices. Given these findings, the study recommends that leaders within the Department of Education and school administrators focus on strategies that foster connections among teachers and boost their creative teaching approaches. Additionally, it encourages future researchers to further examine this subject, perhaps looking at other factors that could influence these dynamics and using varied research methods for a broader perspective.