Core Values, School Culture Typology and Academic Performance: Basis for Christian Collaborative Program

This study has two major purposes: (1) to look into the relationship between the community core values, school culture typology, and students’ academic performance at Philippine Christian University, Dasmariñas Campus, Cavite, and (2) to make recommendations to support the Christian Collaborative Program. The students’, parents’, and teachers’ core values and perceived school culture typology, as well as the students’ academic performance, were assessed through surveys and academic records from the school registrar, respectively. The core values of each group of students were aligned with the school values: faith, character, and service. Each result was then tabulated, analyzed, and correlated with both the school culture typology and students' academic performance. The findings indicate that students' academic performance is very satisfactory. The perceived school culture, as assessed by the students, is contrived collegiality, indicating that they perceive the school leadership enforces and leads collaboration. For parents and teachers, comfortable collaboration is the evident school culture typology. This generally indicates that the collaboration comes from open communication, advice-giving, and comfortable support from both parents and teachers. Results from the correlation studies show that students’ academic performance is not affected by their core values of faith, character, and service. The parents' and teachers' core values on the same parameters are not associated with the perceived prevailing school culture typology. However, the school culture typology affects students' academic performance, as shown by the statistical analysis. These results can serve as a basis for implementing school programs and developing and enhancing new curricula that address emerging issues and concerns within the school community. The results can also be used to modify and adapt school processes as seen fit by the administrators.