Author: Fe P. Baguio
College of Agriculture, Mindanao State University - Buug Campus, Buug, Zambonga Sibugay, Philippines
Email: fe.banguio@msubuug.edu.ph
ABSTRACT
Decision-making is one important skill that school administrators need to exercise and practice. Demonstration of this skill is very important in attaining performance standards for schools not to exempt the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). As such, this study was conducted to determine the extent of practice of decision-making among HEI administrators in Zamboanga. There were five factor-indicators considered as sensible determinnats to practising decision-making such as facilities, process factors, human factors, operational factors and external factors. Using descriptive-quantitative research design, this study yield-ed the following findings: Administrators of HEIs in Zamboanga Sibugay province have always applied sensible decision mak-ing. It is concluded that administrators of Higher Education Institutions in Zamboanga Sibugay indeed, have always applied decision making by considering the important determinants such as facilities, process factors, human factors, operational fac-tors, and external factors. With high application of sensible decision-making among administrators of HEIs in Zamboanga Sibugay, this study further recommends future researchers gto replicate this current inquiry to other provinces in ZAMPEN region.
Keywords: decision-making, determinants, HEI administrators