Managerial control practices of physical education department heads of higher education institutions in Zamboanga City

Abstract

The paper aims to describe and analyze what models and methods of managerial control physical education departments of higher education institutions in Zamboanga City commonly adopt. It also sought to determine how department heads in tertiary physical education enforce managerial control policies. As one of the descriptive-qualitative research methods, the phenomenology pattern was used in the research. There were the four P.E. service department heads, two faculty members (one senior and one junior faculty), and the college/department secretary who participated in the study. Findings showed that P.E. department heads in both public and private higher education institutions (HEIs)in Zamboanga City not specifically adopt certain managerial control models and methods for their management practices. Instead, they relied on the existing management practices especially with the managerial control system of their respective universities or colleges. Department heads enforced managerial control techniques that were pragmatic, intuitive, and reactionary. To thrive and be successful in the management, P.E. department heads must engage in acquiring knowledge of managerial control principles, concepts, and models. The P.E. department heads should be able to determine and use appropriate management control strategies that can be programmed, pre-determined, and applied to situations, highlighting a systematic management control system.