An assessement of the leadership skills of the student-organization presidents of Isabela State University

This study was an investigation on the link between and among personal and socio-economic profile of the student-organization presidents of the Isabela State University with their leadership skills. Specifically, the study determined the leadership skills of the student-organization presidents as assessed by themselves, their organization advisers, and other officers. This study was conducted among the student leaders and organization advisers of the Isabela State University composed of the Supreme Student Council (SSC), Student Body Organization (SBO) and Societies/club officers of the ten (10) campuses namely: Cabagan, Ilagan, San Mariano, Cauayan, Roxas, San Mateo, Angadanan, Echague, Jones and Palanan. A total of six hundred fifty three (653) served as respondents of the study composed of ninety three (93) student-organization presidents, ninety five (95) organization advisers and four hundred sixty five (465) other student organization officers. This undertaking utilized the standardized questionnaires in determining the personal and socio-economic profile and leadership skill of the respondents. The questionnaire is composed of three parts: Part I determined the personal and socio-economic profile of the ISU student leaders and Part II was used to determine the leadership skills of the respondents. The student leaders’ leadership skills were measured using the standard questionnaire utilized by Sage Company Publication (2009). For the analysis of quantitative data, descriptive statistics was used such as frequency count, percentage and mean to analyse the personal and socio-economic profile of the student-organization presidents and their leadership skills, the ANOVA and T-test were used to measure the significant difference in the leadership skills of the student leaders when grouped according to their personal and socio-economic profile. The leadership skills scores were the sum of the numerical responses of the samples. On the other hand, Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the correlational hypotheses of the study. Finally, the hypotheses in the study were tested at 0.05 level of significance. After careful interpretation and analysis of the data, the study revealed that the student-organization presidents of Isabela State University have “high” leadership skill (4.18) with interpersonal skills registering the highest mean (4.22). The student-organization presidents of Isabela State University have high leadership outlook and interest as well as high ability to perform their duties and responsibilities in their respective organizations. They show high importance on people in their leadership orientation and very high relationship with people in their leadership skill which shows that the student-organization presidents of the Isabela State University are human resource or people oriented. Thus, they put primacy on human relations expressed in collaborating and empowering people rather than being rational and goal oriented. From the results of this study, this undertaking strongly recommends that the results should be submitted to the university, campus and college officials for discussion during their meetings which will provide meaningful and valuable feedback on the leadership skill of student- organization presidents and that the student-organization presidents must sustain their high leadership orientation as this is essential in ensuring the realization of the goals and objectives of their own respective organizations. This can be realized by sustaining the different programs, projects and activities provided to the student leaders of the university.