2026 IJRSE – Volume 15 Issue 23
Available Online: 31 October 2026
Author/s:
Hingangan, Sabado P.
Department of Education- SDO Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Naui, Jesusa L.*
Nueva Vizcaya State University, Philippines
Agustin, Arnel A.
Nueva Vizcaya State University, Philippines
Abstract:
This study determined the glocal engagement level of public elementary school teachers in the Eastern Kayapa District during the Academic Year 2025–2026 and examined its relationship with their spiritual intelligence. Specifically, it assessed teachers’ glocal engagement along the dimensions of intellect, action, morality, and emotion; determined their spiritual intelligence in terms of feeling of oneness, self-realization, foresightedness, professionalism, and self-effacement; established the significant relationships between the two constructs; and developed an educational management intervention based on the significant findings. The study employed a quantitative research design utilizing a descriptive-correlational method. Ninety-two (92) public elementary school teachers participated in the study through stratified random sampling. Data were gathered using validated and reliable research instruments. Weighted mean was used to determine the respondents’ levels of glocal engagement and spiritual intelligence, while the Spearman Rank Correlation was employed to determine the significant relationships between the variables at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the respondents demonstrated a very good level of glocal engagement (Grand Mean = 4.42), with morality obtaining the highest mean and intellect the lowest. Similarly, the respondents exhibited a very good level of spiritual intelligence (Grand Mean = 4.48), with professionalism ranking highest and foresightedness lowest. Spearman Rank Correlation analysis revealed a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between glocal engagement and spiritual intelligence (ρ = 0.789, p = .001), indicating that teachers with higher levels of global-local awareness, ethical commitment, active engagement, and emotional responsiveness likewise possessed higher spiritual intelligence. Based on the identified research gaps, Project GLOBE: A Values-Based Capacity Building Program for Enhancing Glocal Engagement and Spiritual Intelligence among Public Elementary School Teachers was developed. The study recommends implementing the proposed training program, strengthening values-based professional development initiatives, integrating glocal engagement and spiritual intelligence into teacher development programs, and conducting future mixed-methods studies in diverse educational settings using additional variables.
Keywords: glocal engagement, spiritual intelligence, training design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2026.26296
Cite this article:
Hingangan, S. P., Naui, J. L., & Agustin, A. A. (2026). Glocal engagement level and spiritual intelligence of public elementary school teachers of Eastern Kayapa District. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 15(23), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2026.26296
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