International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

This study aimed to determine the challenges, coping strategies, and extent of resilience of elementary teachers during the implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum. The descriptive correlational research design was utilized to answer the objectives of the study, wherein the respondents were composed of 68 elementary teachers from Kindergarten, Grade I, and Grade IV from Aliaga District under the Division of Nueva Ecija were chosen using purposive sampling technique. The study found that the respondents strongly agreed that they all experienced challenges in the availability of resources and facilities, school culture, and instructional oversight. They also have a very high extent of resilience in flexibility, optimism, social support, and competence. It was also found that the challenges identified by the respondents as to instructional oversight were positively correlated with the extent of resilience of elementary teachers in terms of flexibility, optimism, social support, and competence. Furthermore, school culture has a significant relationship to coping strategies in adaptability, positive outlook, and professional growth and development. Moreover, instructional oversight found a significant relationship to coping strategies in personal outlook, self-motivation, and professional growth and development. And the coping strategies, such as adaptability, personal outlook, self-motivation, and professional growth and development, were found to be positively correlated with the resilience of teachers in terms of flexibility, optimism, social support, and competence.