Purpose: This study undertook to determine in quantifiable terms the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of the 295 educators of the secondary schools operated by the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church in the Philippines. It endeavored to assess the educators' attitudes toward their working conditions, their evaluation of the effectiveness of the schools in which they serve, and the educators' perceptions of their lifestyle practices and beliefs.
Procedures: A questionnaire which included 63, five point, Likert scale response items and four questions designed to elicit write-in comments was used in the anonymous survey conducted. The data obtained were interpreted through the use of the measures of central tendency, percentages, and the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Significance was set at.01 in the statistical analyses performed.
Findings: Some of the findings were: (1) The educators perceived their working conditions as acceptable but were uncertain as to their satisfaction over workplace experiences; (2) Performance of SDA schools was at an acceptable level; (3) The educators perceived themselves as having a high degree of acceptance of SDA church teachings and as living in harmony with SDA beliefs; (4) The SDA schools were in close adherence to the educational philosophy of the SDA church.
Conclusions: Some of the conclusions were: (1) A sense of mission and an awareness that SDA education is a Christian ministry existed among SDA secondary school educators; (2) The educators perceived that the schools were performing below potential; (3) The educators do not make teaching in SDA schools a life-long career.
Recommendations: One of the recommendations is that the Far Eastern Division of Seventh-day Adventists and the leaders of the respective Philippine Union Missions develop and implement policies that would make teaching in SDA schools a more attractive career. Recommendations for future studies include the identification of factors that would enhance job motivation and satisfaction as well as studies on teacher turn-over in SDA schools in the Philippines.