TY - BOOK AU - Bancud,Alvin Jay P. TI - Best practices of award-winning schools in the implementation of brigada eskwela program in Ilocos Norte / PY - 2021/// N1 - Thesis (M.A.Ed. - Educational Management) - Mariano Marcos State University; Bibliography: leaves 97-100 N2 - ABSTRACT BANCUD, ALVIN JAY, PABO. Mariano Marcos State University. May 2021 BEST PRACTICES OF AWARD-WINNING SCHOOLS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRIGADA ESKWELA PROGRAM IN ILOCOS NORTE. Major Adviser: Elena Edna C. Nagtalon, Ed.D. This descriptive research determined the best practices of award-winning schools in the implementation of the Brigada Eskwela Program (BEP) in Ilocos Norte. Further, it determined the level of implementation of BEP, the challenges encountered by the school personnel and stakeholders and how they were able to overcome these challenges.The study involved five school heads, 30 teachers and 30 PTA officers of the six schools in Ilocos Norte that were recognized in national and regional levels as best implementing schools of BEP for at least three times over the past five years (2015-2019). A researcher-made survey questionnaire on the implementation of BEP formulated based on the Brigada Eskwela Manual for School Heads (2009) was used to gather data on the level of implementation of the said program. Informal interviews were conducted to collect data on best practices of award-winning schools, the challenges encountered and how they were able to overcome these challenges. Also, document analysis was utilized to support the data from the survey and interview. Data gathered from the survey questionnaire were tabulated, organized and interpreted using means. Meanwhile, data gathered from the interview were coded and thematically analyzed. Findings revealed that the award-winning schools in the implementation of BEP in Ilocos Norte have very high implementation during the pre-implementation phase,implementation phase and post-implementation phase Findings further revealed that school heads, teachers and PTA officers perceived that the activities in the pre-implementation phase, implementation phase and post- implementation phase are very highly implemented It was also revealed that there were best practices of the award-winning schools in the implementation of BEP. These include good leadership, benchmarking, early preparations, outsourcing of funds, special programs, showing appreciation to stakeholders, transparency and sustainability of the program. Lastly, results revealed that during the implementation of the BEP, there were challenges and problems encountered by the schools. These include lack of funds, overlapping of activities, irregular attendance and difficulty in accomplishing reports but due to coping strategies of schools, they were able to overcome these challenges and problems ER -