Career advancement stagnation refers to the phenomenon on the immobility of the teaching career from the entry level position to the present for 10 years or more without changes on duties and responsibilities. This study aims to describe the lived experiences of public elementary and secondary school teachers in Tacloban City on career advancement stagnation: its reasons, challenges and coping mechanisms. It is a qualitative research using transcendental phenomenological approach (Cohen, et.al.,2011) involving eight (8) participants. Analysis of data was done using Colaizzi?s method (1978) of thematic analysis. Results of the study revealed the following themes on the lived experiences of the public school teachers: professional learning and development, organizational support, organizational communication and work environment. Emerging themes on the reasons of experiencing career advancement stagnation are lack of financial resources, low educational qualifications, work pressure, promotion anxiety, lack of support and career decisions. The participants also highlighted positive and negative coping mechanisms while experiencing different challenges on the said phenomenon. It is concluded that career stagnation of public school teachers are caused by individual and organizational dimensions and its interaction towards career goals. It is then recommended that an intervention and enhancement program be proposed to further improve the career development scheme of public school teachers.

career advancement stagnation

career stagnation

human resource management

public school teachers