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Schools need well-organized systems to manage research, focusing on training teachers in research software. This study aims to understand how familiar teachers are with research software and how that knowledge impacts their ability to conduct research. Measuring research skills shows how they affect teachers’ overall research engagement. Stratified sampling was utilized for the respondents with distinct populations from five (5) senior high schools with one hundred seventy-nine (179) teachers. Descriptive and correlational analyses were conducted using Software Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) to examine the relationship between software awareness and research capability, as well as the relationship between research capability and research engagement. The overall assessment revealed that teachers have limited knowledge of the research software programs, with a mean score of 2.16. in terms of research capabilities, teachers were found to be moderately capable, with a mean score of 3.69. The assessment of research engagement indicated a moderate extent of participation in research discussions and conferences, although limited funding support for research efforts was reported. The study revealed a significant relationship between knowledge of research-related software programs and research capabilities. As knowledge in these programs increases, research qualities improve, emphasizing the importance of acquiring and enhancing this knowledge. Furthermore, there is a significant relationship between research capabilities and research engagement. The t-value of 10.383, significant at the alpha level of 0.05, supports rejecting the null hypothesis and confirming the significant relationship between research capabilities and research engagement. Limited software knowledge hinders teacher research engagement in schools. Teachers with greater software knowledge exhibited stronger research skills. By integrating teachers in research software training and providing necessary support, a research leadership strategy can address these challenges, aligning with the UTAUT model’s emphasis on user adoption.

Keywords: Research-Related Software Tools, Capabilities, Engagement.