Common Problems Encountered by ome Out of School Youth in Barangay Barangay Sta Cristina II
A Research Presented to The Faculty of Dasmariñas East National High School Dasmariñas City
In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the subject English IV
January 2010
APPROVAL SHEET This research entitled COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY SOME OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN BARANGAY STA CRISTINA II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Abstruce gratitude is due the Lord God Almighty for all the blessings He conferred to the researchers in the pursuit of this study; Mrs. Jeddalyn F. Gaces, who give her patients and time to understand and question and problems; Ms. Katrina Ignacio who teach me how to create and specify the topic that we created; The RESPONDENTS who share they time
for answering
the questionnaire; Their friends and their inspiration, for giving them enough courage and strength to keep on going; and Special appreciation is for their loving parents for all the financial and moral support that enabled them to surpass all.
DEDICATION We
dedicate this research paper to our loving Parents for all the support that they give to us, Relative, friends, And to all the people who share their life and experienced specifying our topic.
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COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY SOME OF THE OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN BARANGAY STA CRISTINA II, DASMARIñAS CITY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This study was conducted to determined the common problems encountered by some out of school youth in barangay sta cristina II, Dasmariñas City. This research was conducted during the month of December 2010 in Barangay Sta Cristina II, Dasmariñas City. It is consisted of 1o youth/individuals with 18 years and below as respondents. It is badly to heared that the out of school youth today is continually spreading all over the country, especially in Barangay Sta Cristina II. This research was consists of survey form, which is having a two parts. Part I is about the personal backround. And the part II is the questionnaire proper and the problems that they have encountered. The data was made comprehensively using statistical method.
CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKROUND Introduction
In the Philippines, the trend for the past ten years show that for every 10 pupils who enroll in grade school, only 7 graduate. The same ratio is experienced among the high school students. Main reasons cited for dropping-out are mostly poverty related. While basic education is free, many poor families are unable to finance the ancillary school needs of their children. Deprived of completing high school education, the out-of-school youth are further marginalized from acquiring technical skills. As mandated by the law, technical education in the Philippines is a post secondary course. The continuing inability of many poor young people to complete basic education and/or undertake technical education, consign them to the vicious cycle of poverty. Their lack of education constrains their access to better-paying jobs or ability to succeed in entrepreneurial pursuits, all of which require higher degree of literacy. Workers with solid foundation in technical education, have better chances of landing jobs
Out of school youth means having a vulnerable people who have needs. Nobody can deny the hard fact that education is an extremely important factor for bringing change in the lives of individuals. It has universally been recognized as the most powerful instrument and prerequisite for gearing up the socio-economic development of a nation. In fact, it can be said that it is a pre-condition for the overall up-lift and welfare of a nation. This is why investment in education is considered to be so vital for human resource development and the enhancement of the quality of manpower. The history of humankind, in general, and that of developed nations of the worked, in particular, is replete with the precedents, which establish the fact that a certain level of literacy in population is an essential pre-requisite for precipitating the process of development in a country. The segment of society that plays the most active part in the socioeconomic development of any country/region consists of the adolescents. It is clear that the composition and characteristics of this most crucial part of population goes a long way in expediting the process of national development and influencing the policy makers and planners in their planning and decision making for the future. In this way, the adolescents act as a sort of a ³pressure group´ that exerts a far-reaching impact on the process of educational planning as well as on the other developmental activities of the country. Out-of-school youth are a vulnerable population with complex needs. Many face dim employment prospects and uncertain futures. Out-ofschool youth are broadly defined as youth aged 16 to 24 who are not in school and who are unemployed, underemployed, or lacking basic skills. While there is no single system that provides services to out-of-school youth, many systems can play a role in better addressing their needs, including the public education, workforce, human services.
Statement of the Problem
This research aimed to determine the reasons why do out of school youth range 18 below encountering some problem. Specifically, it sought answers to the following question.
1. What is the profile of the respondents? 1.1 Age 1.2 Sex 1.3 Number of Siblings 1.4 Monthly family income 1.5 Source of income 2. What are the common problems by out of school youths? 3. Why they want so dropped instead of continuing thesis study?
Significance of the Study
This is the first topic that is studied by the students of Dasmariñas East National high School. And this is also the first to create a research paper in English. And is also first of a kind that a study was made by the researchers on the reasons of common problems encountered by the out of school in Barangay Sta Cristina II, Dasmariñas city. Through this research, the reader will enlighten why the out of school youth today is still spreading.
Scope and Limitation
Ten youth were selected comprehensively from the Barangay Sta Cristina II. Dasmariñas, City served as the respondents of this study. The ten respondents were choosen from 14 to 18 years old. Survey research was mase to determined the common reasons of out of school youth problems. After collecting all the information it was contemplate with the opinions of the people in the internet and other sources.
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE This chapter tends to present related literature and studied reviewed. Chat with the children selling plastic in the market or linger with players in the neighborhood's basketball court, chances are you'll bump into children and youth who should be in school but are not. Similarly, chances are they are smart, sweet and carefree as any Filipino child or youth but had to drop out because they could not afford the daily expenses related to schooling like baon, transportation, projects and contributions. Many of them would also narrate that learning in school for them have become both difficult and boring. The stereotypical portrayal of out-of-school youth as decadent, troubled and lazy has become passé. In fact, being out of school has become a phenomenon in the Philippines so much so that it is a reality lived by almost 1/3 of our school-age children and youth --- they number 5.8 million in 2004. The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that in school year 2007-2008, only 84.44% of children ages 6-11 years old had been enrolled and for secondary level, only 61.91% of youth ages 12-15 had enrolled. Even more unfortunate, one out of three of these students end up dropping out of school. The incidence of out-of-school youth is felt nationwide and even worse in other regions. In Central Mindanao , the situation is almost twice as severe compared to what's happening at the national level. The Education Watch done by Education Network (E-Net Philippines) together with the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) in 2008, reports that 44% per cent of school-ages children and youth are missing out on education due to poverty and sporadic disruption of classes due to conflicts. E-Net Philippines, a civil society network of more than 150 organizations nationwide has been calling for government's urgent actions on this problem since 2000. The DepEd has implemented the Accreditation and
Equivalency (A&E) --- a modular approach to elementary and high school learning implemented by the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) that allow children and youth to continue education through self-learning and group learning outside school. It also initiated Pr oject REACH in 2008 in an effort to reach out to those girls and boys needing education in remote areas. However, these programs are marginalized in the DepEd as they receive a miniscule budget compared to the overall DepEd funds. In 2009, the budget for A&E did not even reach 1% of the DepEd budget and only P800 has been the allotted spending for every learner. Such underinvestment and slow moves to improve the quality of these programs put to question the seriousness of the DepEd and government in general in addressing the growing number of those who are out of school. To fill in the gap, many non-government and self-help organizations have started their own A&E programs to give poor Filipinos a second chance in education. Leah Felipe, a Fourth year drop-out from Rizal High School Annex is one of the successful graduates of the A&E implemented by the Kilusan at Ugnayan ng Maralitang Pasigueño (KUMPAS). In 2004, Leah was forced to drop out because of pregnancy. When KUMPAS offered her the opportunity to continue her education, she joined one of the learning groups in 2007, took the DepEd administered A&E test in the same year, passed the test and got her diploma in 2008. Now, Leah works in a gasoline station, with an income to feed her three children. More importantly, Leah said that the A&E helped her discover the self-confidence in overcoming challenges in her life. E-Net Philippines believes that the A&E can be adapted to the different contexts of the Filipino learners. In the armed conflict areas, the network has worked closely with the Local Government Unit in Datu Paglas, Paglas, Tulunan and Columbio in implementing the Learning-Livelihood System (LLS) which integrates enterprise development and livelihood skills with the DepEd's A&E modules. But these LGUs, being in poor
municipalities do not have enough funds to implement the LLS on a large scale. This is true with all the other NGOs and community organizations who are struggling to keep their A&E and functional literacy programs if it were not for the volunteerism of the community facilitators and parents. Education is a basic right of every Filipino and the DepEd has to take on the leadership and main responsibility in addressing the education of those who are in school and NOT in school. The DepEd said that one way of addressing the drop out is to improve the public education system. While this is true, E-Net Philippines also believes that those who are NOT in school deserve the same attention. The expansion of relevant and quality education programs for children, youth and even adults should start NOW!
CHAPTER III METHODS AND PROCEDURES