Problems encountered by out of school youth in district 2 Rodriguez Rizal/ Bernadith J. Osita, Maria Mildred T. Panao, [and] Angelica Mae Partosa - 2018 - xi, 96 leaves; illustrations, 28cm.
Undergraduate Thesis
This study aimed to determine the problem encountered by out-of-school youth and determine school administration actions to prevent the number of drop outs on their institution. The respondents of the study were selected out-of- school youth from District II, Rodriguez Rizal and 3 school administrators.
The researchers used descriptive qualitative methods of research. Based from the data gathered the following significant findings were summarized:
Most of the respondents belonged to a nuclear family while some were from extended family, majority of them depend their financial status from their parents and most of them income ranges 5,000 below. Respondents had their own reasons why they stopped going to school.
They said that the usual reasons were the lack of both moral and financial support from parents, misunderstandings or disagreements between each relative, and their parents' separation or marriage with other person, influence of barkadas. School factors that they experienced psychological scars were like being bullied, and abused by a teacher.
In most cases, respondents showed acts of regression in continuing their education. But by accomplishing the step by step procedure to pursue it, they were still in need of maturity of understanding the situation.
The programs implemented by the school to minimize cases of out-of- school youth are open high school program, and flexible learning options like; Financial/Baon Assistance, Online Education or Google Classroom and Home Study Program.
From the gathered data, the following conclusions were elicited:
The family income of those out-of-school youth who belongs to nuclear family was below poverty line. Lack of financial and moral support and being bullied in the school and bad influence of peer were the common problems encountered by the out-of-school youth. Out-of-school youth were unable to manage problem at home, school and community. The school provided learning options and programs for the out-of-school youth