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INTRODUCTION
The Department of Education Order No. 13 Series of 2017 –Policy and Guidelines
on healthy Food and Beverage choices in Schools and In DepEd Offices includes the
information and guidance to promote and developed healthy eating habits among the
youth and DepEd employees by making available healthy, nutritious, and affordable
menu’s choices and for selling food standards. This DepEd order aims to make available
healthier food and beverage choices among the learners and DepEd Personnel. The
evaluating and categorizing foods and drinks and supply guidance in the selling and
marketing of foods and beverages in schools and DepEd offices, including the purchasing
School canteens provide foods that are needed by every people inside the school
premises. School canteens have the standard that should be the basis of everyone’s
satisfaction. It is an exclusive area where there are designated rules that should be
implemented.
This order is being implemented in all public school around the Philippines where
foods and beverages are only limited, limited in a way that the content must be measured
according to the standard that are given. This order includes the volume of sugar content,
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the salt content and any other condiments that are mostly used in some foods that are
Canteen is a very important facility for the students in order to achieve better
standard of food and refreshments that are provided to the students at reasonable prices
so as to make available to them in hygienic food. These likely help them to be healthy
and efficient. Canteens also sense as places where students can meet informally and
There are many problems that are present in every school canteen towards the
services that are provided in this study. The researchers aim to gather information about
the level of satisfaction among the students of Dela Paz National High School on the
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study aims to illustrate the level of satisfaction among the Senior High School
students and teachers towards the school canteen as an input for quality service. In
relation to the main problem, this research activity is undertaken to seek answers to the
1) What is the level of satisfaction of the Senior High School students and Junior and
Senior High School Teachers towards the school canteen in terms of:
a) Staff Service;
c) Quality of Service?
2) Is there a significant difference between the perception of the teachers and the
Senior High School students in the level of satisfaction of the canteen towards the
The purpose of this study is to know the level of satisfaction in terms of service
among the Senior High School students and teachers of Dela Paz National High School
canteen. It aims to benefit the staffs and as well as the students towards their experience
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3) The staffs will hopefully develop their service.
The study covers the level of satisfaction of the students and teachers in Dela Paz
National High School canteen in terms of their service. This study will give the canteen
staffs an idea on what are the common problems that their service lacks at. The study will
be limited to all the Senior High School students and representative teachers in Dela Paz
National High School which will be the location in gathering data that is found at Ninoy
Aquino Avenue, barangay Dela Paz, Antipolo City. The said respondents are to be given
a survey questionnaire from upon their approval and answer the questions accurately.
CHAPTER II
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Related studies and literature give useful insights that can help the researchers
RELATED LITERATURE
Below are the reviews of related literature written by foreign and local authors
should always be cautious and be reminded of proper hygiene. Also, to ensure a safe
food that the students eat, the workplace must be clean and pest-free from infection and
diseases that may obtain in filthy substances. The equipment must be in proper places
and is uncontaminated especially those utensils that is used by the students. The
maintenance of the utilities should be regularly checked for sanitizing and healthy
environment of the workplace. The knowledge and wisdom of staffs is the key to a clean
and safe environment of the canteen to serve a student a quality service food.
campaign in making healthier food and beverage in all public elementary and high schools
in the country to achieve energy balance and a healthy weight, limits the total
consumption of saturated fats to unsaturated fats, limits the sugar intake and salt
consumption. For the benefit of the students, the DepEd had proposed this to avoid
"Unhealthy food eating patterns and a sedentary lifestyle led to an upward surge in
overweight and obesity." Students are now likely to live in sedentary lives that they are
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becoming lazier and less productive because of their food eaten. They have been choosy
in selecting; they demand for food that has too much sugar or salt and avoid fruits and
vegetables which lead them to many diseases because of weakening the immune
system.
On the word of Clements (2016), mentioned about how helpful school canteens
are in developing positive attitudes and behavior towards food. Adding variety to the menu
enable the canteen to operate in a manageable way, interesting foods and new to eyes
also the unique way of presenting it makes the students curious about the food. Creating
combo meals to students is a great way to ensure balanced lunch in an affordable price.
canteen policy, must create canteen committees to identify problems and improve service
and food quality. Approximately, large number of students eats in school canteens every
day since they are prohibited to leave school during the day they constitute a captive
market for canteen operators. This must not lead to exploitation through high prices or
poor quality of food and drinks. Schools have a duty to properly feed students and staff.
canteens meet National Standards for Food preparation, storage, hygiene and safety.
Failure to do so will lead to serious health problems for staff and students who consume
the fare.
management in the Philippine public elementary; the first was cooperative type and the
second is school management type. Before, all public and secondary schools are required
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to build a canteen through a DepEd Memorandum, there are certain rules that should be
followed such as; the school canteen should be manage by TLE teachers in High School
and EPP teachers in elementary schools, vendors are banned inside the school premises,
hand wash area must be present, and has sanitary permit from the local government.
Few years back, the school canteen was being manage by the Canteen Manager who is
elected by the members of the cooperative and the salaries of the helper was taken from
the profit. At the end of each month the net profit will be split into 70-30, 70% for COOP
RELATED STUDIES
Below are the reviews of related literature written by foreign and local researchers
On the word of Karim and Liana (2014) school canteens are way more than just a
system of supplying foods for students they also play a vital role in education, health and
well being of students and the community they serve. Their study was to explore and
document the practice, knowledge and type of servicing system in order to decrease the
incidence of food borne disease. This is supposed to be a key to the recurring food
poisoning outbreak in schools. Furthermore, the results of the study were showed that
the canteen management guidelines should be emphasized more among food handlers.
It is suggested that there should be actions taken by authority and/or canteen superior to
Based on Dumlao. (2014), the findings of the research show that demographic
characteristics is the common factor in influencing the food preferences for most of the
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students. Food characteristics and menu frequency creates a guide for planning a menu
that deals with the preferences of students. Most of the students who have more amount
of allowance have a great chance that they will not patronize the school canteen. It is
noted that the impact of food characteristics to food preferences are depending on the
portion size, food presentation, cooking preparations and the affordability. It is concluded
that the determinants are vital in developing Canteen management program. Meeting
their demands, needs and preference of the students establish a viable canteen
management program
perception about food and service are considered very crucial in getting their satisfaction.
Their study was focused on customer satisfaction and general perception about food
service of two restaurants. The principal components that influenced patrons’ frequency
appearance of staff and relaxed atmosphere. For Restaurant B was efficiency of service
(2015), their study was about the satisfaction of students on the services rendered by the
canteen. The study would determine the students’ level of satisfaction. The result shows
the students that are the respondents have been satisfied, but had agreed that to the
problems like lack of space, chairs and tables, and poor ventilation. The students are well
aware that there are still things that are needed improvements. It is recommended that
the canteen personnel may attend seminars related to food services, conduct a monthly
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Figure 1
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HYPOTHESES
Senior High School students in the level of satisfaction in the school canteen
towards the Staff service, Physical environment and the Quality of Service.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Canteen- Refers to the place in schools that provides foods and services.
Respondents- Refers to the group of people who will give feedback and response to the
Service- Refers to activities that provide satisfaction among the students in a given area.
Staffs- Refers to the people who provide services inside the area of canteen.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN
This chapter deals the methods of research, the sources of data, the data
gathering instrument, the data gathering procedure, and the statistical treatment of data
To determine the level of satisfaction among students towards the school canteen:
Input for quality service, the descriptive method of research was used in this research.
The descriptive method aims to obtain complete and accurate information of the study.
the narration of facts etc. In the light of the forging definition, it is clear that descriptive
SOURCES OF DATA
The sources of data for this research were the Senior High School students who
are presently enrolled in 2017-2018 School Year and the teachers at Dela Paz National
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High School which is located at Ninoy Aquino Avenue, barangay Dela Paz, Division of
Antipolo City, District 1-B. The Distribution according to their section is shown in table I
Senior High
TEACHERS OF NUMBER OF
School level and Number of Students
DELA PAZ TEACHERS
Sections
XII – YAHOO 51
XI – INSTAGRAM 32 SCHOOL 50
XI – TWITTER 52 TEACHERS
XI – YOUTUBE 30
Total 280
Table 1
The table shows that there were 280 students from various section of senior high
school students of Dela Paz National High School while there are 50 Senior and Junior
High School Teachers. The researchers took all the students and used convenience
In conducting this study, the researchers secured permission from the research
adviser and school principal to conduct the study. After the permission is granted, the
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researchers created questionnaire that were be checked and validated by the English
Next is to conduct the survey to the students and teachers. The teachers were to
asked if they frequently eating at the school canteen before conducting the survey, then
gathering and collection of data. After that analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing of
The data gathering instrument used in this study is descriptive survey. It was used
to seek information in determining the level of satisfaction among students and teachers
towards the school canteen: Input for quality service. The descriptive survey form was
TREATMENT OF DATA
The following statistical tools were used to treat the data gathered.
1. Weighted Mean- this will be utilized to find out the evaluation of the data gathered
from the target respondents to the level of satisfaction in the school canteen.
The rating scales and their corresponding descriptive values are, as follows:
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3 2.61 - 3.4 Satisfied
2. T-test- this was to utilize to find out if a significant difference exists between the
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CHAPTER IV
This chapter presents, analyzes and interprets the gathered data on the questions
Table 2
Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High School
Weighted Verbal
Staff Service Weighted Verbal
Mean Interpretation Mean Interpretation
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3. Calmly interact to reach
customers under all kinds of 3.17 Satisfied 2.78 Satisfied
situation.
4. The Staff/s can
accommodate all the 3.23 Satisfied 2.62 Satisfied
Customers.
5. The Staff/s has a pleasing
3.18 Satisfied 2.62 Satisfied
personality.
2.76 Satisfied
3.21 Satisfied
Average Weighted Mean
It could be gleaned from the table that the Senior High School Students
respondents evaluated the Staff Service of the Canteen employees as Satisfied that was
evident by the weighted means ranging from 2.61 to 3.4 with the average weighted mean
of 3.2.
The Junior and Senior High School Teacher respondents also evaluated the Staff
Service of the Canteen employees are also Satisfied that was evident by the weighted
means ranging from 2.61 to 3.4 with the average weighted mean of 2.76.
The findings show that school canteen Staff service and interactions with
Table 3
Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High School
Criteria
Senior High school Students Teacher Respondents
Physical Environment
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Weighted Verbal
Weighted Verbal
Mean Interpretation Mean Interpretation
The data in the table manifest that all Senior high school students are Satisfied in
ranging from 2.61 to 3.4 and with an average weighted mean of 3.16 also interpreted as
Satisfied.
The Junior and Senior High school teachers also evaluated the school canteen
from 1.81 to 2.60 and with an average weighted mean of 2.28 also interpreted as Barely
Satisfied.
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This data imply that the level of satisfaction in the school canteen of students, were
satisfied but the teacher’s evaluation they are barely satisfied in terms of its Physical
Environment. These findings imply that the school canteen should improve the Physical
Table 4
Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High School
Criteria
Senior High school Students Teacher Respondents
Verbal
Quality Service Weighted
Weighted Verbal Interpretatio
Mean Interpretation Mean
n
4. Maintain a good
2.68 Satisfied
interaction towards staff/s 3.45 Very Satisfied
and a student.
5. Maintain equality (either
3.17 Satisfied 2.56 Satisfied
student or teacher)
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Barely
2.54
Average Weighted Mean 3.27 Satisfied Satisfied
The data in the table manifest that the level of satisfaction of students in the school
rated as Very Satisfied as shown by the weighted means ranging from 3.41 to 4.20.
The Junior and Senior High School Teachers also evaluated the school canteen
Quality of Service as Barely Satisfied as reflected by the weighted means ranging from
1.81 to 2.60 and with an average weighted mean of 2.28 also interpreted as Barely
The data imply that the level of satisfaction in the School canteen of students were
Satisfied but the evaluation of Teachers were Barely Satisfied in terms of Quality of
Service. These findings imply that the School canteen should add more Staffs and variety
Summary of the Evaluation of the Senior High School Students and Junior and
Table 5 presents the summary of the evaluations of the Senior High School
Table 5
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Summary of Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior
Criteria
Senior High school
Teacher Respondents
Students
Summary
VM VI WM VI
The data imply that the level of satisfaction of teachers are different from the level
Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and
canteen
Table 6 presents the comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High school
Students and Junior and Senior High School Teachers in the level of satisfaction of
Table 6
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Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High school Students and Junior and
Tabular
Computed Interpret
Respondents N Mean SD t-value Decision
t-value ation
.05, 8df
Senior High 5 3.21 0.51
Fail to Not
School Students 1.57 2.57
reject Signifi-
Teacher 5 2.77 0.15
Ho cant
Respondents
It could be seen in the table that the computed t-value of 1.57 is more than the
tabular value of 2.57 at 0.5 level of significance and 8 degrees of freedom. It implies that
the null hypothesis should not be rejected. It also shows that the evaluation of the two
group of respondents on the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High
Table 7 presents the Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High School
Students and Junior and Senior High School Teachers in the level of satisfaction of
Table 7
Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High School Students and Junior and
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Tabular
Computed Interpret
Respondents N Mean SD t-value Decision
t-value ation
.05, 8df
Senior High 5 3.16
0.5
School Students 3.43 2.57 Reject Signifi-
Teacher 5 2.28 Ho cant
0.16
Respondents
It could be seen in the table that the computed t-value of 3.43 is more than the
tabular value of 2.57 at 0.5 level of significance and 8 degrees of freedom. It implies that
the null hypothesis should be rejected. It also shows that the evaluation of the two group
of respondents on the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High School
interpreted as significant.
Table 8 presents Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High School Students
and Junior and Senior High School Teachers in the level of Satisfaction of School canteen
Table 8
Comparison of the Evaluation of the Senior High School Students and Junior and
Tabular
Computed Interpret
Respondents N Mean SD t-value Decision
t-value ation
.05, 8df
Senior High 5 3.23
0.19 Fail to Not
School Students 2.47 2.57
reject Signifi-
Teacher 5 2.54
0.13 Ho cant
Respondents
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It could be seen in the table that the computed t-value of 2.47 is more than the
tabular value of 2.57 at 0.5 level of significance and 8 degrees of freedom. It implies that
the null hypothesis should not be rejected. It also shows that the evaluation of the two
group of respondents on the Senior High school Students and Junior and Senior High
Table 9
Summary of Evaluation of the Senior High School Students and Junior and
WM SD WM SD Computed VI
t-value
1. Staff Service 3.21 0.51 2.76 0.15 1.57 NS
The data in the table reflect that the overall computed T-value with the level of
significance of 0.05 and the degrees of freedom of 8 on the three criteria, namely: Staff
Service, Physical Environment and Quality of Service are all lower than the critically value
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of 2.57, thus, the null hypothesis is Accepted. It implies that there is no significant
satisfaction towards the Staff service, Physical Environment and the Quality of Service of
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study.
SUMMARY
This study attempted to measure the level of satisfaction of Senior High school
students and the teachers towards the school canteen of Dela Paz National High school
1. What is the level of satisfaction of Senior High school Students and Junior and
A. Staff service;
C. Quality of Service?
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2. Is there significant difference between in the perception of Senior High school
students and the teachers to their level of satisfaction in the school canteen in terms of
The method of research used the descriptive types with the questionnaire as the
data gathering instrument. The sources of data of this study were the Senior High school
students and 50 teachers who response to the given questionnaires. Three criteria
namely Staff Service, Physical Environment and Quality of Service are used to determine
the level of satisfaction of Senior high school students and teachers towards the school
canteen. The statistical tools used to treat data were the Weighted Mean and the T-test.
The salient findings of the study based on the questions raised are the following:
1. The SHS students are satisfied in terms of staff service, physical environment
2. Teachers are satisfied with the Staff service but barely satisfied with the Physical
and students in terms of Staff service and the Quality of service but there is a significant
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn.
1. The level of Satisfaction of SHS students and teachers are both satisfied with
the school canteen in terms of staff service and the Quality of service.
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2. The SHS students and teachers have similar perceptions in terms of staff
RECOMMENDATIONS:
conclusions.
customers.
rearranging and adding more tables, chairs and electric fans for proper ventilation for
the students, teachers and other people who occupied the area.
3. The school canteen should add four trash bins to practice the proper waste
segregations.
4. The canteen staffs should practice equality among students and teachers in
5. The school canteen should check the proper waste disposal from time to time
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7. The school canteen should provide more variety of foods to meet the needs of
the costumers
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