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Career Preference of
Students of Veritas
College of Irosin
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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Generally, career path students choose will affect
the way they’ll live the rest of their lives. Determining the
right course to take is a must, yet is not easy. The
aforementioned aspects led the researchers to conduct the
study, aiming to help Senior High School Students
through determining factors they can consider in choosing
a course.
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SETTING OF THE STUDY
History
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school as non-stock and non- profit catholic school with the
new name Veritas College of Irosin. Its original Incorporators
were:
1. Bishop Jesus Y. Valera, D.D.- Bishop of Diocese of
Sorsogon
2. Msgr. Eladio T. Palces, HP- Director of VCI
3. Msgr. Elias Pura Jr.- Irosin Parish Preist
4. Atty. Hailee F. Frivaldo –Director of HTCC
5. Asteria B. Elegado- President of CWL- Irosin Unit
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the buildings were renovated, the school compound fenced
and new facilities were installed.
In July 1996- 1997, Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED)
and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) were approved.
The enrollment rose to Three Hundred One (301). The
administration hired qualified and experienced teachers to work
as full-time and part-time instructors. In 1997-2000, the school
population rose to Five Hundred Seventy-Five (575). Additional
buildings were provided as vocational courses, Bachelor of
Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in
Criminology were opened. With the tremendous increase in
enrollment, additional books, computers, typewriters,
mechanical tools and gadgets and other facilities were procured.
On March 21,2009, Rev. Fr, Elias Escanilla was replaced by
Rev. Fr. Cecil Datar as OIC VCI Director. On May 12,2009 at a
BOT meeting the chairman introduced the incoming president of
VCI. On June 2, 2009 Rev. Fr. Odine Ariola was formally
appointed as VCI president. The other officers of the BOT was
likewise appointed.
The following school year, the President embarked on a big
project, the 3 story school building was approved by the BOT in
coordination with the school, faculty, staff and students.
Additional school facilities were procured and the school legally
acquired a 4-hectare Demo Farm in Gulang-Gulang, Irosin.
The current Board of Trustees and College President Rev. Fr.
Areola together with its faculty and staff are doing their best to
produce graduates who are equipped with the values,
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knowledge, and skills needed for the present time. The
school looks forward to the continued support and patronage of
the people.
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Mission
To provide equal, higher and technical learning
opportunities to interested students in Irosin and neighboring
towns by:
Offering holistic and affordable education
Providing functional, relevant and accessible facilities
Enhancing financial and technical capacities
Developing human resources to be more qualified,
effective and efficient
Ensuring transparent and accountable governance
Vision
A community college that upholds Christian values
producing morally responsible and empowered citizens,
managed and administered by transparent and accountable
leaders.
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THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
This portion shows the process on how the researchers derived the result of
Block 2: (PROCESS) This was taken from the input, on how it should
be done accordingly to have the best outcome which includes the survey
questionnaires, analysis of data, interpretation of data and
documentation.
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Block 3: (OUTPUT) The aid of Senior High School curriculum in
future career preference of SHS students of Veritas College of Irosin is
determined.
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Paradigm of the Study
INPUT PROCESS
1. Survey questionnaire
1. Demographic profile
2. Analysis of data
1.1 Name 3. Interpretation of data
1.2 Age 4. Documentation
1.3 Gender 5. Interview
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Statement of the Problem
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Taking a course with high possibility of
employment
c. Influence of parents, friends and role-models
Taking a course wanted by the parents
Influenced by a friend to take a course
Taking the same course of an admired
successful professional
d. Passion
Taking a course with interest
Taking a course you excel
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HYPOTHESIS
2. The reasons why Grade 6 pupils of GGES find mathematics difficult are the
following
interpret it well.
Impatience
Academic Performance
application.
>Low grades
Confidence
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>Low self-esteem when failed to answer Mathematical
problems.
Real-life situations
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
strand related to their future career choices and help them to understand the
Parents: To be able to guide and cultivate their children’s skills and abilities in
School: To help them convey to the students the true essence of choosing the
SHS strand
Future Researchers: The data gathered from this research study can provide
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SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS
School.
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
Career- a job or profession that someone does for a long time; a period of time
Economic growth- an increase in the amount of goods and services produced per
Metaphorical- a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing
Personality- the set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc., that makes a
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CHAPTER 2
Foreign Study
Jeofrey Mtemeri (Juanuary, 2017), on his study "Factors
Influencing the choice of Career Pathways of Highschool students in
Midlance Province, Zimbabwe", concluded that family influence, school
influence, and peer influence are the main factors that affects students'
career choices.
It used a quantitative research design, with survey questionnaire as
the primary tool in gathering data. Respondents are composed of one
thousand and ten (1010) students and 20 career guidance teachers in
Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It was recommended for the parents and
teachers to be properly trained for them to be able to guide the students'
choice of career. It was also recommended to conduct a career
orientation in order to help students in choosing suitable courses.
Another study, entitled "Factors affecting tong Career Choice
among Senior Secondary School Students in Obio/Akpor Local
Government Area of River State", was conducted by researchers
Maxwell Eremie and Chiamaka Okwulehie. It aims to determine the
factos affecting students' career choice through investigating
environmental, opportunity and personality factors that possibly
influences them.
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The said study used a descriptive research method, by means
of utilizing t-test statistic for the comparison of mean score, while
responses were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The
population is consists of 1,120 students from eight secondary schools in
Obio/Akpoe local government area, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port
Harcourt, Nigeria. The instrument for the investigation was Likert Scale
which is an interval scale-ranging from Strongly Agree, Agree,
Disagree, and Strongly Disagree, with qualitative values ranging 4-1
points respectively.
The result shows that majority of environment factors that affects
career choice are family influence, socio-economic status, and peer
groups. While under opportunity factors are education resources and
Mentorship or Role Models. And lastly, under Personality Factors are
the Interest, Values and Skills.
With these findings, the researchers recommended that there
should be a school counseling to educate students with various career
opportunities. Furthermore, Parents and Teachers should know how to
prepare students at an early stage by choosing the right career. Also,
they should not force students to select a particular career, but should
only guide them on the career path they wish to pursue.
While in 2010, Rev. Fr. Jude J. Obiunu and Oghenebrorhie Ruth
Ebunu conducted the same study entitled "Factors affecting career
development of Senior Secondary School Students in Ethiope East Local
Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria". It used a descriptive survey
method, which is comprised of two thousand five hundred and fifty six
(2556) students in twenty-four (24) senior secondary schools in Ethiope
East Local Government Area of Delta State. Survey questionnaires were
distributed to the participants, and was tabulated using simple
percentages.
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From all the data collected, the researchers concluded that
some of the factors that affects career development are psychological
factors (interest, prestige, personality and self-esteem), sociological
factors (peer group, mentors, governmental policies and socio-economic
status of parents), economic factors (poverty, needs, demands and
wants), hereditary factors (physical appearance and aptitude) and
educational factors (position of students in schools and acquired skills).
Based on the result of the study, the following recommendations
was made: (1) Career development should be seen as inevitable to the
happiness and self-actualization of the child and as such, the home,
classroom and the community at large should be seen as a workplace
and all members as workers (NCDA, 2003); (2) Career counselling
should be seen as imperative to appropriate career development and as
such should be given priority in school administration; (3) Considering
the importance of counselling, parents, teachers, friends, mentors and all
capable members of the community should act as support groups, for
appropriate career development; (4) Professional counsellors or
otherwise, should harness discriminately, the factors highlighted in this
study for counselling students with respect to appropriate career
development.
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Foreign Literature
The article “Self- Efficacy Beliefs as Shapers of Children’s
family.
1995).
The authors indicated that the more strongly parents believe that
higher the educational aspirations they hold for them. A strong sense of
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scholastic achievement. Aspiring parents act in ways that build their
career choice and development (Lent, Lopez, & Biesche, 1991; Wheeler,
1983).
outcomes in the form of social status and the various social costs and
outcomes that take the form of pride and self-satisfaction derived from
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occupations require one to do to succeed. The potential costs and
weigh their costs and benefits, and then select the course of action with
the highest expected value (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980; pFeather, 1982;
part of the basis of choice, and even the weighting of these factors is car
ried out quite inefficiently (Behling & Starke, 1973; Brandt, 1979;
Simon, 1978). People act on their beliefs about what they can do as well
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The authors stated that this prospective study has furthered our
career choices that will shape the pathways the children follow into
doesn’t have any access to cellphone until his senior year and he had to
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part of the country or because of financial constraints. A study by
posted by The New York Times indicates that the education level,
income and travel experience of parents are the easiest way to determine
how far away a student is willing to go for college. Then, a recent survey
48% rate financial aid offer was a “very important” factor, up from 33%
in 2004. More than half of first generation students indicated that the
Continuing- generation students consider cost also, but at lower rate only
(citing the book How College Works). Key faculty and their major are
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really influential in student’s choice of career. Parents and peers is
that, as much as kids don’t like to admit that their parents affect their
reported that they research colleges with their parents and 61% of
parents said that the final decision on where to enroll is made together.
have shown that institutions’ websites are the most highly accessed
useful. On the other hand, 97% of students have viewed college sites on
media usage. Two thirds of the students said that conversations over
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The author lastly quoted that many of the factors are things
that institutions can’t change. Geography, cost, and faculty are all part of
college’s identity. There are more channels than anyone can probably
manage, but if you can hone in on a few that are most effective and
stated in his work as a requirement, that there are various factors that
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desired programs, Faculty reputation, Financial aid, Location of
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Local Study
The study entitled “Factors Affecting Senior High School Student’
Career Preferences a Basis for Career Planning Program” conducted by
Dr. Nancy T. Pascual is one literature chosen to be reviewed for this
study.
The study given attention to the increasing unemployment rate and
how career choices affect this phenomena. The study aims to determine
the factors that affect the choices of graduating high schools students
make towards their future careers, the author stated in her literature and
study review some common factors such as family related factors,
economic factors and elective subjects taught under the curriculum.
In order to truly determine their factors a research method was
designed, the study utilized descriptive assessment method of research,
descriptive normative method and descriptive correlational method. For
data gathering the author used validated questionnaire checklist,
Brainard Occupational Preference Inventory (BOPI) scale and student’s
general grade and elective subject grades. The study was conducted in
school year 2012-2013 using 69 fourth year student-respondents of
University of Rizal System Laboratory School of Morong Rizal. After
the data gathering procedure result show the students’ first consideration
in choosing a course in college is the availability of possible work and
the least to be considered is peer influence.
The author concluded that career success can be attained if the
right course suited to the personality, ability and intellect of the student
serve as their guide in choosing a college course.
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Another study entitled “Factors affecting career preference
among senior high school students in Tacloban City” by author Jayson
S. Penedilla and Lilibeth B. Rosaldo focuses on determining and
pointing out certain basis of students in picking a future career.
There are various factors that affect career preferences such as
personal attributes academic background and socio economic factors,
can be directly or indirectly affect the students. Piaget’s (1936) theory of
cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model
of the world. The cognitive development was a progressive
reorganization of mental processes as a result of biological maturation
and environmental experience. There is also the executive function and
self-regulation skills which depends on the three types of brain function:
working memory, mental flexibility and self-control.
The study used a descriptive-casualty research design, and was
conducted during the school year 2017-2018 within Tacloban City. The
chosen respondents for the study was the senior high school students
who were officially enrolled in Leyte National High School, San Jose
National High School, Northern and TVHS, there were 50 respondents
for each school. The researchers used nonprobability sampling method.
A 5-point likert-type questionnaire was employed, a likert scale
measures attitudes and behaviors using answer choices that range from
one extreme to another.
After the conduct of the survey, the researcher found out that the
choice of career and college degree are mostly personal choice and is not
free from any influence, they preference are affected by multiple factors-
from academic qualifications to social and academic factors.
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Local Literature
An article entitled “Choosing a College Course: Child’s Passion or
Parent’s Will?” by Celine Carpio states that parent’s contributes big
factors affecting the career choice of student.
Picking a college course is one of the biggest and the most
challenging decision that the student will make. In making these
decision it cannot be denied that parents play an important role on
deciding the “right”, “best” and “most practical course” their children
should take. These choices usually lean towards more traditional courses
that promise a financially stable and secure job. For some parents, it
becomes the way of passing the unfulfilled dream that they wanted.
Children who are unsure of what they want to be, follow their parent’s
advice to meet their expectations. However, not all children who pursue
the course of their parents’ choice college smoothly because some of
them struggled. Some of the struggles experienced by students as the
following: (1) failing grades or low academic performance. A study
conducted in Rizal Technology University states that motivation is or of
the most important factors in a student success or failure in learning.
Since children are forced to study a course they’re not interested in, they
lack of motivation resulting to low academic performance or even
failing grades. (2) Shifting course. Students tend to shift different course
they may get tired or lose of interest. According to the National Center
of Education Statistics about 30 % of undergraduates in associate’s and
bachelor’s degree program had changed their major at least one within 3
years of initial enrollment. Parent’s child also do the same thing when
they realize they can no longer endure the course that their parent’s
asked them to take up. Shifting course would mean an additional time
before graduate, cost on tuition, fees and other expenses. (3) Risk of
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depression. A study found that parents excessive involvement in the
child’s lives tend to yield unfavorable results and leading to feeling of
depression and dissatisfaction. Another study shows that excessive
parental control can lead to depression symptom among Filipino
students.
Another article written by an anonymous online writer and blogger
states the different considerations on choosing the course on college.
Many students struggle in choosing the right course in college.
Some are stuck with their courses they don’t like an they are not
interested in. since the decision that the students made will have a lot to
study to their future career, it’s important that they decide which course
will be the best for them. Here are few things to consider: (1) Strength
and talents. Figuring out one’s strength and talents is one of the most
important steps in which course that suits to your skill. (2) Interest and
willingness to learn. (3) Goals. Considering these aspects will help
students to choose and decide the best course for them.
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Name: Justine Gregori Sales
Gender: Female
Nationality: Filipino
Educational Background
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Name: Robin Fruto Fulo
Gender: Male
Nationality: Filipino
Educational Background
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Name: Krista Aldi Nanoz Sarte
Gender: Female
Nationality: Filipino
Educational Background
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Name: Giselle Guban Grayda
Gender: Female
Nationality: Filipino
Educational Background
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Name: Rency Llabore Germedia
Gender: Female
Nationality: Filipino
Educational Background
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