The Impact of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors on the Perception of Employment of the Senior High School Students Ender the Work Immersion Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Work Immersion Program aims to provide senior high students (SHS) with opportunities to become familiar with the workplace, simulate employment, and apply the competencies in actual work environments. Since several studies revealed that extrinsic-intrinsic factors can have different effects on behaviors and how people pursue goals, this study aims to assess the impact of these factors on the perception of the SHS learners with regard to employment.

METHODS

The researchers used the strand and venues of the student-respondents as dependent variables and the extrinsic-intrinsic factors affecting their perception with regard to employment as independent variables. Using stratified sampling, the researchers chose SHS learners of Taysan National High School. A normative survey method was used as data gathering method. Also, the P-A-I method was used to present descriptive data while statistical treatments Pearson moment product correlation and Regression of Analysis were used to explore the relationship between the variables.

RESULTS

Findings suggested that the extrinsic factors such as work environment, corporate appearance, and teamwork are influential to 67% of the student-respondents. While, intrinsic factors such as competence, communication, and confidence are also significant to 85% of the student-respondents. It was also revealed that the program would not be able to help students secure a job engagement as the student-respondents directly pursue employment. But they agreed that the program helped them gain skills in preparation for the real world and its challenges.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate extrinsic-intrinsic factors are prominent in the work immersion program. But the perceived employment of the graduate of the Basic Education Program reveals the need for strengthening the goal of the Department of Education which is to change public perception that high school is just a preparation for college rather than, it should allow one to take advantage of opportunities for gainful career or employment and/or self -employment in a rapidly changing globalized environment.