The Management and Operations of School Publications in the Public Secondary School of Nasugbu East District: Basis For A Proposed Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The educational system of the country aims to promote and ensure the right of every person to relevant and quality education. Furthermore, the students have a right to their opinion and a right to form, establish, and join organizations recognized by the school to foster their intellectual, social, cultural and political development. It is in this premise that the researcher deemed it wise to assess the management and operation of secondary school paper advisers of Nasugbu East District, Nasugbu, Batangas.

METHODS

The study used the descriptive method of research using questionnaires in gathering the necessary data. The study focuses on the competency of public secondary school paper advisers of Nasugbu East District in managing and operating school publication. To substantiate, interview was also conducted by the researcher.

RESULTS

Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that 1.) Most of the Adviser and school administrator-respondents were on their middle age level, largely dominated by female, married, bachelor's degree holder, young in their present position, less year of numbers as school paper adviser. Most of the staffers were on teenage, female, grade 10, less experience in journalism and less experience as staffers; 2.) The respondents agreed on the selection of staffers, appointment of publication advisers, distribution of workloads, allocation of resources, control of budget, allocation of time, campus paper office, censorship of articles, and training of advisers; 3.) There was no significant relationship between computer literacy of the teachers and profile variables; 4.) There was no significant relationship between the management and operation of school publication; 5.) There was no significant difference among the responses of the three groups of respondents; 6.) They found serious problem in guidelines and charter while they found moderately serious problem in campus publication advisers, censorship of articles and contribution of articles; 7.) They strongly agreed on the suggested solutions regarding problems on management and operation of school publication.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the research demonstrate the need to design a well-crafted journalistic program to produce a well-managed school paper.