Cultural, Economic, Social Subsystems Factors Why Pupils Stay in School: A Basis for Seminar Workshop

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The learner is considered as the center of the educative process. Without them, the school would not be able to exist. With this guiding principle, it is good to know the various reasons why learner stays in school. The researcher became curious about what subsystem of school motivates the learners to continuously study and stay in school. This includes the economic, cultural and social subsystems and their role in the school system, especially to the learners. Thus, the researcher wants to find out which of these subsystems influence why learners stay in school and in support of its goal in decreasing the drop-out and absenteeism rate which has been a perennial problem of the school.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive method to find out the most common reasons why pupils stay in school in terms of the economic, social and cultural subsystems. The fishbowl technique was used in selecting the 30-grade v pupils of Buenavista West Elementary School as respondents of the research. Survey questionnaires with 15 questions subdivided into an economic, social and cultural subsystem of the school were used to gather data. The statistical treatment employed was weighted mean to interpret the response of the respondents.

RESULTS

The weighted mean distribution revealed that cultural subsystems obtained the highest result with a weighted mean of 3.67 with a descriptive rating " Always". It was followed by a social subsystem with a weighted mean of 3.66 with a descriptive rating " Always". On the other hand, the economic subsystem obtained an average weighted mean of 2.82 with a descriptive rating of " Frequently

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the findings of the study, the most common factors why Grade V learners of Buenavista West Elementary School stay in school is the cultural subsystem. This means that the culture of the school and the community has a great impact on why learners continue their studies. This finding will also provide the teacher and administrator to continue strengthening their role as a provider of quality and holistic education to learners. In doing so, a seminar workshop must be conducted in the school to enhance teachers knowledge on different programs for increasing trends in enrollment and decreasing drop-out and absenteeism rate.