Developing Intensified Home Visitation Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study aims to determine the causes of students' chronic absenteeism and develop an intensified home visitation program. It also seeks to know the profile of the SARDOS, students' practices, and parents' support.

METHODS

The study utilized the mixed method; the descriptive method using the questionnaire and qualitative using the responses of the parents through interviews. The respondents included 21 parents and their junior high school students in Balete National High School who incurred at least fifteen (15) absences since June 5, 2017.

RESULTS

Most of the SARDOS belong to a family with low socioeconomic income. As a result, they don't have enough allowance to be utilized in school. Their parents support them in their schooling though since they are financially unstable, they cannot provide them everything that they need. They seldom attend meetings in school because they have work/they prioritize the things where they can generate income. On the other hand, the respondents' practice that reflects their attitude about schooling is that they sometimes attend their classes religiously.

DISCUSSIONS

This study focused on the self-evaluation of SARDOS and the support of parents leading to the development of an intensified home visitation program. The findings led the researchers to develop an intensified home visitation program that can be adapted by the teachers to minimize the drop-out cases among the students.