Awareness on School Rules and Regulations of the Senior High School Students at Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School-ISHS S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School rules and regulations represent important control mechanisms to which students conform to. It is usually associated with classroom management and school discipline which remains a great challenge to many students. Various reasons such as lack of awareness, knowledge, respect for authority, cooperation, and self-esteem discipline. In this study, the researcher wants to determine the awareness of the students in the established school rules and regulations. As of now, there are limited studies about school rules and regulations in public schools in the Philippines. This research needs to be conducted to maintain the safety of everyone inside the school, to lessen crime, and to practice discipline on every student.

METHODS

The researchers used the systematic sampling technique as in selecting the respondents by using the given formula. The researchers required a total of 139 respondents that came from the senior high school’s GAS or General Academic Strand and TVL or Technical Vocational Livelihood Strand. The researcher used the school rules and regulations awareness scale (SRRAS) to know the level of awareness among the students.

RESULTS

Findings from SRRAS or School Rules And Regulations Awareness Scale revealed that the majority of the participants responded were aware of wearing complete uniform and identification card, segregating the waste in proper ways, keeping their personal identification card, maintaining the cleanliness of the environment, going to school on time, and using the technology and water supply in proper ways. On the other hand, the participants were sometimes performing of not bringing a gun or materials that can harm other people, liquor drinks and any drugs such as marijuana and shabu, not wearing a body piercing that showing a bad image as a student, not vandalizing the walls or even the furniture's and not destroying the school facilities such as chair, desk, books and etc., not joining in fraternity or sorority. Moreover, the respondents always perform respecting the teachers, staff and school administrators.

DISCUSSIONS

In using the school rules and regulations awareness scale, it revealed that the majority of the participants are aware and often performed the implemented set of the school rules and regulations inside ETTMNHS-ISHS. However, the reasons why a number of students still violate rules must be taken into further investigation.