Delivery System of Special Program in Arts Basis for Enhancement Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The study assessed the status of the implementation of the Special Program in the Arts as to the following: program objectives, curriculum and instruction, facilities and equipment, teachers’ competence, monitoring and evaluation, budgetary support, and leadership and governance. The study also identified the Filipino values developed in teachers and students. The total primary respondents of the study were the one hundred eighty-six (186) divided in two groups of respondents: one hundred twenty-five (125) students and sixty-one (61) teachers. The study proposed an enhancement program based on the careful analysis of the results of the study.

METHODS

A descriptive research design was used for this study which utilized survey questionnaires to get the assessment of the respondents on the extent of the implementation of the SpecialProgram in the Arts. Purposive sampling technique was employed in obtaining the sample size for the beneficiaries and management respondents.

The distribution of the population and respondents are the Public Junior High School Special Program in the Arts teachers and students of four selected schools in the entire province of Cavite province namely: Amadeo National High School, Bulihan National High School, Tagaytay City Science National High School and Trece Martires City National High School. The results would be the basis for identifying the problems and to implement appropriate solutions to help improve the delivery system of the Special Program in the Arts.

RESULTS

The groups of respondents' assessments on Implementation of Special Program in the Arts are as follows: Students rated Implemented with overall weighted mean of 4.06; and Teachers rated as Implemented with overall weighted mean of 4.02. While, the Filipino values developed in the involvement in the Special Program in the Arts with the overall weighted mean of 3.46. Groups of respondents' assessments on Filipino values developed on the involvement in the Special Program in the Arts are as follows: Teachers rated Developed with overall weighted mean of 3.47; and Students rated as Developed with overall weighted mean of 3.45. An Enhanced Special Program in the Arts Education is suggested to be implemented by school administrators for the use of teachers, students, parents and other stakeholders. The overall acceptability of proposed enhancement plan is rated as Acceptable with the overall weighted mean of 4.10.

DISCUSSIONS

The status of the implementation of Special Program in the Arts as to facilities and equipment, curriculum and instruction, monitoring and evaluation, budgetary support, and leadership and governance were found to be implemented, except program objectives and teachers' competence which were found to be Highly Implemented.

Teachers and students have similar assessment on the status of the implementation of the Special Program in the Arts. Among the Filipino values developed, Cooperation was found to be Moderately Developed. Creativity, Self-Discipline, Thinking Skills and Flexibility found are found to be Developed. A proposed Enhancement Special Program in the Artsis encouraged to be adopted by the schools who are offering the same program.