The Experiences of Unemployed Licensed Teachers in Ifugao, Philippines

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

After graduation, the next thing a professional would do is to land a promising job but what if the job aimed is nowhere else to be found? What if the thousand dreams turned tart? Unemployment is a vast problem to every nation especially on the teaching profession. In every country, rich or poor, the situation is the same. The developed world fills its vacancies by tempting teachers from other countries, while developing countries were unable to compete with better compensation, better professional development and the lure of excitement elsewhere (Wachayna, 2015).

METHODS

The researcher used a qualitative research method for this study to gather detailed information about the complex phenomena of the experiences of licensed teachers and to identify themes and theoretical structures which describe this process.

RESULTS

From the notable statements given by the respondents, five cluster themes were identified. These are types of unemployment, emotional experiences, reasons of unemployment, coping with unemployment and interventions to alleviate unemployment.

DISCUSSIONS

The first theme is about the types of unemployment. The second theme deals with emotional experiences. Theme three is the reasons of unemployment. It includes inadequate teaching experiences, too many teacher applicants, nepotism or the backer system. The fourth theme is coping with unemployment. Finally, the fifth theme is the intervention to mitigate unemployment.