Level of Interest of Senior High School Working Students of Ettmnhs-Ishs in Pursuing College Courses Academic Year 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Students are increasingly taking up opportunities to work while studying. Employment during term-time may provide needed funds but takes time away from studying. In line with this, the researchers aimed to measure the working student's interest in pursuing college courses by getting their reasons on finding a job early and their plans after graduating senior high school.

METHODS

This study used a descriptive research design with 50 senior high school working students of Emiliano Tria Tirona Memorial National High School through simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by a valid and reliable 10-item questionnaire, consisting of two sets: the personal profile of the respondents and the questions related to the topic about the level of their interest of working students in pursuing college courses. Data selected were tabulated and interpreted using the percentage, mean and standard deviation.

RESULTS

The findings demonstrated that the majority of the working students are male, and most of the selected respondents' ages from 17 to 18 years old. The researchers have found that most of the respondents work at an early age to gain more knowledge and skills, they are also willing to find ways just to pursue their studies in college which was aligned with the higher level of their interest on pursuing their will to study and to have professional degree aside from their current jobs, but as for now the researchers have determined that the majority of the respondents would allocate their time to work alongside their studies after graduating senior high school.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings indicate that most of the working students really wanted to pursue college courses. They started to gain knowledge and skills through their work and find ways to pursue their studies and would still allocate their time between work and studies. This study would help the other working students to be inspired more despite life's difficulty.