Effectiveness of Liban-Libanan Project to Identified Chronic Absentees and its Implication in Participation Rate of Southville VI Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of LIBAN-LABANAN PROJECT to identified chronic absentees and its implication in the participation rate of Southville IV Elementary School in the division of Calamba City from 2016 to 2017. The main concern of this study was to validate the cause of absenteeism and identified chronic absentees. Also, the researchers determined the implication of absenteeism towards school participation rate and analyzed the effectiveness of LIBAN-LABANAN PROJECT for the identified chronic absenteeism of the school.

METHODS

The study was a combination of experimental and descriptive type of research. Observation, intensive monitoring, interview, reward system, and home visitation were used for experimental research and self-constructed and adopted questionnaire were used for descriptive research validated by the division research coordinator. The researchers conducted surprised class observation and intensive monitoring of attendance for seven consecutive months of the school year 2016-2017. Interview and home visitation with identified class adviser and parents were conducted by the researchers to validate the cause of the pupil's absenteeism. Following strictly the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), weighted mean, skewness, frequency counts, and simple mean percentages were utilized to analyze the data gathered. Pearson r was employed to determine the significant relationship between the effectiveness of LIBAN-LABANAN PROJECT and participation rate of Southville IV Elementary School in the year 2016-2017.

RESULTS

The respondents were dominated by 7 male pupils of Grade V Section Courage and 3 female pupils of the same grade and section. LIBAN-LABANAN Project has brought great impact not only to the recipients but to the school as a whole because the stakeholders have realized the importance of being present in the school. Teachers have changed the way they have conformed to the norm of absenteeism in the classroom. In the month of June 2017, it has been observed that absenteeism is not evident anymore in most of the classes compared to last year's attendance.

DISCUSSIONS

The school sustained and institutionalized LIBAN-LABANAN Project in case of absenteeism recurs or became evident in other grade levels. School heads and teachers continue the communication plan on the advantages of regular attendance in class. It was evident in the school performance particularly the school participation rate that LIBAN-LABANAN Project have a positive impact. Cases of drop-out were decreased from .08% or 2 out of more than 2,500 pupils of Southville IV Elementary School was seen in the school form 4 of the school which clearly manifested that LIBAN-LABANAN Project is continuously implementing.