Project Five Fortifying, Strengthening Values Education

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Values Education is regarded by some as the process by which teachers (and other adults) transmit values to pupils (P. Mondal, Year Unknown). In the Philippines, Values Education is deemed important in the molding of productive citizens of the country. In fact, the DedEd Order no 41 s.2003 ensuring the implementation of Values Education in the basic education curriculum and only earlier this year, Department of Education reiterated the effective reinforcement of the role of every teacher as values education teacher thus strengthening the efforts of the department in developing desirable traits and values among learners. At Sto. Tomas Integrated High School (STIHS), a number of students have been observed to manifest misbehavior/misconduct and the tendency to violate school policies. Records from the guidance office show the alarming number of records involving students to cases from light to serious offenses that are relating to students' misbehavior.

METHODS

The study was of a qualitative type, i.e. the use of Focused Group Discussion (FGD) served as the main tool for data gathering. The respondents of this study were the five (5) Grade 7 teachers who are handling the classes where the erring students are in. Frequency count and percentage were used to identify the cases of students' involvement in the different nature of misconduct/misbehavior/violation, reasons why students tend to misbehave and to identify the impact of the intervention with its Pre and Post counts. Then data from the FGD were analyzed and interpreted.

RESULTS

With the results of data gathering, the following are the salient findings of the study: (1) Students are most frequently involved in Bullying, Disrespect to Authority and Attack with 17,13,10 cases respectively; (2) The major reasons of their involvement are family-related factors and influence of peers inside and outside the school. Interventions like strengthening of Values Education, positive discipline, peer facilitation, etc. lessened the cases of students' involvement by 93%.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the study recommend the implement Project FIVE to all JHS and SHS students. A thorough orientation on this to the parents, teachers, students, and external stakeholders is strongly suggested to make the concerned key players aware of this and strict monitoring of the project has to be along with its implementation. It is also suggested that further studies relevant and related to this one may be conducted to strengthen the claim of this paper.