Factors Affecting Dropoutof Pupilsin Selected Elementary Schoolsin the North District, Divisonof Lipa City: Basisfor a Proposed Action Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

According to the Department of Education (2007), the dropout rate is certainly one measure used to assess an educational system. In the Philippines, the dropout rates revealed an alarming 83.7 percent. The country is producing 2.13 million college dropouts annually. The purpose of the study is to investigate teachers' perceptions on the factors that influence school dropout among pupils in the North District, Division of Lipa City.

METHODS

The research strategy employs the correlational design. With data collected through quantitative analysis the result was tabulated and interpreted using various statistical tools. Correlational analysis was conducted to test the significant differences of each variable in the study.

RESULTS

Financial problem and peer pressure are Highly Observable factor of dropping out while academic problem is observable. The teacher addressed the issues to lessen the pupils' dropout rate by enhancing the Student-Teacher Interaction, Parental and Community Involvement. The variables have no significant difference between the teacher’s profile and the perceived factors that can influence pupils' dropout.

DISCUSSIONS

The result demonstrates the need of coordinated involvement of school, parent and community. Government should establish schools near villages to ensure accessibility of education for rural population.