The Lived Experience of Job Loss: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Parents/Supporters and Its Implication to the Tourism Students' Academic Performance

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

Many of our Parents/supporters lost their jobs due to this pandemic. Still, even though it happened to their lives, they find other ways to sustain the needs of their family in terms of financial support by finding alternative sources of income. In this study, we want to specify or emphasize how those Parents/supporters can face this challenge. Also, we want to know the impact of the job loss of parents/supporters on the academic performance of Bestlink College of the Philippines tourism students. 

This study utilized a descriptive research method and distributed survey questionnaires. The researchers focused on fifty (50) selected tourism students of Bestlink College of the Philippines affected by the loss of their Parents/Supporters in terms of their academic performance. We created three (3) parts of the survey questionnaires based on the study problem and separated each problem accordingly. 

The purpose of this research study is to know the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Parents/Supporters of Tourism Students their Academic Performance and whether there is any significant relationship between the Job losses of the Parents/Supporters and the Academic Performance of Tourism Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines. The benefit of this study is to give courage to other Parents or Supporters to have many opportunities waiting for them. We also want to give those ideas and encouragement and inspire them through this reference.