The Perception of Working Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines on Managing Their Academic Performances

Vol.3, No.1D

Abstract

Amidst the pandemic, many changes change the lifestyle of every individual, especially the student. Some people have lost their jobs due to the lockdown, and many students have decided to take part-time jobs due to a lack of financial support their families can provide. Based on our survey we conducted about working students in Bestlink College of the Philippines, the majority of the respondents based on the choices that the researcher provided are 76% or 38 total respondents, which means the majority of working students in HUMSS are more in the age of 17-19 yrs old and 52% or 26, this means that student there are many male student who works and at the same time studying about their income the range of 66% or 33 working student have monthly income of below 5,000 which shows that part-time jobs of working student serves as a way to have an extra income for working student and be able to sustain and provide their academic materials. Working students agreed with the five listed statements indicating the advantages of a part-time job while studying. The first statement, “Improve real-life skills”, has 4.56, and the last, “extra income”, has a 4.54 weighted mean. Another statement, “Working student faces poor participation in class activities/performances,” is 4.08. The statement “Working student feels dizziness at first class due to lack of sleep” has a total weighted mean of 4.28. “Working student experiencing improper time management” has a 4.3 weighted mean in agreed verbal interpretation, and lastly, the “Working student experiences unhealthy lifestyle due to overwork and pending tasks” also has 4.28.