Project I-PASSED: An intervention program for Students-At-Risk of Dropping Out (SARDO)
General Academic Strand – Humanities and Social Sciences (GAS – HumSS) Department, Muntinlupa National High School – Senior High School, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(02), 370–379
Publication history:
Received on 26 March 2024; revised on 02 May 2024; accepted on 04 May 2024
Abstract:
Learners in developing countries like the Philippines have denied their right to education by dropping out for various reasons. This descriptive study was conducted to find out the common reasons why advisory students in the past three (3) years dropped out of school, and why students of GAS 1108 and GAS 1109 were categorized as Students-At-Risk of Dropping Out (SARDO) during the First Semester of School Year 2023-2024; to propose an intervention program based on findings; and to determine its effectiveness based on student-recipients’ perceptions, and the number of learners categorized as SARDO who remained in school. Data were obtained from anecdotal records of dropped-out students for the past three school years, and from the three sets of researcher-made survey questionnaires which undergone thorough validation by experts in the field. These were administered to 17 identified SARDO who were officially enrolled at Muntinlupa National High School – Senior High School during the School Year 2023-2024. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were utilized in analyzing the data. Findings revealed that the three prevailing reasons why students dropped out of school for the past three school years, and why student-respondents were categorized as SARDO were financial problems (7, 41%), teenage pregnancy and/or parenting (6, 35%), and personal problems (2,35%); Project I-PASSED (“Incorporating Partnership and Active Synergy between School and Stakeholders for the Effective Delivery of Student Services) was proposed based on the findings; and Project I-PASSED’s initiatives were “Very Effective” in terms of addressing students’ financial problems (x̄= 3.88, sd = 0.20), personal problems (x̄= 3.88, sd = 0.22), and teenage pregnancy and/or parenting ((x̄= 3.88, sd = 0.35)) which were all supported by the testimonies of the student-recipients. There were 14 out 17 (82.35%) identified SARDO who remained in school at present, indicating that the main objective of the project was “Mostly Achieved”. Therefore, the initiatives of the project were helpful and beneficial in addressing the complex needs of students. Supporting and sustaining this project was highly recommended. The implications of this study are to empower students by bringing them back to school, and to contribute tangible solutions that may reshape the educational practices across the country.
Keywords:
Financial Problems; Personal Problems; Project I-PASSED; SARDO; Teenage Pregnancy
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