Chapter 1

The Problem

Introduction

Transitions in educational curriculum take place in the 21st century after decades of

research regarding educational reforms, innovation of educational materials and learning

techniques. Throughout the years, education stands as the foundation of progress and

development in the society. It is unarguably true that modernization boosts the importance of

education and should be one of our priorities. In the Philippines, it has been almost six years

since the K-12 curriculum was approved and implemented as the new curriculum of Philippine

Basic Education. In the school year 2017-2018 major pioneers of the new curriculum are

expected to graduate. The vision of the Department of Education to minimize the unemployment

rate in the country will be seen as accomplishment or not after these pioneers have graduated in

college. The number of students that have undergone Senior High School program and the

number of graduates that will pursue in college will be expected to be evaluated by DepEd to

determine the number of students who will not pursue the tertiary level and may establish their

businesses instead as one of the promising privileges of the K-12 pioneers.

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Philippines‟ high

unemployment rate and low wages force most Filipinos to choose to become an OFW in the

hope of landing better paying jobs to support their own families. Many of them are skilled

laborers such as domestic workers, construction workers, production or factory workers among

many others which has a huge demand abroad, prompting many Filipinos to apply for work in
foreign countries despite the hardships it might bring as well as becoming separated from their

own families. This scene may soon become a reality for senior high school graduates who will

choose to enter the work force immediately, as K-12 not only allows for a more specific training

to master certain jobs, but also the additional two years in high school allows the students to

graduate in time to be 18 years old, the legal age to enter contracts, and become a full time

employee. Based on the fact that the Philippines does not have enough jobs or those that pay

enough to accommodate every Filipino, these senior high school graduates will certainly, as

many have had, look for greener pastures abroad.

Philippines is not one of those countries who pioneered in implementing Senior High

School and Filipinos are not considered professionals in other countries unless they will take

another two years of Masteral or Doctorate degree in the country where they decided to work as

professionals. The lack of financial sources and institutional materials are one of the major

reasons why Philippines become one of the late implementers of the said curriculum. Candidates

for the Senior High School graduation in school year 2017-2018 have received units that are

basic foundation of the courses they wanted to pursue in college or for the business and work

they wanted to do after their graduation.However, there are still some factors that they consider

in their preparations for taking up tertiary level. Moreover, late implementers of K-12 curriculum

are not the only ones that encounter problems and issues regarding preparation of senior high

school students in taking up tertiary level even those of the pioneers. A study conducted by

D.Bragg and J. Taylor (2014) entitled “Toward College and Career Readiness: How Different

Models Produce similar short term outcomes” in their University in Illinois they have a College

and Career Readiness (CCR) Pilot Act that supported the initial implementation of college

readiness programming by community colleges and their High Schools partners. A widely cited
definition of college readiness offered by David Conley (2010 ,p.21)suggests college readiness is

“the level of preparation a student needs in order to enrol and succeed.

Statement of the Problem

This study will try to find out the Impact of Senior High School Curriculum towards their

chosen vocation.

Specifically, it endeavoured to answer the following questions.

1. What are the students profile in terms of:

1.1 Gender

1.2 School Graduated during Senior High School

- Public

- Private

2. What are the respondents perception on Senior High School Curriculum?

3. What are the respondents chosen vocation?

4. Is there any significant differences between respondents perception on SHS Curriculum and

chosen vocation as grouped according to respondents profile?

Scope And Limitations

 This study was conducted to the students was graduated in Senior High School

Curriculum

The researcher gathered as many as they can at random selected respondents at different

time and day to answer the questionare.

Significance of the Study

This study be useful to many individuals as it provides information on the impact of

Senior High School Curriculum towards their chosen vocation.

Students.These studies will help the students to get more information on how they decide

their chosen vocation.

Parents.This study will helps parents in order for them to know how they should give

advises to their child.

Teachers.This study also helps the teachers in order for them to know of what their

students doing after they graduate.

Future Researchers.Since the present study shall provide a body of literature needed by

future researcher on their study. The practices of this study will contribute the future researcher’s

knowledge on how they decide their futures.

Conceptual Framewok
Profile

Name: __________________________________________________

School Graduated During SHS: ________________________________

Public Private

Age:___________ Gender: Male Female

____________________________________________

Directions: Put a check mark on the box of your choice and carefully answer the questions on the space

provided below.

1. What is your standard right now?

_______________________________________________________

2. How important is college or tertiary level of education to you?

Essential Insignificant Important Unimportant

3. What is your performance inside the class?

Listens attentively to teacher/ instructor.

Submits activities and requirements on every subject

Participates actively on class discussions

Attends classes on time.

Aware and conscious to duties or resposibilities as a student.

 Others, please specify__________________________

4.As a SHS graduate, what is/ are the roles and function of Senior High School Program to you?

Provides guidance and direction to my college course.

Develops my skills and talent based on my interest Prepares me for international

workplace.

Equips me with the appropriate programs and actual trainings in order to be globally

competitive.

Helps me adopt/ acquire global quality and standard of education. Others, please

specify_________________________________

5. What benefits did you receive from Senior High School program?

Global quality of education

On the Job/ Actual Trainings (OJT)

Broad and diverse subjects or programs

College preparation

Others, please specify, _____________________

6.What is/ are the advantages of being a part of Academic Strand?

Having applied and specialized subjects that have direct link to college courses.

Having the capacity to understand wide aspects of life.

Having the ability to adopt wide variety of lessons.

Having the high level of guidance and monitoring of teachers.

 Others, please specify_________________________

7. How do Senior High School affects your life?

Positively, because it helps me explore global quality of education in order to be prepared for

international workplace, it develops my skills and talent, also it guides and directs me to my chosen

course in college.

Negatively, because it just contributes to my family expenses also, the government is still

unprepared due to limited number of teaching personnels, modules, books, classrooms, chairs and other

school materials that widely affects the student’s learning and development.

10. As a Senior High School graduate , what are your insights about your chosen vocation?

__________________________________________________________
INPUT

 Roles and function of

Senior High School

 Benefits of Senior OUTPUT

PROCESS

High School Curriculum to the  Awareness of

 Conducting interviews
students and respondents.
Parents, Teachers,
 Distributing survey
 Impact of Senior High School
questionnaires and to the future

Curriculum to students, parents, and

 Analizing answers researchers towards the

respondents
Respondents chosen

vocation.