Student Entrepreneur: A study of business orientation and its effect to Senior High

School students of New Cabalan Senior High School

Student Entrepreneur: A study of business orientation and its effect to Senior High

School students of New Cabalan Senior High School

Wilbert C. Venzon

Schools Division Office of Olongapo City

Wilbert C. Venzon, New Cabalan National High School- SHS Teacher II

Schools Division of Olongapo City

This research was supported by the Division Office, Olongapo City.

Correspondence concerning this research should be addressed to Wilbert

C. Venzon, +639982617987, email: wilbert.venzon@deped.gov.ph

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page………………………………………………………………………….. 1

Context and Rationale…………………………………………………………. 3

Innovation, Intervention or Strategy…………………………………………. 3

Action Research Questions…………………………………………………… 5

Action Research Method……………………………………………………… 5

Results and Reflection………………………………………………………….. 6

References

Appendices
I. CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

The final output and competency that the students must learn and acquire

as stipulated in the curriculum guide in Entrepreneurship are to deal with the

concepts, underlying principles, processes and implementation of a business

plan. The conduct of the activity would be best delivered by sharing their ideas

and competencies in business opportunities.

As one of the senior high school exits, entrepreneurship were taught to

orient the students to become a successful entrepreneur ready to face the

challenge of the country’s economic problem. Not all of the senior high school

graduates were given opportunities to continue college education though it is

already mandated for a free education access nor holding a national

certification given by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

because of lack of financial needs to pay for the assessment.

As best practices conducted every first semester of the school year,

teachers of New Cabalan Senior High School focuses on the orientation of

student’s business opportunities that they may learn during classes and what

factors affecting the implementation of their business proposals.

II. INNOVATION, INTERVENTION OR STRATEGY

The main purpose of this study is to know the best practices of the school in

the orientation of business opportunities as well as its effect to the students after

having their business implemented and showcased.

In response to global trend in secondary education, the adoption of the

introduction in entrepreneurship and innovation were discussed to the student to

help them develop innovative ideas, skills and transform these ideas into

profitable business plan. The students where formed into a group to make their

business plan according to their specialization. The student make brainstorming

of their ideas what product or services they will established through environmental

scanning and what problem of the consumer that they need to provide solutions.
 To determine the process of inquiries on the orientation of the business

implementation and its effect, the researcher provides an instrument to

understand the process on the implementation of their business plan.

Before the researcher gives the instrument to the respondents, the

researcher will make a cover letter addressed to the head of school and teachers

to assist the researcher in the distribution of the instrument.

In order to gather the data, the researcher will submit a letter of request to

the Schools Division Office addressed to the Superintendent. Upon approval, the

copy of the letter will be submitted to the School Head where the research will be

conducted. The questionnaires will be distributed to the respondents to answer

the research problem statement and retrieved afterwards to be tallied, tabulated

and processed for further recommendation.

III. ACTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The purpose of this study is to know the business orientation among the

students of New Cabalan Senior High School and its effect after business

implementation.

Specifically, this study answers the following questions:

1. What are the business orientation of students in running a start-up business?

2. What are the level of awareness of the student in regards with self-employment

concept as a career option?

3. What are the personal qualities of students relevant to entrepreneurship?

IV. ACTION RESEARCH METHOD

A quantitative survey type of research will be utilized in this study. To acquire

information and data, the survey questionnaires will be made to generate

information towards business orientation and its effect to the students of New

Cabalan Senior High School. Afterwards, the descriptive statistics will be used in

analyzing and interpreting the data.