Common Problems Encountered by ome Out of

School Youth in Barangay Sta Cristina II

A Research Presented to
The Faculty of
Dasmariñas East National High School
Dasmariñas City

In Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for the subject
English IV

January 2010

Approval Sheet
 This research entitled COMMON PROBLEMS
ENCOUNTERED BY SOME OUT OF SCHOOL
YOUTH IN BARANGAY STA CRISTINA II

Acknowledgement
 Abstruce gratitude is due the Lord God Almighty for all

the blessings He conferred to the researchers in the pursuit

of this study;

Mrs. Jeddalyn F. Gaces, who give her patients and time

to understand and question and problems;

Ms. Katrina Ignacio who teach me how to create and

specify the topic that we created;

The RESPONDENTS who share they time for answering

the questionnaire;

Their friends and their inspiration, for giving them enough

courage and strength to keep on going; and

Special appreciation is for their loving parents for all the

financial and moral support that enabled them to surpass all.

Dedication
We dedicate this research paper to our loving Parents for all

the support that they give to us,

Relative, friends,

And to all the people who share

their life and experienced specifying our topic.

Abstract
TITLE: COMMON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY SOME
 OF THE OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN BARANGAY
STA CRISTINA II, DASMARIñAS CITY

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 This study was conducted to determined the common problems
encountered by some out of school youth in barangay sta cristina II,
Dasmariñas City. This research was conducted during the month of
December 2010 in Barangay Sta Cristina II, Dasmariñas City. It is
consisted of 1o youth/individuals with 18 years and below as
respondents. It is badly to heared that the out of school youth today
is continually spreading all over the country, especially in Barangay
Sta Cristina II.

This research was consists of survey form, which is having a two

parts. Part I is about the personal backround. And the part II is the
questionnaire proper and the problems that they have encountered.

The data was made comprehensively using statistical method.

Chapter I
 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKROUND

Introduction
In the Philippines, the trend for the past ten years show that for every
10 pupils who enroll in grade
school, only 7 graduate. The same ratio is experienced among the high
school students. Main reasons
cited for dropping-out are mostly poverty related. While basic education
is free, many poor families are
unable to finance the ancillary school needs of their children.
Deprived of completing high school education, the out-of-school youth
are further marginalized from
acquiring technical skills. As mandated by the law, technical education
in the Philippines is a post
secondary course.
The continuing inability of many poor young people to complete basic
education and/or undertake
technical education, consign them to the vicious cycle of poverty. Their
lack of education constrains their
access to better-paying jobs or ability to succeed in entrepreneurial
pursuits, all of which require higher
degree of literacy. Workers with solid foundation in technical education,
have better chances of landing
jobs

Out of school youth means having a vulnerable people who have needs.
Nobody can deny the hard fact that education is an extremely
important factor for bringing change in the lives of individuals. It has
universally been recognized as the most powerful instrument and pre-
requisite for gearing up the socio-economic development of a nation. In
fact, it can be said that it is a pre-condition for the overall up-lift and
welfare of a nation. This is why investment in education is considered to
be so vital for human resource development and the enhancement of the
quality of manpower. The history of humankind, in general, and that of
developed nations of the worked, in particular, is replete with the
precedents, which establish the fact that a certain level of literacy in
population is an essential pre-requisite for precipitating the process of
development in a country.
The segment of society that plays the most active part in the socio-
economic development of any country/region consists of the adolescents.
It is clear that the composition and characteristics of this most crucial
part of population goes a long way in expediting the process of national
development and influencing the policy makers and planners in their
planning and decision making for the future. In this way, the adolescents
act as a sort of a “pressure group” that exerts a far-reaching impact on
the process of educational planning as well as on the other developmental
activities of the country.
Out-of-school youth are a vulnerable population with complex needs.
Many face dim employment prospects and uncertain futures. Out-of-
school youth are broadly defined as youth aged 16 to 24 who are not in
school and who are unemployed, underemployed, or lacking basic skills.
While there is no single system that provides services to out-of-school
youth, many systems can play a role in better addressing their needs,
including the public education, workforce, human services.

Statement of the Problem

This research aimed to determine the reasons why do out of

school youth range 18 below encountering some problem.
 Specifically, it sought answers to the following question.

1. What is the profile of the respondents?

1.1 Age
1.2 Sex
1.3 Number of Siblings
1.4 Monthly family income
1.5 Source of income
2. What are the common problems by out of school
youths?
3. Why they want so dropped instead of continuing
thesis study?

Significance of the Study

 This is the first topic that is studied by the students of
Dasmariñas East National high School. And this is also the first to
create a research paper in English. And is also first of a kind that a
study was made by the researchers on the reasons of common
problems encountered by the out of school in Barangay Sta
Cristina II, Dasmariñas city.
Through this research, the reader will enlighten why the out of
school youth today is still spreading.

Scope and Limitation

 Ten youth were selected comprehensively from the Barangay
Sta Cristina II. Dasmariñas, City served as the respondents of this
study. The ten respondents were choosen from 14 to 18 years old.
Survey research was mase to determined the common reasons of
out of school youth problems. After collecting all the information it
was contemplate with the opinions of the people in the internet and
other sources.

CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE

This chapter tends to present related literature and studied reviewed.

Chat with the children selling plastic in the market or linger with players
in the neighborhood's basketball court, chances are you'll bump into
children and youth who should be in school but are not. Similarly,
chances are they are smart, sweet and carefree as any Filipino child or
youth but had to drop out because they could not afford the daily
expenses related to schooling like baon, transportation, projects and
contributions. Many of them would also narrate that learning in school
for them have become both difficult and boring.

The stereotypical portrayal of out-of-school youth as decadent, troubled

and lazy has become passé. In fact, being out of school has become a
phenomenon in the Philippines so much so that it is a reality lived by
almost 1/3 of our school-age children and youth --- they number 5.8
million in 2004. The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that in
school year 2007-2008, only 84.44% of children ages 6-11 years old had
been enrolled and for secondary level, only 61.91% of youth ages 12-15
had enrolled. Even more unfortunate, one out of three of these students
end up dropping out of school.

The incidence of out-of-school youth is felt nationwide and even worse in

other regions. In Central Mindanao , the situation is almost twice as
severe compared to what's happening at the national level.
The Education Watch done by Education Network (E-Net Philippines)
together with the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult
Education (ASPBAE) in 2008, reports that 44% per cent of school-ages
children and youth are missing out on education due to poverty and
sporadic disruption of classes due to conflicts.

E-Net Philippines, a civil society network of more than 150 organizations

nationwide has been calling for government's urgent actions on this
problem since 2000. The DepEd has implemented the Accreditation and
Equivalency (A&E) --- a modular approach to elementary and high
school learning implemented by the Bureau of Alternative Learning
System (BALS) that allow children and youth to continue education
through self-learning and group learning outside school. It also
initiated Project REACH in 2008 in an effort to reach out to those girls
and boys needing education in remote areas. However, these programs
are marginalized in the DepEd as they receive a miniscule budget
compared to the overall DepEd funds. In 2009, the budget for A&E did
not even reach 1% of the DepEd budget and only P800 has been the
allotted spending for every learner. Such underinvestment and slow
moves to improve the quality of these programs put to question the
seriousness of the DepEd and government in general in addressing the
growing number of those who are out of school.

To fill in the gap, many non-government and self-help organizations

have started their own A&E programs to give poor Filipinos a second
chance in education. Leah Felipe, a Fourth year drop-out from Rizal
High School Annex is one of the successful graduates of the A&E
implemented by the Kilusan at Ugnayan ng Maralitang Pasigueño
(KUMPAS). In 2004, Leah was forced to drop out because of pregnancy.
When KUMPAS offered her the opportunity to continue her education,
she joined one of the learning groups in 2007, took the DepEd
administered A&E test in the same year, passed the test and got her
diploma in 2008. Now, Leah works in a gasoline station, with an income
to feed her three children. More importantly, Leah said that the A&E
helped her discover the self-confidence in overcoming challenges in her
life.

E-Net Philippines believes that the A&E can be adapted to the different
contexts of the Filipino learners. In the armed conflict areas, the network
has worked closely with the Local Government Unit in Datu Paglas,
Paglas, Tulunan and Columbio in implementing the Learning-Livelihood
System (LLS) which integrates enterprise development and livelihood
skills with the DepEd's A&E modules. But these LGUs, being in poor

municipalities do not have enough funds to implement the LLS on a

large scale. This is true with all the other NGOs and community
organizations who are struggling to keep their A&E and functional
literacy programs if it were not for the volunteerism of the community
facilitators and parents.

Education is a basic right of every Filipino and the DepEd has to take on
the leadership and main responsibility in addressing the education of
those who are in school and NOT in school. The DepEd said that one way
of addressing the drop out is to improve the public education system.
While this is true, E-Net Philippines also believes that those who are
NOT in school deserve the same attention. The expansion of relevant and
quality education programs for children, youth and even adults should
start NOW!

CHAPTER III
METHODS AND PROCEDURES