PERCEPTIONS OF THE

STUDENTS IN MSC
MATALABA CAMPUS ON
NATIONALISM
Researchers:

Ysabelle Deligero

Andrea Lourine Revilla

Nadine Anne Bangcaray

Ladylee Rey

Lalaine Ricablanca

Katherine Quinto
 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Nationalism and patriotism define the loyalty or allegiance of an individual

towards his or her country. Different events, institutions and occurrences foster

nationalistic view all over the world. There are symbols citizens respect which reflect

their patriotism and their sense of being nationalistic like flag, buildings, institutions,

songs, events and actions. For the Filipinos, the flag, symbols, songs and events are

what accompany their strong feelings as citizens and display it not only on their fellow

citizens but also on the people outside the country how much they adore and respect

their country, the Philippines.

People view nationalism in different ways and according to Michael Hechter in

his book "Containing Nationalism" (2000), cultural diversity and language barriers were

among the recognized challenges of nationalism and it greatly affect the way people

conceptualize the meaning of nationalism.

Nationalism has proven that it can overcome any political, social, or religious

differences within a nation and lead to the progression of changes that benefit the entire

citizenry. Hopefully, this study will serve as the guide to illustrate the significance of

establishing a national identity, especially in Marinduque State College towards to

identifying a unifying concept of nationhood. In the same regard, heroes from different

backgrounds, time periods, and situations provide assistance in bringing together the

citizens of a state into the “dream community” of one nation.

 In view of this, this study is conducted to find out the perceptions of the students

in MSC Matalaba Campus on Nationalism

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The main problem of this study is to determine the perceptions of the students of

MSC Matalaba Campus on Nationalism for SY: 2018-2019.

1. What are the demographic profile of the respondents?

2. What are the perceptions of the students in MSC Matalaba Campus on

Nationalism?

3. Is there any significant relationship between the students’ profile and

perceptions?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will educate the students to know the importance of being

nationalistic. This will also shape the way the view the meaning of nationalism. This

study is also expedient for teachers to give more knowledge regarding nationalism. This

will also help them to inform and groom the mind of the students to view nationalism in a

more meaningful way. This study will be a future researchers’ guideline in conducting

their study. This will also provide new directions for further studies that can be explored

related to this topic.

 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study looks into the perceptions of the students of MSC Matalaba Campus

on nationalism. The concept of this study covered students of MSC Matalaba Campus

and can well be applicable in any community.

The limitation involved in this study includes wide nature and time constraint

which resulted in narrowing down to Marinduque State College Matalaba Campus only.
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

“Today we are faced with the rise of nationalism in a globalized world. For

example, the UK voted to leave the EU, and the US presidential election 2016 saw the

"America First" candidate as a winner. In both cases, "our country first" option was

supported by the nation. The extreme-right political parties seem to increase their

influence in the 2017 national election in major EU countries. These parties or

campaigns have organized counter movements against globalization, which is

nationalism driven by globalization.” (Tomohiko ASANO, Tokyo Gakugei University,

Japan and Ichiyo HABUCHI, Hirosaki University, Japan)

In almost every society, the role of young people, or the youth, in nation-building

is a formidable one. In the Philippines, a clear manifestation of this social responsibility

can be seen from Emilio Jacinto’s generation to the First Quarter Storm movement in

1970s. From a probable observation, the young people of today will be the citizens of

the future simply because they will be the inheritors of the political and social system. In

this simple relationship, one cannot disregard the contribution of behavioral approach in

emphasizing and analyzing the importance of political socialization transferring of

political values and attitudes of Filipino youth as a means to integrate this young

generation to the political arena of collective and social life (Faulks 1999, 107). With

respect to political socialization, there are a lot of socializing agents such as the family,

school, church/ religion, and media.

Theory and research have identified different meanings of nationalism as an

ideology, a movement, a process of nation-state building, and an individual’s political

orientation. We use the conceptualization of nationalism as an individual’s attitude

reflecting the amount of affection and feeling of favorableness for a certain object,

namely the nation state (Ajzen and Fishbein, 1980). Related to that, the national attitude

model (Dekker et al., 2003), defines nationalism as feeling a sense of belonging to a

particular “nation”, wanting to keep that “nation” as pure as possible, and desiring to

establish and/or maintain a separate and independent state for that particular nation. On

the basis of differences in type and strength of affiliation, the model proposes five

prototypical national attitudes: national feeling (feeling of belonging to one’s own people

and country); national liking (liking one’s people and country); national pride (being

proud of one’s people and country), national preference (preferring one’s people and

country over others) and national superiority (feeling that one’s people and country are

superior to others).

To refine the investigation of national attitudes determinants, scholars have

differentiated specific factors affecting the strengths and levels of nationalism. Most

scholars agree that nationalism has its roots in historical experiences (Calhoun,

1997; Smith, 1995) and therefore, involves the right to territorial self-determination and

interethnic relations (Brown, 2000). In countries where heterogeneity is related to

ethnic minority groups, work based on the threat theory (Sears and Jessor, 1996)

assumes that the sheer number of minority groups threatens the national way of life

and enhances both anti-minority sentiments and strengthens in-group cohesion by

increasing nationalist sentiments (Stephan and Stephan, 2000). An individual who

develops negative attitudes toward ethnic minorities living within that country will tend

to develop an attitude of nationalism (Kleinpenning and Hagendoorn, 1993).

 The Philippines is a country by colonial edict — much like the way the old

Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia were, as well as many African nations. They are

meaningless hollow pin-up states cobbled together for the sheer pleasure, vanity, and

mercantile ambitions of their former imperial architects. In the case of the Philippines,

even the name of the state itself — derived from Philip II of Spain — is a legacy of

Spanish colonial rule. So the Philippines is not a nation in any real natural sense. It is an

amalgamation of various disparate tribes, sultanates, and kingdoms that submitted to or

were made to submit to central government in Manila by Spain and, later, the United

States. Indeed, the question is often asked of Filipinos: Is the Filipino worth dying for?

Considering the awesome might of the Chinese military now starting to stare down a

gun barrel pointed squarely at the neighbourhood pipsqueak trying to stake a claim on

the only set of swings in the school yard, it seems that the Philippines may need to start

relying on the only resource it can objectively count on — young warm bodies. If it

comes down to mobilising the troops and drawing upon reserves, then the obvious

thought will pop into the 18-25 year-old average male Filipino mind: Is the Philippines

worth defending? (Benigno, 2012)

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METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods of research used, the participants, research

locale, the research instrument and the time frame.

Research Design

The researchers chose qualitative research which utilizes the descriptive in order

to know the perceptions of the students of MSC Matalaba campus on Nationalism.

Research Locale

This study was conducted in Marinduque State College, Brgy. Matalaba, Santa

Cruz, Marinduque.

Population and Sample

 The target participants or this research were all students of MSC, Matalaba

Campus which composed of three courses. The researchers used stratified random

sampling wherein five students per course were chosen to represent the group.

Data Gathering Instrument

The researchers used a questionnaire in gathering data. It is composed of sets

of questions designed to elicit data that can provide answers to the problems being

studied.

Data Gathering Procedure

The first phase of the study was the preparation of the questionnaire. The

questions must be relevant to the statement of the problem.

The second phase of the study was the distribution of the questionnaires. The

students are asked to answer the questionnaires done on the first phase.

The third phase was the gathering of data from the questionnaire. The data were

interpreted to know the perceptions of the students of MSC Matalaba Campus on

Nationalism.

Data Analysis Procedure

All data were collected and served as the basis to find out the perceptions of the

MSC students of Matalaba Campus on Nationalism.