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Abstract. The purpose of the study was to trace the provide the necessary findings to contribute to a school
graduate of batch 2008-2012 of Latian Elementary intervention plan of addressing issues on attending and
School basis for an intervention program. The completing the primary education prescribed by the DepEd.
researcher made use of the cross-sectional research As well as provide technical assistance to alleviate the
design.The respondents of the study were the 247 economic status of the populace in the community (Care
graduate pupils’ of Latian Elementary School. The study Kim Vista & Anderson 2018; Dorn, Fuchs & Fuchs 2016;
revealed that most of the graduates were male, had seven Jacobi, 2018;Obando &Shisanya 2018).
years of schooling, Blaan, and had a low monthly family
income of P 5,000-10,000. Most of the graduates from Since Latian Elementary School situate in a poor
2008-2012 graduated to secondary, increasing from half community in Alabel, there are several reasons for
to one-third of the total number of students. continuing education despite being free. Recommend future
Furthermore, the common reason why they did not move action steps, must conduct a Latian Elementary School
and graduate to secondary was the low income of the graduates' tracer to establish a baseline on common causes
family, responsibilities at home, cannot support for not completing education. Several Oplan Balik Eskwela
education in secondary, and the distance from home to and similar programs operate in the school community, but
school. there are still cases of dropouts and out-of-school youth.
Philippine education has recognized the importance of Specifically, it sought answers to the following
the achievement of inclusive growth and poverty reduction. questions:
Reducing inequalities in school participation and completion What is the Profile of the graduates from 2008-2012 of
can improve the opportunity of each citizen to participate in Latian Elementary School in reference to:
the processes for socioeconomic development and progress. Gender;
It is a fundamental right of the citizens, particularly the Number of years in schooling;
children, to primary education. However, the government's Ethnicity;
efforts to achieve the millennium development goals target Education of parents;
declined. Recent research in the Philippines Midterm Size of the family; and
Progress Report assessed that the probability of achieving Income of the family?
universal primary education in the country is low based on What is the percentage of graduates from 2008-2012 who
the net enrollment rate, cohort survival, and completion rate. graduated secondary education?
Similarly, the 2019 EFA Global Monitoring Report What are the reasons for students not proceeding to
identified the Philippines as an enrollment rate that declined graduate from secondary education?
from recent years and the lowest number of out-of-school What intervention program could be formulated out of the
children (Albert, 2016; David & Albert 2015; UNESCO, result of the study?
2018).
B. Theoretical Framework
Education is a legal right of a child. Going through This study was anchored on two theories that helped the
compulsory primary education comes with no cost. No researcher guides career development theories to better
Child Left Behind act has been mandated worldwide, which understand the respondents' life, career, and education choices; the
implies that everyone has to undergo education across the theroeis were Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Frank
globe. Literacy among children develops the lifelong skills Parsons' Trait and Factor Theory.
essential for life. Elementary education provides meaningful
academic learning and socialization skills to prepare a) Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory
children for the complex knowledge, skills, and behaviors Social cognitive theory, by Albert Bandura (1986)
they need to move to higher learning and become functional cited by Usher & Schunk (2018), was the idea that an
adults in the community. Moreover, the tracer study can individual's motives and behavior construct their
The instrument used in the study was based on the B. Graduates of Latian Elementary School from 2008-
Learning Information System (LIS) survey form from the 2012in terms of Years in Schooling
Department of Education. It determined the profile of the The data shows that in 2007-2008, 45 out of 48 or 94
students in the public schools that contains the respondents’ percent spent six years in education, 3 out of 48 or 6 percent
gender, ethnicity, education of parent, size of the family, the seven years, and zero in 8 years and above. The data shows
family's income, and the significant difference when that most graduates from Latian Elementary School had
spent six years in 2008-2009. We could also see that no
INDICATOS YEAR
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
f % F % F % f % F %
GENDER
Female 26 54 23 44 23 46 24 49 23 48
Male 22 46 29 56 27 54 25 51 25 52
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
NUMBER OF YEARS IN SCHOOLING
Six years 45 94 49 94 48 96 47 96 48 100
Seven years 3 6.25 3 5.78 2 4 2 4 0 0
8 Years and above 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
ETHNICITY
B’laan 36 75 33 63 29 58 31 63 30 62
Cebuano 11 23 19 36 20 40 18 36 16 33
Muslim 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 4
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
EDUCATION OF PARENTS
Elementary
Undergraduate 33 69 34 65 24 48 25 51 20 42
Graduate 8 16 9 17 18 36 16 32 15 31
High School
Undergraduae 4 8 6 11 5 10 5 10 5 10
Graduate 2 4 2 5 3 6 3 6 7 14
College
Undergraduate 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
SIZE OF THE FAMILY
Small 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
Medium 45 94 49 92 50 100 49 100 46 96
Large 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
MONTHLY INCOME OF THE FAMILY
Very Low (5,000 Below) 4 8 6 12 2 4 1 2 4 8
Low (5,001-10,000) 42 88 45 86 48 96 48 98 42 88
Average (10,001-20,000) 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
High (20,001 Up) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 48 100 52 100 50 100 49 100 48 100
Table 1: Profile of the Respondents
G. Percentage of the batch 2008-2012 who graduated to data is evidence that in the school year 2008-2009,
secondary education majorities are males. We can have observed that in the
Table 2 focused on the percentage of Latian elementary school year 2009- 2010 graduates of Latian E/S that fulfill
school graduates from 2008-2012 who proceed to secondary their secondary, 14 out of 23 or 20 percent were female and
in terms of their Gender. Using frequency represents a 15 out of 27 or 30 percent were male. In the school year
student that proceeds to secondary and graduates to 2010-2011, it could be noted that secondary graduates in this
secondary correspond to the percentage utilized in table 2. year spot that 18 out of 24 or 37 percent were female and 12
out of 25 or 25 percent were male. The school year 2011-
The graduates of Latian Elementary School year 2007- 2012, distinguish the data that among the graduates from
2008 who proceed to secondary reveal that 10 out of 26 or Latian E/S which fulfill secondary, 15 out of 23 or 31
21 percent were female and 13 out of 22 or 27 percent were percent were female, and 19 out of 25 were male. Generally,
male. The majority of students who finished their secondary majority of the graduates ofLatian E/Swho graduated to
level were male. In 2009, 11 out of 23 or 21 percent mostly secondary from the school year 2008-2012 were male.
were female, and males got 31 percent or 16 out of 29. This
INDICATOR YEAR
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Proceed Grad. % Proceed Grad. % Procee Grad. % Proce Gra % Pro Gra %
to sec. to sec. to sec. to d to to ed to d. cee d.
sec. sec. sec. sec. to d to to
sec. sec. sec.
Female 26 10 21 23 11 21 23 14 28 24 18 37 23 15 31
Male 22 13 27 29 16 31 27 15 30 25 12 25 25 19 39
Total 48 23 48 52 27 52 50 29 58 49 30 62 48 34 70
Table 2: Percentage of the batch 2008-2012 who graduated to secondary education
H. Common Reasons of Students of Not Proceeding to in the calendar year 2010 told that the family's low income
Graduate from Secondary Education is still the factor where they did not enroll in secondary. It
Table 3 present the common reasonsfor students not revealed that 42 percent out of 24 pupils had At the same
proceeding to graduate from secondary education. time, illness and early marriage got 4 percent of the total,
Frequency counts and percentages were utilized. The and 20 percent are not interested in pursuing secondary
respondents asked common causes why they did not move education.In 2010-2011, low income was still one of the top
to secondary. It revealed the following indicators; low reasons the pupils did not enroll in secondary. It signified 55
income of the family who cannot support the education in percent of them. Eighteen percent have responsibilities in
secondary, responsibilities at home, illness, early marriage, their home. However, no pupils got an illness, but 9 percent
and interest. It could be gleaned that during the 2007-2008 got the same results: pupils got early marriage and lost
school year, 20 respondents stated the common reasons. interest.Finally, in 2011-2012 we could glean from the table
Among them, 35 percent of pupils who did not pursue that 38 percent of low-income families could not support
secondary education said their family income could no their education in secondary and pupils take the
longer provide for them. Fifteen percent took responsibilities responsibilities at home. Distance and illness got 12 percent.
at home, while the distance of the schools hindered the 20 However, no pupil got early marriage and lost interest to
percent from their home, 10 percent of the pupils got an pursue secondary level.Generally, in the table below, the
illness. Other 10 percent opted to get married early, and common reasons why graduates of Latian E/S did not enroll
learners lost 10 percent interest in school. Moreover, in the in secondary are that most of them have low income and
school year 2008-2009, the table shows that there are 19 cannot support their secondary education level.
respondents. Among them, 26 percent said that their family
could not support the education in secondary. Fifteen Moreover, less educated parents found in low-income
percent of them have responsibilities at home. Twenty-one conditions would contribute to the lower achievement levels
percent said that distance is the hindrance that they could no of their children by the nature of their education or
longer proceed to secondary, 11 percent got sick and built experiences (Hammond, 2015; West, 2007 cited by Renth,
their own family at a young age, and 16 percent lacked 2015; Renth, Buckley & Puchner 2015).
interest. Furthermore, graduates of Latian elementary school
Responsibilities at Home 3 15 4 17 2 18
3 15 3 38
Distance 4 20 4 21 4 13 1 9 1 12
Illness 2 10 2 11 1 4 0 0 1 12
Early marriage 2 10 2 11 1 4 1 9 0 0
Interest 2 10 3 16 4
1 9 20 0 0
19 100 1 8 100
TOTAL 20 1000 24 100 100
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Table 3: Common Reasons of Students of Not Proceeding to Graduate from Secondary Education