The Difficulties Experience by Senior High School Working Students

Researchers:

Canlas May

Dadivas Ashlee Mae L

Dela Cruz Merielle Kate F.

Garcia Jervy

Santos Patricia L.

Yanga Kenneth L.

Senior High School within SBRES

Table of Contents
Title
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Table of Contents …. 2
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Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Introduction……………………………………………………. 5
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Review of Related Literature and Studies………………. 5
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Research 10
Questions…………………………………………………………......
Significance of the 11
Study…………………………………………………….....
Scope and 12
Limitations…………………………………………………………..
Method………………………………………………………………..……………….. 13
Type of Research ………………………………………………………..……... 13
Respondents of the Study ……………………………………………………… 13
Sampling Method………………………………………………………………. 13
Sources of 14
Data…………………………………………………………………
Instruments………………………………………………………………….... 14
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Data Collection Procedure …………………………………………………….. 14
Ethical Considerations ………………………………………………………… 15
Data Analysis………………………………………………………………….. 15
References………………………………………………………………….. 16

The Difficulties experience by Senior High School Working Students

 How does working while still in school affect students’ study habits and

routines? How do they manage their time efficiently despite juggling three things with

two hands? Why do they need to work and earn money? What is the cause and effect

of their work? Advantage or disadvantage, either way-- working while studying is a

common experience among students. It is not such an easy task, especially for full-time

students who work for more than eight hours. This can be a tough situation among

working students which needs balancing of time between studies and work. However,

issues about high school students with jobs while studying could frequently be heard all

over the world, term-time employment highly increased due to the financial pressure

and the costs of higher education. Despite of government tuition-free education and

eagerness to pursue and finish school, they still are forced or willing to do jobs in order

to see themselves studying. Education is highly valued by a lot of Filipinos in spite the

fact that they reside in a poor country, reason as to why working students are driven

primarily by financial needs just to provide a great experience as a learner that’ll in

hopes help them towards their future goals. Students face financial difficulties even in

something as small as daily expenses, resulting in stress caused by these worries in

which results to deteriorating physical and mental well-being (Duterte, 2023). Being

financially stressed result to poor academic performance (Wynes, 2014). Nowadays, its

normal for students to work while pursuing their dreams (Villahermosa, 2015).

Review of related literature

 A working student is someone who usually works while studying (Weilage,

2022). Since attending higher education cost a lot, many students work to pay for their

expenses (Perna, 2010). In the study of Ryan et al. (2020), some school already know

that there are working students who are at risk of having their educations interrupted.

Furthermore, Romel et al. (2022) stated that child laborers have experienced extreme

difficulties while providing a living and supporting their studies. In the study by Bennett

et al. (2015), a lot of students work while studying. corespondedly lead to students to

develop stress caused by financial struggles. They also stated that the more students

are financially stressed the longer they take up their working hours. In some instances,

parents do not earn enough money to support their children at school. As a result,

students are required to provide for their needs by becoming a working student

(Curambao et al., 2015). One of the issues of working students is mental stress.

According to Nancy, (2017), working while studying is exhausting but sometimes

the students need to work extra hours for their daily expenses. Students often find it

difficult to choose between working and studying. Working while studying greatly affects

their studies, sometimes it leads to failure when they are not able to finish their

assignment, projects, etc. On the other hand, Lumugdan (2022) said that even though

working while studying has its own struggles, it still has a bright side to it. For example,

working while studying gives you the experience of the real world that you’ll experience

once you graduate.

Similar to the study of (Benefits of Student Employment, 2017), part-time job can

help you become a better student and get a jump on your career track. In the study of
Le Barbanchon et al. (2019), they stated that aadditional income and work experience

must be considered along with the loss of study time. One of the disadvantages of a

working student is that they don’t have enough time for themselves and for their studies

and maintain a healthy diet (Gorgulho, et al., 2012).

In the study of Hovdhaugen (2015), it was emphasized that there are a lot of

reasons why students struggle and one of the factors is because they’re working while

studying. Parents and teachers must work together to motivate students to stay

focused. Likewise, Students who are working must be able to balance both their

professional lives and their student lives simultaneously in order to be able to succeed

(The working student, 2016).

Effects of Working on Class Participation

In the study of (Acaso et al., 2019), it was found out that working while

studying has a big impact on the academic performance of students. It was emphasized

that it is possible for this condition to have both positive and negative effects. According

to Acaso et al. (2019, most common effect was poor participation in class activities.

However, they could relate their work skills to some school activities. In the same way,

students learn to balance time between work and study.

Lastly, the most common factor that affected them was family and how

that served as motivation to achieve and study hard. Academic achievement can serve

as a reward for hard work by providing high grades. A number of solutions have been
outlined in the results to address the issue and avoid the negative effects of working

and studying at the same time.

Research Questions

This study aims to explore the difficulties and struggles experience by working

students that may affect their studies.

Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions:

1. How do working students manage their time?

2. How does working while studying affect students' studies?

3. What are the possible reasons why students work?

Significance of the Study

The importance of the study is to provide information on the situation of

working students. It will provide future students with information to help them be

prepared and open to the situations of working students. It will also help future

researchers analyze the situation of working students, as well as their financial

struggles and problems.

Specifically, this study will benefit the following individuals:

Aspiring working students

This study will provide aspiring working students with information on the

advantages of being a working student as well as the disadvantages. In this study,

researchers will also discuss how they intend to manage their time and consideration in

such a situation. It will be an inspiration to them.

Future researchers

This study will be helpful to future researchers because it will help them collect

data and information that will serve as a related study. By doing so, they can provide

evidence to back up their claims or research.

Educators and academic institutions

Educators and academic institutions can use the research findings to develop

policies and practices that support working students, such as flexible course schedules,

academic advising, and access to financial assistance.

Employers

Employers can use the research findings to develop workplace policies that

accommodate students' academic schedules and support their educational goals.

Policymakers

The study can provide insights into the challenges faced by working students and

help policymakers develop policies that support these students, such as financial aid,

tax incentives, and labor regulations.

Scope and Limitation of the Study

The aim of this study is to determine the struggles of working students while

studying. It will primarily focus on the difficulties experienced by working students; their

habits and routines as a student in Senior High School (SHS) within Sapang Biabas

Resettlement Elementary School (SBRES). The researchers main target are the Grade

11 working students in SBRES in the Academic Year 2022-2023.

Method

Type of Research

Qualitative research design, specifically, phenomenology research will be used in

this study to determine the objectives, the meaningful patterns, and to analyze a

particular phenomenon that will guide us throughout this study. This research design

has been chosen because it addresses the "why" and "how" questions while providing a

deeper understanding of experiences, phenomena, and context (Cleland, 2017). It gives

us researchers the freedom to be more speculative about which segments to investigate

and how to investigate them (Tenny et al., 2021).

Respondents

The target participants are male and female senior high school students,

specifically the employed individuals within Sapang Biabas Resettlement Elementary

school, Mabalacat city, Pampanga (SBRES). In order to acquire the most potential of

accuracy in data, participants should be aged 17 to 21 years and are Grade 11 working

students only.
Sampling Method

Purposive Sampling method will be use in this study. Participants that will be

handpicked are within the set criteria: Grade 11 HUMSS students in Senior High School

(SHS) within Sapang Biabas Elementary School (SBRES) from sections HUMSS

101,103, and 104; should be aged 18-21 years and working.

According to Nicolopoulou (2022), in order to achieve the study's objectives, the

researcher must make appropriate judgments when identifying and selecting the

individuals, cases, or events that can provide the best information.

Sources of Data

Data information collected in this survey will be obtained from the responses of

selected HUMSS students in Grade 11, Sapang Biabas Elementary School, Upper

School. Apart from that, the researchers cited various sources that served as theoretical

references for their analysis in formulating their conclusions and recommendations.

Instrument

This study will use interview guide questions consisting of open-minded

questions to enable the respondents to freely express their answers related to the

experiences on the difficulties of being a working student. The guide questions will be

formulated by the researchers and will be validated by experts.

Data Collection Procedure

 A survey questionnaire and interview guide will be distributed to Grade 11

working students. The study will not be conducted until each respondent has approved

the approval form. Afterwards, the researchers will begin collecting data. Respondents

should understand the flow of the question and how they should respond honestly

during the interview. In order to record the conversation, the researchers will ask the

respondents for their permission. In addition to serving as a source of data, the

collected data will be analyzed and finalized by the researchers.

Ethical Considerations

This document certifies that this study’s purpose is to determine the level of the

workout students in Senior High School with in Sapang Biabas Resettlement

Elementary school as a part of the requirements in our research. The researchers will

give the details of the experience of working students and written explanation to the

working students of the Senior High with in Sapang Biabas Resettlement Elementary

School of the purpose of the research, their right to refuse to participate, the

understanding of the boundaries of confidentiality of this study, and their right to have a

copy of the results of the study if they so wish it. The students will sign a consent form

as proof of their willingness to cooperate, and that they are not coerced in any way.

Data Analysis

Thematic analysis will be used in this study for it is a method that will help

analyze and look for the patters that will help the researchers This will help the

researchers to elaborate more on what the researchers want to portray in the study.

Thematic analysis is a method of analyzing qualitative data. Identifying themes involves

reading through a set of data and looking for patterns in their meaning. Researchers will

be able to get ideas from it. Researchers will closely analyze respondents' answers to

fully provide data before topics can be provided.

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