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Understanding Home and School as Partners in Helping out Students with their School
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UNDERSTANDING HOME AND SCHOOL AS PARTNERS 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content Page
Research Questions..................................................................................... 8
Hypothesis.................................................................................................. 9
Method...................................................................................................................... 11
Type of Research........................................................................................ 11
Respondents............................................................................................... 11
Sampling Method...................................................................................... 12
Instruments................................................................................................ 13
Ethical Considerations.............................................................................. 14
Data Analysis............................................................................................ 14
References............................................................................................................... 16
Appendices.............................................................................................................. 18
A. Instruments........................................................................................... 19
Understanding Home and School as Partners in Helping Out Students with Their School
The unexpected Covid-19 pandemic outbreak affected various sectors of the economy
and every single aspect of human life, not only in developing countries but across the world
(Wargadinata et al., 2020). The same thing is true, that Filipino families, in particular, suffered a
lot as part of the process. Many parents are now becoming not only guardians to their children
In this view, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic produced a chaotic environment both
to the school and home environment. This scenario creates an atmosphere of worries and fears
among the parents at home and the teachers and leaders in schools. The urgency to provide a
systematic and well-organized system of education in times of the pandemic seems not too easy
to implement and achieve, considering that everybody is merely coping with all first-time
experiences.
Likewise, school leaders are having a hard time trying to deliver quality leadership with
so limited time of practices and training they received due to the urgency of the need to provide
education in the new normal set-up. Although, the government is doing the very best to provide
Ali and Kahur (2020) believed that to become responsive, various policy initiatives are
launched by governments and educational institutions across the world to cater to students’
learning. According to Zhang et al (2020), what society needs today is flexible and resilient
education systems to face unpredictable futures. These are some of the notions that trigger the
In the same manner, the government agencies in the Philippines have been reorganized
and changes have been mandatory. Just like other government agencies, the Department of
Education (DepEd) needs to make a sudden change when it comes to policy guidelines to
Ali and Kahur (2020) believed that to become responsive, various policy initiatives are
launched by governments and educational institutions across the world to cater to students’
learning. According to Zhang et al (2020), what society needs today is flexible and resilient
education systems to face unpredictable futures. These are some of the notions that trigger the
the face of the pandemic covering only the most essential learning competencies (BE-LCP, D.O.
In the current set-up of the education system in the Philippines, the regular classroom set-
up has also been affected where the regular face-to-face mode of teaching and learning is
changed to distance education or the use of various forms of learning modalities rather than a
face-to-face approach to ensure teaching and learning process will be protected using virtual
classroom environment.
Furthermore, the development of distance education served to become the main solution
to still provide quality education to all students in times of the pandemic (Czerniewicz, 2020)
because teaching and learning under the distance education modality will be limited to either use
of modular prints, online learning, and blended (combination) if possible. It makes sense that
learning through distance learning modality can still serve quality education in times of the
pandemic since it would limit the face-to-face encounters between the teachers and the learners
using the traditional classroom learning to ensure protection and safety from the risks of the
Covid-19 virus.
modular distance education become the only option to provide quality education to the Filipino
learners in the term “New Normal Education”, to continue the vision and mission of the
Department of Education to ensure quality education to all Filipino learners amidst the Covid-19
pandemic. Likewise, the implementation of the distance learning delivery modality has been
fully operationalized and based on the policy guidelines stipulated under DepEd Memorandum
(DM)-CI-2020-00162. This would guide government agencies manning the education system in
the Philippines.
Furthermore, the close connection and support between the school and home as partners
in developing learners in the new normal set-up of education are one among the most sought-
after mandates of the Department of Education. Department of Education, under the newly
developed DepEd order no. 32, s.2020 served as the mandates that would strengthen the strong
connection and/ or partnership among school and home to effectively provide quality distance
learning education to the students while learning at the comfort of their homes.
Hence, this action research will describe the extent of understanding home and school as
partners in helping out students with their school performance. The respondents will be coming
from the public schools in the Schools Division City of Malolos, Bulacan covering the School
Year 2020-2021 (October 2020 to July 2021). The findings from this study will be used as a
basis to further enhance the school and home partnership in the new normal education set-up
Research Questions
This action research aims to describe the home and school as partners in helping
1. To what extent schools and school partners contribute to helping students with
these are grouped based on the extent of the understanding of the school heads
4. What are the problems that hinder school heads and school partners in helping
5. What are the perceptions of school partners in terms of providing support and
6. What action plan can be derived from the findings of the study?
Hypothesis
The null hypothesis will be used in this action research set at a 0.05 level of significance:
“There are no significant differences between and among the grade performance of the
students when grouped based on the extent of the understanding of the school and school
Students. The students will receive the best benefit from this study. The students
will be given the privilege to be assisted both by the school community and school
partners regularly where the assistance provided to them will be tailored fit to their needs
Teachers. The teachers will be provided with the opportunities to have more
school partners as their means to help the school in providing quality education to the
School Heads and Principals. The study will be used to enhance the partnership
and cooperation between the school and the school partners. They will have the access to
school partners' levels of perceptions and understanding about the current needs of the
school to sustain quality education amidst the pandemic. And help resolve the difficulties
that hinder the delivery of quality education to the students using distance learning
modalities.
DepEd Officials/ SDO Officials. The study will be used as baseline data to
further understand the needs of the schools and school partners in times of the pandemic.
The findings from this study will be helpful to remedy the identified problems that hinder
the delivery of quality distance learning modalities by the teachers and the expected
This action research will be conducted to describe the understanding of home and
school as partners in helping out students with their school performance. The mixed-
of the understanding of home and school as partners in helping out students with their
school performance.
The survey method will be used to determine the extent of understanding of home
and school as partners and will serve as a basis to device/ create an intervention to further
enhance the ties between the home and school in helping students to improve their school
performance. The respondents of the study will include the school heads, teachers,
parents, and other school partners from the Schools Division of the City of Malolos,
Method
This action research will describe the understanding of home and school as partners in
helping out students with their school performance in times of the pandemic in the Schools
Division of the City of Malolos. This action research will also include the following research
Types of Research
research to describe the extent of understanding home and school as partners in helping
out students with their school performance. For the quantitative study, the IV-DV model
partnership between the schools and the school partners in helping out students with their
performance. The IV will be the intervention designed to enhance the school and school
partners’ partnerships and the DV will be school performance for the 1st and 2nd grading
period. The expected difference is either significant or not significant base on the stated
For the qualitative part, the descriptive narrative method will be used to describe
performance. The focus-group discussion (FGD) will be used to gather the views of the
participants regarding the level of understanding, problems that hinder school partners to
aid the school in helping out students with their school performance, and their
suggestions will be sought to create an action plan to further enhance the partnership
Respondents
The respondents for this study will include the school heads/ principals, parents/
school partners, teachers, and students from the Schools Division City of Malolos for the
School Year 2020-2021. There will be an assumed 5 school heads/ principals, 100 school
partners, and 50 teachers, and 200 students that will participate as respondents from the
Sampling Method
respondents for the study, particularly the simple random sampling approach. The simple
random sampling approach is usually used to provide equal chances among the available
respondents (sample) from the targeted population of the study (Creswell, 2014). The
target population for this study will include school heads/ principals, parents/ school
partners, teachers, and students from the public schools in the Schools Division City of
Malolos, Bulacan.
The survey instrument and FGD will be used to describe the extent of
understanding home and school as partners in helping out students with their school
performance. The data to be gathered both quantitative and qualitative will also serve as a
basis to craft/ design intervention activities that will be used to further enhance the
partnership between the home and the school in helping out students with their school
first one will include the nature of the assistance to be expected both from the school and
the home to help students with their school performance. The second phase will include
all activities relevant to realize and inform the school partners about enhancing the ties/
cooperation between the school and the home to ensure quality learning performance
among the students. And the third phase will be composed of the deliveries and output-
Instruments
This action research will make use of two sources of data. These will include the
guide questions to be used during the FGD sessions with the target respondents to be
developed and conceptualized by the respondents. The content validation from the
experts will be sought first by the respondents before the conduct of the study once
covering the questions to be used as part of the interview method during the focus-
grouped discussion (FGD) or individual interview method base on the preferences and
While the grade performance-GPA of the students obtained during the 1st and 4th
grading will be used as sources of data for the students’ school performance.
In this action research, the mode of data gathering will be the survey and
interview methods. The following procedures will be done before and during the data-
gathering.
Division City of Malolos, Bulacan to ask permission the conduct the study. Upon
approval of the request letter. Another letter will be sent to the school principals notifying
With the approval of the office and notification forwarded to the concerned school
principals of the target schools, the researcher will commence the conduct of the study.
The distribution of the survey instrument will be conducted online through google
classroom.
While the academic performance in terms of general point average (GPA) for the
1st and 2nd grading period will be used as data for the school performance of the students-
participants for the study. Also, the interview through FGD sessions will be conducted
using online platforms such as zoom, google meet, or via messenger and video calls.
Ethical Considerations
The following ethical guidelines will be observed by the researcher from the
1. The dignity of the respondents will be protected at all times. This can be done
by following the guidelines stated under the data privacy act of 2012.
3. Full consent of the respondents will be done accordingly through consent and
assent letters.
4. Waivers from the parents and/ or guardians will be secured first by the
researcher before the conduct of the study for students whose age is below 18
5. Full compliance with the rules and guidelines sets by the SDO- Santiago will
Data Analysis
This study will utilize the mixed-method research designs following qualitative
and quantitative research methods. For the quantitative part of the study. The descriptive-
research method will be used. The extent of understanding home and school partners in
helping out students with their school performance will be described using frequency
counts, percentages, and weighted means. The grade performance (GPA) of the students
will be described using frequency counts and percentages. While the level of significant
differences between the two variables (IV and DV) will be determined using a t-test of
considering the 1st and 2nd grading period as baseline data, before the implementation of
the proposed intervention activities to further enhance the partnership between the school
and the home in helping out students with their school performance. Upon the
implementation of the intervention activities. The 1st and 2nd grading performance
(before) will be compared to the grade performance of the same students for the 3rd and
4th grading period (after) when the intervention activation would be applied.
For the qualitative part, the interview guide questions will be used to gather
information about the subjective views of the participants regarding the level of
understanding home and school as partners for helping out students with their school
performance during the times of the pandemic as well as their perceived problems that
hinder the partnerships. this will be done either through focus-grouped discussion (FGD)
or individual interview based on the preferences and availability of the participants. The
responses of the participants will be recorded (with their consent and approval), will be
tallied and coded to get the emerging views of the participants. The narratives of the
Submission of
Final Output/
Dissemination/
Utilization Phase
(June 2021)
TOTAL 2,500.00
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Appendices
A. Survey Instrument
Extent of Understanding Home and School as Partners in Helping Students with their
School Performance
Direction: Using the rating scale below. Kindly assess the level of your understanding of home
and school as partners to improve students’ school performance.
Rating Scale:
Indicators 1 2 3 4 5
1. The school and home are partners to improve the scholastic
standing of students in school. This can be done by providing
information about the students’ school performance and home-
schooling performance.
2. The school and home are partners in keeping up the good
performance of the students both at home and in the school in
terms of meeting up the expected essential learning competencies
from the students.
3. The school partners are responsible for upgrading the performance
of the students by providing full support and assistance to the
school utilizing active participation in the school’s programs,
activities, and projects.
interview)
Direction: Kindly provide your short narrative/ answers to the given questions below:
1. What are the problems that hinder school heads and school partners in helping
1.1 Do you experience problems relating to school heads/ teachers in terms of the school
1.2 Enumerate some problems you encountered when aiding/ donations to the school
1.3 What problems hinder the school and home partners in providing help to the students
2. What are the perceptions of school partners in terms of providing support and
2.1 As a school partner, what are your perceptions about your roles as providers of
2.2 What assurance do you expect when providing help to schools as partners for
3. What action plan can be derived from the findings of the study?
3.1 What can you suggest to further enhance the cooperation and collaboration between
the home and school as partners in helping out students with their school
performance?
3.2 Do you think that home and school as partners can help provide quality education to
March 9, 2021
Dear Respondents:
Pleasant Day!
and School as Partners in Helping out Students with their School Performance: Using
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