Problems Encountered by Junior High School Working Student in Dr. Benjamin T.

Locsin
High School S.Y 2022-2023

Hani Rey M. Rapada Aricks B. Quinding

Angelyn E. Tampioc Jessa B. Callora

Fahad S. Dimandan Art Miguel R. Teves

Mrs. Riza June G. Misamis Mrs. Mariachi A. Adams

Dr. Benjamin T. Locsin High School S.Y 2022-2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

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HYPOTHESIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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METHODOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 6 ,7, 8, 9, 10

FINDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RECOMMENDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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INTRODUCTION
Being a working student is challenging, because you have to do both of your responsibilities in
studies and in work. You need to be motivated to study on track while also keeping a positive
outlook. Working while studying is driven fundamentally by financial needs. The Filipino
students are struggling because they have to meet the standards in their work moreover maintain
a passing grade. According to the findings of the study conducted by Williams (2014), the
reasons why students work is due to budgetary need, meet a quick or basic necessity, and to help
the understudies in their future objectives. This was supported by the study of Furr and Elling
(2002), where the reason why the students work part-time is due to financial problem.

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Around 216,000 understudies in the Philippines are right now juggling school and work, the
most recent information from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as many cannot
concentrate on their studies, while others have poor health, and other give up because of
financial problem. Researches about working students are mostly conducted at universities in
developed countries, but those researches lack knowledge about how working students face their
everyday lives and how they conquer every problem they encounter. According to the study of
Ruhm (1997), it is necessary to understand the effects of working students in society because as
the rate of working student reached an abnormal state, job-hiring started to show the negative
impacts that were attributed to it since it lessens instructive fulfillment and scholarly execution
particularly among youthful laborers without school training.
This study explores how the student creates ways to maximize their time in working and in
studying. The said study also aims to investigate and identify students’ experiences and
difficulties while working. Then how they deal and cope with such difficulties. Finally, to
provide a solution that might help the working student

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study focuses on the problems encountered by working students of the Dr. Benjamin T.
Locsin Junior High School

Particularly, this study attempts to answer the following questions.

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1. What are the problems encountered by junior high school working students in DBTLHS?

2. What are its effects on their mental health?

3. Base on the findings of the study, what action plan may be proposed?

HYPOTHESIS
The following hypothesis that discussed in this research is the following:

 Financial problem face by student are known as they do not have enough money for
their daily expenses they suffer from low income, low financial literacy, compulsive
spending tendencies, and high debt levels

METHODOLOGY
This chapter introduce that is used in this study in investigating the problem of being a working
student.
Research Design:
Quantitative study is used in this study. It is an objective report which made utilization of a
phenomenological way to deal which accumulating important information. This approach
concerns about understanding about and interpreting the meaning that participants provide to

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their everyday lives. the point of such method is not to generalize but to comprehend and
interpret the meanings and intentions that underlie every students’ activities.
The qualitative design manages information that is principally verbal and gets significant from
the participants Point of View and also experts to comprehend the meaning that individuals
append to their daily experience. A qualitative approach is the most appropriate approach for this
study; the reason because of its data collection procedure which focuses on the participant’s
experience on the disclose progress and the procedure how it is interpreted. Further elaborated
that if a research study aims to uncover the unexpected and to explore new avenues, the most
suited approach is the qualitative approach.

Participants
After a thorough selection of participants and the appropriate participants were acknowledged,
the researchers approached and invited them to participate in the data collection of the study. The
participants were provided an information sheet, for them to be aware that they have the right to
refuse the researcher and to make sure that the participation was voluntary. After the participants
agreed to participate, they were informed right away about the information provided by the
researchers that it will be treated with confidentiality.

The chosen participants consisted of three (3) Grade 10 students and three (3) Grade 9 students.
Students who are working while studying with the age of fourteen (14) to twenty one (21) years
old. All participants have experienced working while studying and qualified to be the participant.
The participant's provided information is given with full disclosure in which involves disclosing
one's personal information or presented information.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter has been formulated to answer the research question keeping the literature
review and research findings from the interview in consideration. The findings and discussion
will be organized according to the research questions and interview question. This way, it will be
easier to see the patterns and direct responses from the informants.

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Figure 1: How many hours per week do you typically work while studying?

Percentage
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1-2 hours 3-4 hours 5-6 hours 7+ hours

Based on the figure 1, there are 5 students who work 3-4 hours per week while studying with
a percentage of 83.33%, followed by 1 student who only work for 1-2 hours with a percentage of
16.67%.

Figure 2: Do you receive compensation?

Percentage

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Yes NO

Based on the figure 2, all of the students receive a compensation with a percentage of 100%

Research Question 3: What is the main reason you decide to work while studying?
This question tried to ask what was their main reason to work. Based on the participant
responses, it is confirmed that their not the one to decide. To support the needs of the family.
Financial support. And for the future. From the responses it can be interfered that the participant
seemed to fully understand the motivation and reasons behind working while studying. Three
interview questions below show various responses of the informants.
When ask about what is their main reason you decide to work while studying they uttered:
“To help my family and future”

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 “To sustain my family needs and also they demand my aunt to work for them”
“They demand on me to work for them”
“To earn money and spoil my family and also myself”

Figure 4: Being a working student, how many hours of sleep a day do you usually get?

Percentage

8+ hours 5-6 hours 3-4 hours 2 hours

Based on the figure 4, there are 4 students who have a 5-6 hours of sleep with a percentage of
66.67%, and 2 students who only have a 3-4 hours of sleep with a percentage of 33.33%.

Figure 5: Do you find it challenging to manage your time between work and school?

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 Chart Title
Percentage

33.33%
1
4 16.67%

83.33%

Yes
Yes
No
No

Based on the figure 5, there are 5 students who find it challenging to manage time between
work and school with a percentage of 83.33, and only 1 student didn’t find it challenging with a
percentage of 16.67%

Figure 6: Have you experience any difficulties with your time between work and school?

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 Chart Title

33.33
4
% 2
66.67%

Yes No

66.67%
Based on the figure 6, there are 4 students who experienced difficulties with time between
work and school with a percentage of 66.67%, and there are 2 students who did not experienced
any difficulties with a percentage of 33.33%.

Research Question 7: Have you experience any difficulties with your academic performance? If
yes, how so?
The seventh research question looked at the experiences of students who answered yes at the
question no. 6 of having any difficulties with their academic performances. The findings showed
that the respondents are facing various difficult problems. But still, they manage to continue
working even though it is hard to work while studying. Two interview answers below show the
response from the students.
“Yes, I experience difficulties in academic performance because of the lack in time and also
the pressure”
“Yes, because there are so many task in work”

Figure 8: Do you have enough time for recreational activities while being a working student?

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 Based on the figure 8, there are 4 students who have enough time for recreational activities
while being a working student with a percentage of 66.67%, and there are 2 students don’t have
enough time for it with a percentage of 33.33%.

Figure 9: Has being a working student affected your mental health?

2 2

Chart Title

50% 50%

Based on the table 9, there are 3 students of both responses that their mental health is affected
and not affected, with a percentage of 50% each.

Yes No

Research Question 10: Has being a working student affected your mental health? If yez in what
ways did it affect you?
In the tenth research question, the focus is on the mental health being affected by the working
students.

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When asked if their mental health is affected, the respondents said:
“Yes, it affected me because I feel pressured doing my work and study at the same time”
“Because I can’t concentrate on my study”
“I feel pressured”

FINDINGS
This study is significant for the Junior High school working students to help them to cope their
crucial problem. And also, it will benefit the working students.
Students - the findings of the study can help the students to cope their financial problem.

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CONCLUSION
Based on our survey about how they encountered a problem as a working student in junior High
School, this is a very difficult being as a working student.
Researches about working students are widely been conducted in different countries but those
researches lack knowledge about how they face their everyday lives and how they conquer every
problem they encounter. This study will help to fully understand the experiences of working
while studying. The results of the evidence drawn from a voluminous body of sources show that
financial support is one of the driving forces of working while studying wherein they want to
support them financially. Most of the reason why students work is because of money. This serves
as an internal motivation for students to work more even though they are studying as well
because they earn money. Working also gives them a happy feeling because they gain while
studying. In the same way, it helps them manage their time properly and efficiently by
determining their time for study and time for work. Being a working student is truly hard and it
comes with great responsibility. This gives them a sense of being responsible for their actions
and choices. Students also get a lot of experiences and ideas while working which can help them
improve their personal life and enrich their problem-solving skills. Working alongside studying
also helps the students to know the positive and negative impact of working while studying, how
to surpass the problems they encounter and realize how hard it is to gain money. Commitment,
and discipline are essential when working while studying.

RECOMMENDATION
Education is the guarantee of a prestigious job in future. Many people try to get a good
education, possess more skills and experience in the field they want to work in.
I recommend working students to choose a job well, Don't just grab the first opportunity you
find. Not all jobs are created equal, so find one that pay you well.

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 And learn how to budget your money, separate wants from needs, only buy an item when you
really need it.
If you are a working student then you have to achieve hard and soft skills the Hard skills are
technical knowledge or training that you have gained through any fife experience, including in
your career ore education. And the soft skills are personal habits and traits that shape how you
work on your own and with others.

REFERENCE
According to CHED (2023) around 216,000 understudies. Retrieved from
https://mariahealth.ph/resources/articles/best-healthcare-provider-for-working-students/
Williams (2014), the reason why students work. Retrieved from
https://www.scribd.com/document/537250193/local-media752893334137693639

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Furr and Elling (2002), where the reason why the students work. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234640918_The_Influence_of_Work_on_College
_Student_Development#:~:text=Muluk%20(2017)%20%5B17%5D,in%20meeting
%20their%20daily%20neeRet

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