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to the following
• Educational Institution
• Community Organizations
Teachers 40 20%
Barangay 40 20%
Officials
WM=f(x)/N
WM - Weighted Mean
F - Frequency (Number of
Respondents)
X - Weighted of Each Item in a Row
N - Total Number of Respondents
For Total Weighted Mean;
TWM=ƩWM
TWM - Total Weighted Mean
Ʃ - Summation
WM - Weighted Mean
1. The LGU provide vitamins for children 15 years old and below.
3.38 VME 4.5
2. The LGU provide school supplies for minor children.
3.38 VME 4.5
3. LGUs, in collaboration with DSWD, may organize ALS program to provide
non-formal education for out-of-school youth.
3.41 VME 2
4. LGU provide a home visitation program to support and resources to
families with young children, such a parenting education.
3.34 VME 8
5. To help parents in their position, LGUs provide parenting training,
seminars, and counselling services.
3.5 VME 9
6. LGUs may implement programs that aim to improve children’s health and
nutrition.
3.37 VME 6
7. LGUs vaccination drives and health care check-ups to ensure children’s
physical well-being and prevent illness.
3.36 VME 7
8. LGUs educating youngsters about environmental stewardship and
responsibility through clean-up drives, tree planting events, and
environmental awareness initiatives. 3.29 VME 10
9. The LGU creating child-friendly areas, hotlines, and counselling
facilities to report and handle child exploitation, abuse, and neglect
incidents. 3.39 VME 3
10. The LGU providing access to quality education through scholarships
and other educational assistance.
3.47 VME 1
Average total weighted mean (ATWM) 3.39 VME
Findings
Based on the result, the findings of the study of out-of-school
youth: the result of faulty children's upbringing, the challenges
encountered during the upbringing of a child that results in Out-of-
School Youth most of the respondents’ responses strongly agreed with an
average total weighted mean of 3.57 and for the level of effectiveness
of the intervention programs of the LGU for minor children, the survey
result revealed that most of the respondents answered very much
effective with an average total weighted mean of 3.39.
Conclusion
Based on the results of the research, the following conclusions were drawn. According to Teachers, Barangay Officials, Social Workers,
and other selected residents of Sta. Cruz, Zambales the lack of parental engagement could negatively impact a child’s education and increase
the risk of dropping out is the main reason for the increasing number of youth who are not attending school.
Providing access to quality education through scholarships and other educational assistance was very much effective intervention
program of the LGU.
Recommendation