qualitative research about working students in the philippines

Bata, Bata, Ano Ang Iyong Ginagawa?: Lived Experience of Working Students

113 Pages Posted: 28 Jul 2021

Kathleen R. Reyes

Independent

Date Written: December 2020

This study focused on the lived experiences of 11 working students and how these students balanced their studies and work at the same time. As an output of the study, a handbook that may help teachers, parents, and students to monitor their attendance and performance in school were proposed. The study made use of qualitative research with an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), a qualitative approach that aimed to provide detailed examinations of personal lived experience. Purposeful sampling was used. The participants of the study were the selected 11 working students, ages 14-17 years old of Barangay San Cristobal, Calamba City. Questionnaires and interviews were used as instruments to gather data. After collecting all the responses from the participants, the researcher extracted ten (10) themes from the responses, these were Nature, Length and Time of Work, Varied Reasons for Working, Income, and Spending, Different Experiences While Working and Studying, Status of Studies: All is Well, Challenges Faced, Balancing School and Work, Effects on them as a Child, To Quit or Not to Quit, Based on Experience: Giving Advice. Although their main priority was their studies, they always made sure to do their best to balance both work and studies. They made sure to give enough time for studies because they had goals and dreams they wanted to achieve but at the same time, they also gave their best and attention to work because it gave them financial support and benefits. Combining work and studies was not for everyone. These working students showed maturity, a sense of responsibility, and discipline to make it work.

Keywords: Working Students, Academic Performance, Child Labor, Child Work, Poverty

JEL Classification: Z19, I29

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Priorities and Intentions of Working-Students Working amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 pandemic, lived experience, special needs in education, working students

The study explored the priorities and intentions of working students who manage the challenging roles of being a student and a worker. This qualitative study used a descriptive phenomenological design. Five (5) working students from a state university volunteered to be the informants of the study and were selected through the snowball sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic analysis resulting in five themes. Results showed that working while studying was perceived to be challenging yet financially helpful. Students faced time constraints with school tasks, leading to poor grades. Hence, working students tended to have difficulty managing both roles, and the pandemic forced them to work that negatively impacted their academic performance. The study suggested that universities provide more flexibility for working students with options to adjust study loads for working students. 

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Version of Record online:  December 27, 2022

Manuscript accepted: December 27, 2022

Manuscript revised: December 24, 2022

Manuscript received: July 3, 2022

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