WORKING WHILE STUDYING: THE ACADEMIC CHALLENGES OF WORKING SCHOLARS
CASTOR V. BALACUIT, JR.
, LORNA M. LOPIO
academic challenges, working scholars, mixed method, convenient sampling, and NEMSU.
In tertiary education, success is not purely about intelligence; self-discipline, diligence, initiative, and determination are pillars that one keeps there. This study delves into the academic challenges of working scholars at Northeastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU), a state university in Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. This exploration sought to explore the academic challenges of working scholars in terms of financial, social, psychological, teachers’ factors, and classroom environment. The study utilized a mixed methods approach where a researcher-made checklist survey questionnaire was employed to come up with the quantitative result. Further, the researchers also conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the working scholars in which the responses were thematically extracted to derive an elaborated result from the quantitative data, leading this study a mixed method design—an explanatory approach. It has been found out that university students are working while studying to support their underprivileged families; sustain their scholastic expenses for their dreams of having a better life; lack of financial support from their families due to unemployment, death, and health concerns; and to prove to others that poverty is not a predicament in education if one is determined to succeed. The primary academic challenge of working scholars in their daily lives is financial problems, which are attributed to school-related expenses (requirements), needs, and wants. In addition, working scholars are also psychologically challenged because of external discouragement and a lack of moral support from their families.
"WORKING WHILE STUDYING: THE ACADEMIC CHALLENGES OF WORKING SCHOLARS", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.748-756, June-2022, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2206086.pdf
Volume 7
Issue 6,
June-2022
Pages : 748-756
Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_181825
Published Paper Id: IJNRD2206086
Downloads: 000119166
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities
Country: Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines
ISSN: 2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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