Abstract
This study assessed the status of implementation of the policies on student affairs and services among state universities in the Island of Samar, as basis for program enhancement. This determined the status of implementation of the following student welfare programs and services, vis-à-vis the policies of SUC’s in Samar Island with respect to admission, career and placement service, economic enterprise development, food services, guidance and counseling, health services, information and orientation service, international student service, research, monitoring and evaluation of student affairs and services, safety and security, scholarship and financial assistance, services of students with special needs, student discipline, student handbook and student housing. The four (4) SUC’s in Samar Island were selected as the locale of this study. These were the University of Eastern Philippines Main Campus (Catarman), North West Samar State University Main Campus (Calbayog City), Samar State University Main Campus (Catbalogan City) and Eastern Samar State University Main Campus (Borongan City) with the university presidents, deans/directors of the Student Affairs and Services, personnel, and students as respondents. Frequency counts, percentages, and weighted mean computations were used to analyze the descriptive data obtained from the respondents of the study who were chosen through complete enumeration for presidents, deans/directors and personnel and random sampling for the students, respectively. The status of implementation of the student welfare programs and services as well as student development program and services in different state universities in the Samar Island, were both rated as “very satisfactory” which means that these programs and services were much implemented. Hence, an action plan was prepared for further enhancement of the student affairs and services in state universities as an offshoot of this study.
Highlights
This study was conducted in state universities that are situated in Samar Island, namely: the University of Eastern Philippines Main Campus (Catarman), North West Samar State University Main Campus (Calbayog City), Samar State University Main Campus (Catbalogan City) and Eastern Samar State University Main Campus (Borongan City)
As to the level of awareness on the existence and implementation of student programs and services, all the SUC presidents, deans of the Office of the Student Affairs, personnel and students were much aware of the existence, the vision, mission, and goals of the different student programs and services
Regarding the problems encountered in the implementation of the student affairs programs and services, a greater number perceived that there was an insufficient budget allocation given for the implementation of the students’ welfare and development programs and services
Summary
Education is a fundamental right of every citizen. Its ultimate goal is the total development of an individual – his/her physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral dimensions. It is an avenue through which full development of human potential and respect for human rights can be achieved. The Congressional Commission aims to make education a tool for attaining the goals of social justice, unity, freedom, and prosperity. Education should produce a Filipino who respects his/her whole personal discipline, guided by spiritual and moral values, thinks critically and creatively, exercises responsibly his/her rights and duties as a citizen, whose mind is informed by scienctific reasons, and whose nationalism is based on a knowledge of history and cultural heritage
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