Perceptions of Education Students on Philippines to Pursue a Renewable Energy Program

Abstract

This study attempts to investigate how college students studying science perceive renewable energy initiatives. The phenomenology approach was used to perform this qualitative investigation. The six participants in the in-depth one-on-one interview were chosen on purpose. To ensure the subjects' rights and privacy, the researchers sought their informed consent. With the participants' consent, the interview was audio recorded, and notes were taken during it for record-keeping purposes. The responses were collated, verbatim transcriptions of the data were made, and a thematic analysis was done on the responses. The perceptions, challenges, and insights of the science education college students are the nine themes that emerge from the data analysis. The government and energy company stakeholders are helped by the participants' shared accounts of their experiences in raising awareness of why there is a need to improve renewable energy programs and policies. Finally, implications were indicated about what measurements were needed to formulate in order to address the renewable energy policy concerns