Online Child-Friendly Survey: An Evaluation of RTU-SHS Students

Abstract

The education in the Philippines is declining even if it is the top most priority of the government. As education has many demands, necessary arrangements are required in different sectors are required to uplift its quality. School infrastructure, facilities, physical arrangements, instructional materials, school staffs, utility workers, health and security, teachers, school administrators and even the community plays a vital role towards the development of every child. The idea of ‘child-friendly school survey’ which was initiated and established by the UNICEF’s studies, was developed evaluation tool and includes all the variables stated above which the Department of Education adopted to evaluate the educational system of each school in the Philippines. This study tries to identify to what extent the students of Rizal Technological University, Boni Campus perceive their school as child-friendly. The mixed method approach was chosen for the study. The qualitative data was collected with ‘Online Child Friendly School Survey’ adopted from DepEd Order No. 44, s. 2015 entitled Guidelines on the Enhanced School Improvement Planning (SIP). A total of 125 students comprise the sample that is chosen randomly. The qualitative data were obtained from the comments and suggestions of the students regarding each parameter. Results revealed that the students evaluated the school as under moderately child-friendly school. The students evaluated that the school should prioritized the improvement of enrollment and competition among students while the students evaluated that the least priority among the entire dimension is the student’s achievement and success. It is recommended that the school should adopt the activities of Department Education like Early Registration Program, Oplan Kalusugan (OK) sa DepEd, School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), National Drug Education Program, Adolescent Reproductive Health Education and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.