Department of Education

Region IV – A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
KASIGLAHAN VILLAGE SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL
Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal

“Effects of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of GAS students in

KVSHS”

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in

INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS, AND IMMERSION

Quijano, Emmanuel R.
Asurto, Leo Alvin S.
Analay, Rioh Jane G.
Abuedo, Joan P.
Dayuha, Rica C.

Grade 12 – GAS B

Raul B. Chua Jr, MAT, LPT

Research Adviser

February 08, 2019

 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter of the paper presents the problem and its setting. It includes the background
of the study, the statement of the problem, significance of the study, and scope and delimitation of
the study.
BACKROUND OF THE STUDY
Overseas Filipino workers, work not only for their families but for the nation as well. OFW
parents they want to work in abroad to produce high income and sustain the needs of their child to
their education. Parents primarily should be the source of good values, the first teacher, the
provider and the motivator of the student to achieve their goals in life. Their responsibility to their
student cannot be paid with any material things because they lack of proper guidance and
counseling to their study. Family are the major factors of the student learning, motivate and
achievements. Parents are provider of basic needs of the children such as physical, emotional,
social and educational.
According to Melanie Reyes 2008 (author & professor in the Mirriam College Women and
Gender Institute). The Filipino OFW living the country temporarily or permanently more concern
is regard to their children, in terms of education, academic performance of the student and the
money brought by parent increase the levels of educational attainments among their child, more
opportunities for their future. Some of the students in KVSHS who have an OFW parents are got
a lack of attention and the good effect for their child can give their wants and needs. These facts
of life are inevitable because the emotions being felt by the children toward their parents working
abroad are unpredictable and not constantly changing.
This study aims to seek if the students demand more time from their parents as for material
satisfaction and for parental attention leading to good academic performance. A huge percentage
of the parent’s remittances go to tuition fees of their children. Allowing them to enroll in school
for offering quality education. Being a student with an OFW parent could make it difficult one to
cope with his/her studies. Some aspects affect them because of the absence of the parent
psychologically, emotionally, and academically.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study aimed to determine the effects of having an OFW parent on the academic
performance of GAS students in KVSHS.
1. What is the academic performance of the respondents?
2. What are the feelings/emotion of respondents towards their OFW parents?
3. Are the respondents motivated to continued or excel in their studies?
4. What is the effect of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of the
respondents?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The researchers believe that the result of the study is beneficial to the following:
Teachers. This will serve as a valuable guide for them to understand and develop
their students which will further provided them some beneficial knowledge and
understanding essential for student teacher adjustment.
Parents. This will help them be reminded of the things they should know, needed
values and support from them which will further serve as guide for them in raising their
children while they are overseas.
Students. This research will remind the concern students of the problem they
encountered and how to resolve it analytically and logically.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study was conducted at the Kasiglahan Village Senior High School GAS students who
have parents working abroad. The researcher focused only on the effect of OFW parents to the
academic performance of the GAS student in KVSHS.
 CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter present the review of related literature and studies, conceptual framework,
research hypothesis, and definition of term.
RELATED LITERATURE
According to the study of Antobarn S.K., he cite that “Thus more mothers are leaving
behind their children in working abroad to provide their needs. Especially to support their study,
to give them needs materials in their study.
Based on the studies of Arguillas M.J; William L. (2010) they cite that the reason of many
OFW parents to work abroad it’s because of the status of their living so that there so many parents
working for their child to support their child.
According to Cleofe (2012) he cite that we all have experience pressure from environment
or peers. Furthermore, the negative peer-pressure is already changing values and behaviors of
alcoholism, drug addiction, teenage pregnancy for girl, bullying and school failures. In this case,
even the children tend to perform well and possibility at a process of trying times.
It is emotionally and physically challenging for the children to accept their family to work
abroad and is able to get back on track and take the responsibility of managing their own one would
not be able to financially support their families unlike when they work abroad “Atienza; Kapunan;
Noe; Panililio (2012).

RELATED STUDIES
The findings were also supported by the 2012 children and families study when it revealed
that the parental absence displacement, disruption and changes in caregiving arrangement and that
the departure of one both parents leaves an emotional mark on the children left behind the children
long for the presence of the migrant parents especially when the mothers are away.
Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs are Filipinos who are employed in foreign countries.
They travel abroad to seek better opportunities in order to provide for the needs, to support their
and also help their families in the Philippines.
Based on issues about emotional and psychological effect on children is the feeling of
insecurity when parents are thousands of kilometers away or are in the other side of the globe.
In Parreñas’ interviews with OFW children, she noted that children admitted feelings of insecurity
not knowing when they would see their parents again. This is the irony of it all. Parents leave to
provide financial security for their children both in the present and the future and yet by doing so
they actually leave their children feeling insecure psychologically and emotionally.
According to Elspeth Graham and Lucy P. Jordan in Migrant Parents and the Psychological
Well-Being of Left-Behind Children in Southeast Asia, the balance sheet of international labor
migration typically involves a trade-off between economic well-being and family.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

 Respondents  Interview
“Effects of having an
 Students  Gathering of
OFW parent on the
data
 Academic
 Analysis and academic performance
Performance Interpretation of GAS students in
 Feelings/Emoti of data
KVSHS”
on

FEEDBACK

Figure 1.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For better understanding of the research following terms are clearly to define:
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) – It refers to values and guide for their children
while they are overseas
Academic performance – it refers to how students work/perform in school. It can
be describing us poor and high performance in terms of the result obtains in their class
cards. Student should do their best in their academic to sacrifice for their parents.
GAS – it is selected students to aim problem of having OFW parents.

CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter includes the research design, the sample, the instruments, the data collection
procedure, and the plan for data analysis.
RESEARCH DESIGN
This study is qualitative in nature since the research question we seek to answer lead to
number of data.

Specifically descriptive survey design was used in this study. The technique that was used
under descriptive method is the structured questionnaire approach and evaluation, which is
commonly used to explore opinion according to respondents that can represent a whole population.
The method was appropriate to this the study aims to describe Effects of having an OFW parents
on the academic performance of GAS students in KVSHS.

SAMPLE

The target population of the study are the grade GAS student during the second term of the
academic year, 2018-2019 in KVSHS. These students belong to the General Academic Strand also
known as GAS.

With the population size of grade GAS students is 293, the researchers will consider a
sample of 9 respondent’s determined using Purposive technique. These samples shall be selected
students through stratified random sampling with the GAS strand being used to define effects of
having OFW parent on the academic performance of GAS students in KVSHS.
INSTRUMENTATION

In as much this study dealt with the descriptive of the Effects of having an OFW parents
on the academic performance of GAS students in KVSHS. The researchers particularly use the
structured questionnaire:
Structured questionnaire. The information was better gathered through personal
interview. The researchers used method for checking a questionnaire and making sure it is
accurately capturing the intended information that was answered by the respondents.

DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE

The researchers will conducted a personal visit to the School of Kasiglahan Village Senior
High School to ask permission for the system to be develop. In order to support the validity of the
data. Survey questionnaire has been conducted to gathered information. The researchers will also
consulted in the internet, books, thesis that are conductive in developing the system. The
researchers will read different materials that are relevant to the study being conducted.

PLAN FOR DATA ANALYSIS

This research is qualitative and researcher will use a one on one interview to conduct a
research for the students of GAS who have OFW parent and to know what is the effect of this to
their academic performance of a student and after that we can analyze the answer to know what
is the effect of having an OFW parents on their child.
 CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION OF ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter presents analysis and interpretation of data for the study.
1. What is the academic performance of the respondents?

General Average in 1st Semester

84

83

82

81

80

79

78

77
Student A Student B Student C Student D Student E Student F Student G Student H Student I

General Average in 1st Semester

Figure 2. General Average in 1st semester of the respondents

Figure 2. Shows the General Average in 1st semester of the respondents. The students got
average in of 83 is Student A from grade 11 GAS-B, 2nd is Student B from grade 11 GAS-B got
82 average in first semester, 3rd are Students C, Students D from grade 12 GAS-B and Student E
From grade 11 GAS-A got 81 average in first semester then the 4th is Student F from grade 11
GAS-A got 80 average in first semester and the 5th are Students G from grade 12 GAS-B, students
H from grade 12 GAS-C and Students I from grade 11 GAS-A got 79 average in first semester.

2. What are the feelings/emotions of respondents towards their OFW parents?

 The feelings/emotions of the respondent towards their OFW parents. Students A and
Students B from grade 11 GAS-B and Students G from grade 12 GAS-B encountered “sad feelings,
because they feel broken Family and no guide them in terms of studying and etc”. Student C from
grade 12 GAS-B encountered “feeling alone, because they can’t say her feeling towards their
mother”. And lastly, Student D from grade 12 GAS-B, students H from grade 12 GAS-C, students
F, Students I, and Students E from grade 11 GAS-A “good encountered, because they know that
their parent do this for them also and their study”.

3. Are the respondents motivate to continue or excell in their studies?

Some of the students are motivated to continue or excell in their studies but some are did
not. Students D, Students C and Students G from grade 12 GAS-B Students H from grade 12
GAS-C, Students F and Students E from grade 11 GAS-A saids “ Yes, because their inspired to
continue for their parents”. But student I from grade 11 GAS-A, Students B and Students A from
grade 11 GAS-B saids “ No, because they supine and indispoded to continuing their study”.

4. What is the of having an OFW parents on the academic performance of the respondents?

The effect of having an OFW parent to their studies. “They no longer miss your grades
because they are busy” Student B from grade 11 GAS-B, Student D from grade 12 GAS-B and
Student H From grade 12 GAS-C said. Meanwhile the three respondents from grade 11 GAS-A
has same point to answer the interview “The time they should give to their child to the rest of it
they allocated themselves time” Student F, Student I and Student E said. And also Student C and
Student G from grade 12 GAS-B, Student A says “there is no effect on us because there is only
their self-relied”.
 CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
This chapter presents the conclusion s and recommendation of the study
CONCLUSION
This research investigated the effects of having an OFW parent on the academic
performance of GAS students in KVSHS. The statement of the problem served as the primary
guide formulating finest result needed. This research was conducted together with 9 respondents,
of which five of them are males and that is actually came from GAS strand.
1. The student who got high grades of 83 there are the students who always do their tasks
in school and the students who got 79 is the students who often perform in class.
2. Some of students our encountered we have major views and the negative effect of having
OFW parent such as, incomplete family leading to distant relationship; lack of guidance and
become feel alone. In positive use, they force who and positive way they know that their parents
do this for them also and their study and for their better future. And never situation, we have our
different views and students in this certain situation, especially having an OFW parents, is a thing
we must give time to know. It could be very difficult to understand being left by parents, most
especially to the young ones and they could be emotional and stubborn but it is part process.
3. One of those are the sacrifices of our OFW parents that is why aside from the fact that
students aims for a better future, they major point in performing well in their study is to pay the
hard works of their parents.
4. The effects of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of GAS students are
manageable but it does not mean that students did not undergo into some changes and adjustment.
Because of the fact that their parents are miles away from them they are still courageous and
unobstructed in doing everything just to make them proud.

RECOMMENDATION
The following are recommendations given by the researchers to help the parents, students,
and even the teachers, and readers to understand. And adjust to the situation of a person
experiencing this kind of situation.
For the students and parents.
1. To the students be continue to study even your grade are lowest try to learn and get the
high average to work hard and do the task. For the students get high average still your high average
and do your best and be much better than latest your average jn first semester.
2. To the students who have emotion because your parents are in abroad be don’t be sad
because your parents work for your own needs.
3. To the students even though your parents are in abroad you will able to inspire your
parents to continue to study because the education that’s the only treasure they can give us.
4. To the parents who work in abroad even you work in abroad give a time and attention
even video calls and chat to share problem in school
 ABSTRACT
This study aims to seek if the students demand more time from their parents as for
material satisfaction and for parental attention leading to good academic performance. A huge
percentage of the parent’s remittances go to tuition fees of their children. Allowing them to enroll
in school for offering quality education. Being a student with an OFW parent could make it
difficult one to cope with his/her studies. Some aspects affect them because of the absence of the
parent psychologically, emotionally, and academically. The method that the researchers use is
qualitative research and it is purposive research is used to collect data to describe of a population
too large to observe directly. Our respondents are GAS students in Kasiglahan Village Senior High
School over all interviewee is 9, the researchers will consider a sample of 9 Interviewee to
determined using Purposive Formula. The researcher use interview to gathered data. Therefore,
effects of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of GAS students are manageable
at the same time understandable, but it does not mean that students did not undergo into some
changes and adjustment. It could be very difficult to understand being left by parents, most
especially to the young ones and they could be emotional and stubborn but it is part process. One
of those are the sacrifices of our OFW parents that is why aside from the fact that students aims
for a better future, they major point in performing well in their study is to pay the hard works of
their parents. Because of the fact that their parents are miles away from them they are still
courageous and unobstructed in doing everything just to make them proud.
A useful.

as it may not accurately reflect the views and opinions of the participants

“Effects of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of GAS students in

KVSHS”
This study aims to answer the following question: (interview)
1. Who is working in abroad?
2. Where in abroad your parent is working?
3. How long have your parent work abroad?
4. How is your study now?
5. What is your general average in 1st semester?
6. How is your relationship to your parents working in abroad?
7. Do you have bonding time with your parents in abroad like chatting, video call etc.?
8. Who is with you at your home?
9. Who is going to guide you when it comes in learning while you parent in abroad?
10. What are the feelings/emotion of respondents to words their OFW parents?
11. Do you have difficulty in your study because your parents has busy and they did not been
given your attention?
12. How difficult if no one guides you to study?
13. Does your parent send money?
14. But is it enough for your need in your study?
15. Are the respondents motivated to continued or excel in their studies?
16. Did your parents talk about each other to your academic performance in school?
17. What are the consequences that affects to in study?
18. Does your parent guide you in your study even if they are away from you?
19. What is the effect of having an OFW parent on the academic performance of the
respondents?