School Facility and Utility Problems that Disturb the Daily Routine of a Student inside the Campus of Sibulan Science High School (RESEARCH)
School Facility and Utility Problems that Disturb the Daily Routine of a Student inside the Campus of Sibulan Science High School
Chapter 1
Background of the study:
Good or definitely excellent
facilities and utilities bring excellent convenience to the students. But in
this present time, although facilities are complete but practically speaking,
there are still visible lapses that disturb or affect the day-to-day activities
of the students in the campus. These lapses may due to improper maintenance,
poor service and unmaintained cleanliness. Through this study, it will be
explained on how these facilities and utilities that disturbs the day-to-day
activity of the student.
Sub-problems:
- What
school facility and utility problems that disturbed the students?
- What
certain day-to-day activity of the students does the facility and utility
problem disturbed?
- What
grade level are the most affected?
Scope and Delimitation:
This
study is conducted at Sibulan Science High School in line with its facility and
utility problems. Students are the main subject of the study. In conducting the
study, the respondents were given the questionnaires to answer. The respondents
can answer the questionnaires within the school campus only. The questionnaire
sheet must pass within the day of answering.
Benefits and beneficiaries:
The
most benefited in this study are the following:
Students,
facilities and utilities of the school are very important to the students in
order them to learn and have more convenient in studying. The students can
explore and do lot of things around the campus if the facilities and utilities
are well maintained and good quality services.
Teachers,
facilities and utilities play the big role to teachers. Teachers usually need
such facilities and utilities to have an easier and reliable teaching. Better
facility and utility make the educators move freely and educate the students
without any disturbances in the campus.
School,
well maintained school facilities and utilities are the main reasons why
schools stand longer in how many years. Improving the facilities and utilities
of a school can gain more learners to study. Well maintained commodities
attract students to enrol in the said school.
Department
of Education (DepEd), the result of this study assists the DepEd to
conceptualize the things that need to improve in a school for a better
accommodation of the students. DepEd can get more ideas from the students on
what they need to have better learning as well as the facilities and utilities
that are lacking in the school.
Chapter 2: School
Facility and Utility Problems that Disturb the Daily Routine of the Student
inside the Campus of Sibulan Science High School
Review of Related Literature:
School
Facility and Utility
School
facilities and utilities includes are were the students and teachers can rely
on in their daily doings. According to Jeffery A. Lackney (n.d), effective
school facilities are responsive to the changing programs of educational
delivery, and at the minimum should provide the physical environment that is
comfortable, safe, secure, accessible, well illuminated, well ventilated, and
aesthetically pleasing. The school facility consists of not only the physical
structure and the variety of building systems, such as mechanical, plumbing,
electrical and power, telecommunications, security, and fire suppression
systems. The facility also includes furnishings, materials and supplies,
equipment and information technology, as well as various aspects of the
building grounds, namely, athletic fields, playgrounds, areas for outdoor
learning, and vehicular access and parking.
The school facility is much more than a
passive container of the educational process: it is, rather, an integral
component of the conditions of learning. The layout and design of a facility
contributes to the place experience of students, educators, and community
members. Depending on the quality of its design and management, the facility
can contribute to a sense of ownership, safety and security, personalization
and control, privacy as well as sociality, and spaciousness or crowdedness,
Brubaker (1998).
School Facility and Utility Problems
The
most fundamental problem in facilities management is lack of policy guidelines
for infrastructural development in schools. In some schools, there are
inadequate classrooms, staff offices, laboratories and workshops, libraries,
study areas while in some, these facilities are adequately provided, Dr.
Asaibaka, I. (n.d).
Technology
is another driving force behind building modification. Many schools lack
conduits for computer-related cables; electrical wiring for computers and other
communications technology; and adequate electrical features, such as proper
outlets. Technology could help many rural schools overcome barriers associated
with isolation by linking educators to professional development and curriculum
resources, U.S. GAO (1995a).
Schools
experience problems with energy efficiency and other environmental conditions
that threaten student safety and that interfere with classroom activities.
Fifty-four percent of rural schools report at least
one unsatisfactory environmental condition. Leading problems include energy
efficiency (39 percent), indoor air quality (18 percent), and ventilation (24
percent), U.S. GAO (1996).
Recently,
study by Jekayinka (1993), Suleman and Atiku (1997) and Ajayi and Ayodele
(2001), proved that adequate supply of instructional resources has significant
effects on student’s performance and enhances the effectiveness of
instructional delivery and supervision. However, there seems to be in Nigerian
schools an alarming shortage and even complete absence of instructional
materials. UNESCO (1998) further stressed that monitoring of learning achievement
report on the available instructional materials in the 960 sample primary
schools across the country revealed that chalkboard and chalk were the only
materials, reported as being adequately available in the schools.
Laboratories were
dusty; bottles of
chemicals were left open
on the benches, unlabelled. In addition, the few cupboards
had suffered leaks and were dismantled and it was doubtful if any practical
work could go on under such conditions. In addition, the microscopes were in a very
poor state with mould on the lenses, Aminu (1987).
Faulty
classroom temperature and air circulation are one of the worst problems in
schools today. They may be caused by poor design, but often stem from
subsequent construction changes, inadequate maintenance and the fact that many
schools' heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are simply
inefficient and outdated. Problems mentioned above are some of the school
facility and utility problems.
Effects of School Facility and Utility Problems
Asthma
also accounts for interrupted sleep, limitation of activity, and disruption of
family and care-giver routines. Asthma symptoms that are not severe enough to
require a visit to an emergency room or to a physician can still prevent a
child from living a fully active life. EPA's Science Advisory Board has
consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks
to public health. The recently completed Cincinnati Asthma Prevention Study
found that indoor irritants, long suspected of influencing rising asthma rates
in young children, could be the key to asthma problems for four out of ten
children. Perhaps there is a significant potential for reducing asthma problems
in the classroom and beyond if school air quality can be maintained at a
healthy level, Lyons (n.d.).
According to Jago & Tanner (1999), the visual
environment affects a learner’s ability to perceive visual stimuli and affects
his/her mental attitude, and thus, performance. The most common complaints of inappropriate
lighting are headaches, eyestrain and fatigue. To overcome these complaints, Karpen
(1993) suggests the use of full spectrum polarised lighting as it is glare-free
and flicker-free. As there is an increased use of computers in schools the idea
of creating glare free lighting is important, Barnitt (2003). According to John
B. Lyons (n.d), Full-Spectrum Lighting Essential Natural light has a profound
influence on our body and mind. It affects our circadian rhythm -- our body's natural
regulating biologic system, which governs all activities. "Daylighting in
Schools," by Heschong Mahone Group in Fair Oaks, Calif., is a detailed new
study investigating the relationship between daylighting and human performance
that involved thousands of students from more than three states. The study's
initial report shows that students in a classroom that had a well-designed,
adjustable skylight that diffused daylight throughout the room and reduced
glare, improved their learning substantially faster than students in more
traditional classrooms.
Chapter 3: School
Facility and Utility Problems that Disturb the Daily Routine of a Student
inside the Campus of Sibulan Science High School
Materials and Methods
Research design:
Survey type of research design is a method of
collecting information by asking questions about the school facility and
utility problem that disturb the students of Sibulan Science High School.
Research locale:
This study is conducted inside the campus of Sibulan
Science High School in Magsaysay Street, Campaclan, Sibulan, Negros Oriental,
NIR.
Respondents:
The respondents are the Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9,
Grade 10 and Grade 11 students of Sibulan Science High School.
Research
instrument:
The following are the
instruments use in gaining the data of the study:
Ø Questionnaire
sheet and;
Ø Pencil
for filling –up the questionnaires
Data collection process:
In collecting the data, the respondents are given
questionnaires that are borrowed from Mr. Nchungo Josephat to answer. And after
the respondents answered the questionnaires the collected data are analyze.
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