Social Learning Perspectives on School Policies in A Higher Educational Institution

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Ariel Tinapay, Shiela Tirol

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The study aims to determine the perspectives of the student manual among students, teachers and administrators in a higher educational institution. Most specifically, the main purpose of this study is to answer the following research queries: (1) What is the status of implementation of the student manual of CRMC as perceived by students, teachers and administrators in terms of academic policies, general policies, institutional support and service unit, and bases for disciplinary actions to students? (2) What are the challenges in the implementation of the student manual based on the perspectives of students, teachers, and administrators A quantitative comparative research method with qualitative analysis was used in the study. To find out the extent to which school policies and code of conduct of students were effectively enforced, a quantitative questionnaire was used based on the different features of the student manual of CRMC. A total of 372 respondents (299 students, 60 teachers and 13 administrators) answered the questionnaire The finding shows that academic policies and general policies were implemented while institutional support and service unit along with the bases for disciplinary actions to students were found less implemented areas. It was found out that the respondents having significant difference in terms of perceptions are the students and administrators as well as the teachers and administrators. The study concluded that implementation of general policies in school relates to a good implementation of the academic policies.

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