The work scholarship program of Holy Cross of Davao College: Process-product evaluation and comparative analysis of cost of work scholars and full-time employees

• Main Author: Pereyras, Merlyn U.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1985
• Subjects: Student aid > Evaluation; Scholarships > Evaluation; Holy Cross of Davao College (Philippines); Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/92
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study evaluates the work scholarship program using the process and product evaluation models and performs a comparative analysis of the cost of work scholars and full-time employees. The descriptive method of research was used in gathering information about the mechanisms for implementing the Work Scholarship Program, the extent to which the program objectives were achieved and the cost of work scholars and full-time employees. The total population of 68 scholars accomplished the process evaluation questionnaire. The fourth year scholars were also asked to answer the checklist of skills. Test instruments such as the personality inventory and the school's entrance test were used and so were the school records obtained from the offices of the Registrar, Comptroller, Guidance Counselor and Dean of College. The members of the committee on the Work Scholarship Program were also interviewed. A Non-directional t-test of significance for independent samples at alpha .05 was used in testing the significance of the difference between the means of the academic grades of fourth year work scholars and a comparable group of regular students while a directional t-test for dependent samples also at alpha .05 was employed in testing the significance of the mean difference between the pretest and posttest results in the personality inventory and entrance test of fourth year work scholars. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the structure of the Work Scholarship Program was inadequate as some committee members did not have specified job assignments and terms of office. Also, some policies of the program were formulated and implemented without consulting the scholars and without considering the scholars' total development. The flow of communication between work scholars and committee members needed improvement. The mechanism for assigning duties to work scholars was adequate and the relationship between work scholars and office heads was satisfactory. It was also found that the academic achievement of fourth year scholars was equal to the academic achievement of a comparable group of regular students. The program has achieved its objectives of developing skills related to the academic interests of the scholars, which were also needed for future full-time employment. The program has provided the scholars with non-monetary benefits such as training and work experience but the financial assistance given was not enough for the scholars' basic needs. The program has contributed towards the improvement of the academic abilities of the work scholars but has not provided activities needed to develop the total personality of the scholars. The retention rate of the program was an indicator of the program's success for it has achieved its objective of providing needy high school students an opportunity to pursue college education. It was also found that full-time employees were more expensive to hire than work scholars.