Pangarap Ko, Pangarap Natin: The Role of Hope As A Mediator Between Social Support and School Engagement Among Filipino Public School Students

• Main Authors: De Guzman, Mira Michelle Angeli, Macapagal, Ma. Elizabeth J
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: social support; school engagement; hope; Filipino; public school education; Psychology; School Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/274; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1273&context=psychology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Most students in the Philippines are enrolled in public schools, and yet conditions inside the classroom make it difficult for a student to stay engaged. Although there are many factors that contribute to school engagement, the current study looks at social support ___ particularly teacher support, parent support and peer help, as predictors of school engagement. The study also looks at hope as a mediating factor between this relationship, given that students are faced with adverse situations both in the school setting and in their communities. The study was conducted among Grade 6 students at a public elementary school in Quezon City. Regression analysis was conducted to look at the mediation between these variables. Based on the results of the study, hope serves as a partial mediator of the relationship between social support and school engagement. Results of the study have implications on factors on school outcomes, as well as school interventions on public schools in the Philippines.