The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
The National Service Training Program (NSTP) of the Philippines is a form of service learning which is defined as the integration of community services to instruction in order to strengthen the civic and community responsibilities of the students. The purpose of this study is to determine the eff...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2015-01-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Education |
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| Online Access: | http://iafor.org/archives/journals/education/journal-of-education-v3-i1/V3I1_Balmeo_et_al.pdf |
| Summary: | The National Service Training Program (NSTP) of the Philippines is a form of service learning
which is defined as the integration of community services to instruction in order to strengthen the
civic and community responsibilities of the students. The purpose of this study is to determine the
effectiveness of the NSTP for the students, its influences along self-improvement, performance,
community involvement, and demonstration of abilities and skills, and the difficulties
encountered by the students while enrolled in their respective NSTP courses. The 1421
respondents of the study were the undergraduate students of Saint Louis University who finished
the NSTP courses last school year 2012-2013. The study utilized an adapted survey-type
questionnaire to gather the data needed in the study. The findings of the study suggest that NSTP
courses are effective and they influenced the self-improvement, performance, community
involvement, and demonstration of abilities and skills of the students to an extent. The students
are also able to continue to demonstrate the different competencies they learned or acquired from
NSTP courses. Moreover, this study reveals that the students often encountered many difficulties
while they were enrolled in the NSTP courses. |
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| ISSN: | 2187-0594 2187-0594 |