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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Main Authors: Marilyn L. Balmeo, Jeffry P. Falinchao, Kathleen Kaye L. Biay, Joyce Karen M. Ebes, Julienne G. Eclarino, Ivy Gail P. Lao-ang
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Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2015-01-01
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
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author Marilyn L. Balmeo
Jeffry P. Falinchao
Kathleen Kaye L. Biay
Joyce Karen M. Ebes
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-8a018e03c0124be6ab11f015e5c35c352022-12-22T03:58:04ZengThe International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Education2187-05942187-05942015-01-01317791The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University StudentsMarilyn L. Balmeo0Jeffry P. Falinchao1Kathleen Kaye L. Biay2Joyce Karen M. Ebes3Julienne G. Eclarino4Ivy Gail P. Lao-ang5Saint Louis University, PhilippinesSaint Louis University, PhilippinesSaint Louis University, PhilippinesSaint Louis University, PhilippinesSaint Louis University, PhilippinesSaint Louis University, PhilippinesThe 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.http://iafor.org/archives/journals/education/journal-of-education-v3-i1/V3I1_Balmeo_et_al.pdfNSTPservice learningcommunity servicesself-improvementperformancecommunity involvementcompetenciesdifficulties
spellingShingle Marilyn L. Balmeo
Jeffry P. Falinchao
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Joyce Karen M. Ebes
Julienne G. Eclarino
Ivy Gail P. Lao-ang
The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
IAFOR Journal of Education
NSTP
service learning
community services
self-improvement
performance
community involvement
competencies
difficulties
title The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
title_full The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
title_fullStr The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
title_full_unstemmed The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
title_short The Effects of NSTP on the Lives of Saint Louis University Students
title_sort effects of nstp on the lives of saint louis university students
topic NSTP
service learning
community services
self-improvement
performance
community involvement
competencies
difficulties
url http://iafor.org/archives/journals/education/journal-of-education-v3-i1/V3I1_Balmeo_et_al.pdf
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