Abstract: In industrializing countries like Philippines, students must be prepared with the educational skills and knowledge and must be sustained through educational programs offered by institutions to uplift the social conditions of students from low income families. This study explored the lived experiences of Iloilo Science and Technology University- Barotac Nuevo Student Laborers relative to their struggle for education with the end view of attaining hope and aspirations in life. An informants of seven (7) were considered in the study to validate the information, and this informants coming from the different courses of the university. The research design employed was descriptive phenomenology. An open ended question was used to describe the lived experiences of the student laborers to finish their education. Colaizzi process was utilized to analyze the data. Three (3) themes were formulated from the experience encountered by the informants. Conclusions and recommendations were drawn based from the results of the study. Students are lifeblood of the university; providing them services and programs help overcome educational endeavors.
Keywords: Student Laborers, Phenomenology, Collaizi, Philippines.
Title: ISAT U-BNC STUDENT LABORERS: THEIR HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS
Author: Cynthia Dilag
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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