Abstract: Private and public schools are partners in the delivery of quality education in the Philippines. In order to decongest overcrowded public junior high schools, the government provided the Educational Service Contracting (ESC) and the Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) programs as its commitment to maintain the viability of private education. Hence, this study was conducted to ascertain the outcome and impact of ESC program to school performance of the private schools. The participants of this study were the school heads, teachers, parents and ESC recipient graduate of ESC schools in the First District of Iloilo, Philippines. The instruments used in this study is composed of interview questions pertaining to the success stories of the ESC recipient graduates. This study employed the qualitative method of research. Thematic analysis (Braun & Clark) was used to determine the impact of ESC program to students’ academic quest, as well as to determine the challenges, concerns or issues in the implementation of the ESC program. Based on the findings of this study, various themes as to the impact, challenges, issues and concerns of ESC program were identified and formulated.
Keyword: Educational Service Contracting, Teacher Salary Subsidy, Fund for Assistance in Private Education, Private Education Assistance Committee, Impact of ESC Program.
Title: THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTING PROGRAM TO STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL QUEST
Author: Helen N. Perlas
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 11, Issue 2, April 2023 - June 2023
Page No: 25-34
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 05-May-2023
