Christ Ian TimbalResearch Program Plan (RPP)

Rev. Fr Urbano Pardillo Contemporary Philosophy

Teenage Pregnacy. “Student Mothers”

Tentative Outline:
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion

I. Theoretical Background

Teenage pregnancy often occurs between the ages of 15-19 years old, often in this age the
girls are still studying. One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing: 8
percent are already mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child according to
the results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).

As stated by Brown and Amankwaa (2007) “As more female college students are
involved in sexual relationships their risk of conception increases. However, when pregnancy
occurs it is only the woman who bears the burden and risk of the pregnancy and in most cases
child care. Often these types of pregnancy are unplanned or planned caring for a child becomes a
full time job. Having a child while being a student becomes stressful because child rearing
consumes time and energy, with a few exceptions the women are the primary care giver of the
child. ( Hofferth, Reid, & Mott, 2001 as cited by Brown &Amankwaa, 2007).

With early pregnancy, the girls usually have to abandon their education to give birth or
raise their child. Girls who become pregnant are expelled from school especially in a Catholic
School like Saint Vincent Academy of Maragusan because it goes against the moral teachings of
the school thus delaying the chance of earning a degree that will help them in providing for their
child. Education becomes a lesser priority and is often delayed until they are able to leave the
children at home are financially stable. However, there are girls who are studying as well as
taking care of their child and they are whom we call Student Mothers. The burdens for these girls
have double as to they have to take care of school as well as their child at home
II. Statement of the Problem

This study aims to understand how student mothers cope with their situation towards
their studies and as well as child rearing. More specifically, what are the problems they have
encountered in studying while nurturing their child at home. The study also seeks to find the
coping strategy used by Student Mothers in their circumstances.

With these in mind, the purpose of the study is to help the readers understand the
endeavors experienced by student mothers.

The research will ask the following questions:

1. What are the experiences student mothers?

2. What are the coping strategies used by student mothers?
3. What are the learnings of student mothers from their situation?
4. What has helped them most in their situation?

III. Thesis and Design

In this study, a qualitative exploratory design was used, allowing the researchers to get
an in-depth understanding of the socio-educational problems faced by Student Mothers.
Qualitative research has the advantage of uncovering the lived experiences of individuals by
enabling them to interpret and attribute meaning to their experiences and in the process construct
their worlds (Merriam and Simpson 2000, as cited in Berg &Mamhute, 2013).

Primary source:
YochevedGrohman, Renelamn (2009). Coping Stategies used by student mothers to succeed in
Occupational Therapy School.

Teenage Pregnancy Study in the Philippines

www.ukessays.com/essays/health-and-social-care/teenage-pregnancy-study-
Philippines
Secondary sources:
One in Ten Young Filipino Women Age 15 to 19 Is Already A Mother or Pregnant With First
Child (Final Results from the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey)
https://psa.gov.ph/content/one-ten-young-filipino-women-age-15-19-already-mother-
or- Pregnant-first-child-final-results