"A TRACER STUDY OF SVSF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ENGAGEMENT IN

ENTREPRENEURSHIP"

SAN VICENTE SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOL

"A TRACER STUDY OF SVSF SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL GRADUATE ENGAGEMENT IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP"

2021-2022

Submitted by:

12-Entrepreneurs
Leader: Ezekiel B.Cortez

Assistant leader's:
John Patrick Viray and Trixcy D. Lacanlale

Members: Justine Agustin Zyra Ocampo

Nicole Sicat Nathaniel Alfonso
Mervin Benoza Maria Clarissa Rico
Mikka Ella Pablo Joylyn liwanag
Leila Adriano

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CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

I. Introduction

Currently, perceptions regarding a professional career have changed, and

individuals no longer base their future on a permanent relationship with a single

employer even when they continue to follow the same career path (Lee & Johnston,

2001). Currently, great emphasis is placed on the self-management of one’s own career

and continual skill development (Anakwe, Hall, & Schor, 2000; Gysbers, Heppner, &

Johnsto, 1998; Hall, 1996). Because self-employment provides these opportunities, it has

aroused increasing interest. Among adult Polish citizens, 22% intend to start a business

compared with 13% of individuals in the European Union (Tarnawa & Zadura-Lichota,

2013).

The economy of a country is based on the knowledge and abilities of its citizens.

Skills requirements change as a result of outside investment, technological advancements,

and globalization. People must gain skills to be productive and earn a living in order to

keep up with changes, and all of this may be accomplished through education. Education

is the most significant vehicle for people's empowerment in terms of socioeconomic,

political, and technological advancement. Higher education institutions' learning

environments must take this into account when constructing their academic programs.

Higher education institutions may make a significant contribution to course

program quality assurance by using tracer study concepts to build a sustainable learning

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empowerment environment for previous students' continued professional growth. While

many higher education institutions give instruction to a diverse range of clients, the

majority of them forget about them once they graduate and leave the institution's

surroundings with no way to reach them.

Entrepreneurship has evolved into a potent weapon for creating jobs and

strengthening economic power in both the labor market and the overall economy.

Furthermore, with the onset of the fourth industrial revolution, start-ups require a variety

of skills, including creativity, invention, and agility. As a result, most institutions now

offer entrepreneurial training programs in the belief that the value of entrepreneurship

and the knowledge and skills required to succeed as an entrepreneur can be taught, and

policy support for entrepreneurship education is growing in many countries around the

world . In addition, there is a lot of interest in and money invested in entrepreneurs. In

addition, in order to enhance entrepreneurial thinking, interest and investment in

entrepreneurship education is expanding in all degree programs from elementary schools

to graduate institutions. Entrepreneurial education has grown increasingly significant in

response to student demand for business education that may provide them with the skills

they need to succeed in an increasingly diversified and complicated management

environment. Entrepreneurship education is vital in an unpredictable climate because it

may help entrepreneurs develop the insights they need to uncover and create

opportunities, as well as the skills they need to establish and manage their own

enterprises . As a result, the institution has stressed the importance of systematic

entrepreneurship education and has assisted in the delivery of professional

entrepreneurship education. Many institutions are also working on a number of

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educational initiatives as part of a larger strategy to increase the quality of entrepreneurial

courses and programs while also encouraging student education and learning. Moreover,

they provide a variety of entrepreneurship-related courses and programs in order to

provide students with entrepreneurship inspiration and confidence, as well as a role for

social contribution through entrepreneurship . However, there is still debate concerning

which approaches are effective and which teaching methods are appropriate.

II. Statement of the Problem

This study primarily aims to assess the entrepreneurial engagement of Senior High

School students at San Vicente San Francisco High School. The researcher intent to

answer the following questions:

1. What is the demographic profile of respondents in terms of:

1.1 gender

1.2 age

2. What is the current status of learner’s entrepreneurial engagement?

3. What are the contributing factors that affect the learner’s decision in their

present entrepreneurial engagement?

4. What program can be proposed to ensure the continuity of learner’s small

business?

Demographic

III. Significance of the Study

Commission ort Higher Education (CHEd). The findings of this study can aid the

curricular committee of Higher Education Institutions (HEls) in the program review and

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revision should be offered and served to students that are a good fit and are most suited to

the needs of the labor market.

School Administrators. The findings of this inquiry could have a wide range of

implications. Provide important inputs and direction to the school administrators in

improving their employees’ employability graduates and upgrading the educational

curriculum through recommendations based on research The findings of this study could

have a wide range of implications act as a guideline for curriculum modifications and

reviews for graduates’ internationalization and be aware of global trends and ebbs and

flows.

Students. This will serve as a foundation for honing their skills and expanding their

knowledge so that they can compete effectively on a global scale and find full-time,

decent, and productive job after graduation.

Future Researcher. The findings of this analysis can be used by future academics as a

starting point for refining existing programs and developing new ones. Solving real-world

training requirements in order to generate highly skilled workers Professionals who are

efficient.

III. Scope and Delimitation

This tracer study focused on investigating the senior high school student current

status, factors in deciding for their entrepreneurial engagement . It also presents ideas,

tips and guide on how they can maintain the small business that they engaged in

entrepreneurial education. This covered the entrepreneurial engagement of some former

senior high school student of San Vicente San Francisco High School in School Year

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2020 – 2021. The study was delimited solely to the students of the San Vicente San

Francisco High School and thus eliminated those from other campuses and those taking

other courses

IV. Definition of Terms

Entrepreneurship : Entrepreneurship is the ability and readiness to develop, organize and

run a business enterprise, along with any of its uncertainties in order to make a profit. The

most prominent example of entrepreneurship is the starting of new businesses.

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies: Entrepreneurship is the process of founding,

planning, designing, and implementing a new business. If the idea of launching a new

business appeals to you, numerous business schools offer an entrepreneurship major to

provide an education about the process of doing so.

Entrepreneurial engagement: Entrepreneurial engagement is a newly developed concept

built on the recognition that entrepreneurship or “the creation of new economic activity”

(Davidsson et al. 2006, p 27) can be viewed as a process that includes several

(successive) engagement levels (Grilo and Thurik 2005, 2008)

Work Immersion Program: provides students “real workplace” experience, giving

students a set of technical-vocational and livelihood skills that can help them make more

informed career choices and improve their employment prospects.

Tracer study: Tracer study refers to the investigations in which a sample of individuals

are studied at a given time, and then located and studied again at one or more successive

stages in their lives. The essential feature of such studies is that characteristics of the

same subjects are observed at two or more points in time.

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CHAPTER II

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

II.I Research Design

This research was a descriptive study of perceived levels of accuracy and

usefulness to discover facts on which professional judgment was made on the senior high

school students who engaged in entrepreneurship. The researchers were able to acquire

data by sending the survey questionnaires to the senior high students through personal

message in Facebook platform. Other processes for data gathering used by the

researchers were through the courtesy of the senior high school student’s friends or

relatives.

II.II Research Participants

The participants in this study were the former senior high school students of San

Vicente San Francisco High School that undergone entrepreneurial engagement. This

study is specified only for those students who started a small business for their work

immersion last school year 2020-2021 . Each individual chose whether to participate or

not. Since the instrument is confidential, there was no determination whether entire teams

participated.

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II.III Research Instruments

To get the appropriate data needed, the researcher will have questionnaires with

three (3) parts. Part I will ask for the profile of the respondents. The tool for profile was

made by the researcher; it will determine the age, gender, of the respondents. Part II is the

tool to determine if the respondent ( senior high school students ) continue their small

business that is related to entrepreneurship ( work immersion), this question is

answerable by Yes or No. Part III is the tool to discover the factors that affects them to

decided, whether to continue their small business or not. The factors that are given

were… Education, Work, Lack of time, Financial problem and Laziness. This will be the

performance evaluation tool to San Vicente San Francisco High School whether they help

the students to encourage them pursue entrepreneurship. Part IV is the tool that will be

used to get a few experiences from students on how they handle to continue the small

business that they’ve started.

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