SAINT JOHN II INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

TRAINING ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING CENTER INC.

The Effects of Part-Time Jobs on Academic Performance

among Working Students of Saint John Paul II

Institute of Technology

Enitan, Raffaella Krystel E.

Flores, Renchelle P.

Rabago, Cristine Ricel J.

 Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education is an important means by which an organized society achieves

stability and prosperity. Through the process of Education, the citizens are imbued

with proper attitudes, values and aspirations, necessary to gain knowledge and skills

that will help them achieve maximum self realization.

Working while enrolled can be harmful to student outcomes. Working can

have cost, as time spent working reduces time available for educational activities.

Research has shown that working more than twenty hours per week is associate with

lower grades and relation rates.

Some of positive affect are increased independence, ability to budget,

managing a schedule, and gaining soft skills, such as communication and problem-

solving skills. Some of the negative effects are higher of dropping out, delayed

graduation rates, and negative effects on academic performance.

One of the disadvantages of being a student while holding a job is that they are

often short on time and commonly find themselves with limited time to study, sleep,

and maintain healthy eating habits.

 According to Zhang, Shao, Johaston, 2019, The study of working and their

Academic Performance that can hold . The factor of students self- perception on the

effect of working academic performance matters a lot. Senior students more likely to

validate this perception by good academic performance. While, for students in other

academic standing, working for a job relevant to major can help. The analysis

approach can be easily applied to any academic counselling, to identify when working

intensity can matter, which group of students may be more vulnerable to a negative

impact of working, and what working aspects may play a role in academic

performance.

Working and studying at the same time can be seen as a common trend over

the past few decades. The research take in Bun Chantrea, Hok Chansophy, and Hout

Chantyta The University of Camboodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodias. The study found

that their ultimate reason was to be financially independent. In their answers to the

questionnaire, they also related that experience in the real working environment was

the main benefit that they had gained from their work. All in all understanding the

reason, benefits and difficulties of those students is very crucial for students to think

carefully before deciding to work while studying, and for teachers to understand their

difficulties, and for family and friends to help them cope with the stress and

exhaustion (Chantrea, Chansophy, and Chantyta, 2018).

 The study that focuses on the effects of working while studying among Senior

High School in Best Link College in Quezon City, Metro Manila uses survey

questionnaire was constructed to determine how family, time management, class

activities, and academic achievements affects the working students. Most respondents

agreed that working while studying had effects was poor participation in class

activities. However, they could relate work skills to some school activities. Like wise,

the student learn to balance time for work and study.

A study along with the struggles of a working students was held in Candon

National High School. The study focuses on the struggles that are aligned on personal

financial health issues and school related it resulted that working students are

suffering sleep deprivation affecting their health. In addition, time management can

be a cause of missed lessons. Lost of consentration an conflicts on school task (Ramos,

2019).

CONCLUSION PART

Many students choose to study while working so we choose this topic so they

will know or to have an idea how they can handle the possible problems or effects

while working. Our main reason why we will pursue out title is to help the working

students to understand what is the effect of working while studying. Additionally

motivate working students that they should have perseverance to have a good

performance and maintain a good grades.

FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY

In Tinto’s model of student retention, student integration plays a vital role to students

to fulfill their academic success. There are two kinds of integration in Tinto’s model

of student retention which is the academic retention and the social retention. Acamic

integration comprises of grade/mark performance, personal development, academic

self-esteem, identification with academic norms and values and identification with

one’s role as a student. In social integration, there are also factors which affects

student retention.

If the student cannot integrate in school, the student might feel out of place

which will make them lose the will to continue their collage degree. Working while

studying can also affect the physiological, psychological and social well-being of the

student. Negative consequences on other aspects if in the life of a working student are

also threatening. Lack of sleep is one of the major problems that a working student

faces especially those who work on graveyard shift or night shift such as call centers.

Studies have shown that shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day

may be increasing their chance of getting type 2 diabetes and heart attacks.

One of the biggest adjustments for every college student who takes part-time

job is mastering the art of being control of their own schedule. Time management of

every working student is very different from a normal college student that is being

enrolled at the school . Every student are required to attend school for specific times
each day, and every schedule of a working student is largely set. In some of the

working student faces difficulties about their time management.

Specific time schedule Specific time schedule

- working hours - time management

- school hours - self-discipline

- sleeping hours
 Research Paradigm

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

I. Main Problem Encountered by SJP

a. Psychological

b. Social Effects of Part-time Jobs

c. Economic on the Academic

d. Physiological Performance of Working

II.Factors Learning to Poor Academic Students in SJP

Performance

FEEDBACK
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

School Administrators:

School Administrators will benefits from the result of the study by knowing

what they can do to all working students so that they will continue studying while

working. Though this study, Administration will prepare and plan better according to

factors affecting the academic performance of working students.

Institutions:

The school will have an idea how they can help the working students through

formulation and application of strategies that boost and encourage students

coordination and active participation to have better academic performance.

Teachers:

This study will give the teachers an idea on the problems and common effects

encountered by working students. Thus, they will understand them better.

Working Students:

This study will motivate them to manage their responsibilities towards school

and work so that their academic performance will not be affected.

SCOPE AND DELIMINATION

Investigating the experiences of working students is the purpose of this study,

on how hard their encounters are, to know the significant differences between

working and non-working students. Next, to gather relevant data on how did the

working student’s cope up with their struggles and difficulties. Also, this study aims

to know the motivations of working working students. Lastly, to fully understand the

experiences of a working student and to help the students shortly to understand what

it takes to work while studying. In generalization, this study aims to grasp the essence

and entirely of a working student’s life.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the effects of part-time jobs on academic

performance among SJP working students.

Specifically, the study sought to answer the following:

1. What are the main problems encountered by working students along;

a. psychological

b. social

c. economic

d. physiological

2. What are the factors that can lead to poor academic performance among

working students?

3. What are the effects of having part-time jobs on the academic performance of

SJP working students?

4. What are the strategies to improve the academic performance of working

students?
DEFINITION OF TERMS

Academic performance in academic institution is the measurement of success

a student who is permitted to work while studying, and use the money earned to pay

for their studies.

Economic problems, generally means the problem of making choices that

occurs because of the scarcity of resources. It arises because people have unlimited

desires but the means to satisfy that desire is limited.

Independence is freedom from the control or influence of others. Able to take

care of yourself without being dependent on another human being.

Part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a

full-time job they work in shifts. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are

considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week.

Psychological problems, the major causes among students are experience set

backs within the course of their academic performance, learning disabilities, scarcity

of learning materials, unfavourable home environmental conditions and so forth.

When the students experience these problems, then it is vital for them to obtain

guidance in terms of solution to their problems.

Physiological problems such as mental health problems can affect a student’s

energy level, concentration, dependability, mental ability, and optimism, hindering

performance. Affects many areas of student’s live, reducing their quality of life,
academic achievement, physical health, and negatively impacting relationships with

friends and family members.

Self-discipline is the ability to push yourself forward, stay motivated, and take

action, regardless of how you’re feeling, physically or emotionally.

Social problems are issues happenings which are frequently occurring in the

society in recent times. They are the issues that affect everybody in the society. The

issues are of great concern to both the young and adults. They are not personal or

individualized issues but general issues and as such require general solution.

Time management is the coordination of tasks and activities to maximize the

effectiveness of an individual’s effort. Essentially the purpose of the time

management is enabling people to get more and better work done in less time.

Working student is often used to refer to someone who mainly works and also

in studying.