ST.

IGNATIUS ACADEMY – BIÑAN CAMPUS

The upshot of high-priced meals in the canteen

to the per diem and correlation to the Academic Performance of Grade 11-
ICT Students in St. Ignatius Biñan Campus S.Y 2022-2023

A Research Study will

Submitted to Mr. Marvin Villanueva

A Complete Study of Practical Research I

The Researcher,

Mitra, Kristel A.
Hicana, Jellyn T.
Faustino, Yuwon Nicole H.
Justiniano, Angeline R.
Bohol, Mekyla P.
Olitoquit, Xyrel Jhenzel L.
Entienza, Mark Ivan A.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page
Table of Content
Chapter I : The Problem and Its Background
Introduction
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Conceptual Framework
Theoretical Framework
Scope and Limitations
Significance of a Study
Definition of Terms
 Chapter I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction:

The canteen is the market center of every school that is essential to the students
and the school management as well. Everybody knows that one of the problems in
school is the high cost that being sold in the canteen that aggravates when inflation
happens. According to this study, the annual inflation rate in the Philippines edged up to
8.1% in December 2022 from 8.0% in November and climbed to 8.7% in January 2023
(Philippines Statistics Authority) explains why prices are increasing in every market
including the canteen. According to (Sandra Polaski), 2008, Food prices are always
volatile, increases are of a magnitude last seen in the 1970s. The impact of price
increases on poverty varies among the countries and within the countries. The
researchers aim to convey that in this difficult time, some business owners take to
advance inflation to overprice their products which also includes the canteen.

The expensive meals in school canteens can significantly impact students'

allowances which relate to their academic performance. In particular, we are referring to
the high cost of school meals in the St. Ignatius Biñan Campus focusing on the Grade
11 - ICT students batch 2022-2023. Although many students complain about the cost of
meals in the canteen, they have no option but to buy them there, especially since the
schedule is 7 am to 7 pm. Despite the fact that classes are only on Wednesday and
Thursday, the canteen's prices already equal one week's allowance.

The problem is the allowances of the students are not only for their food but also for
their school fares such as a uniform vest, projects, and other school supplies. A lot of
students struggle to pay their school fees which might affect their performance in
school. Other than that a lot of students end up skipping meals in order to save money
which causes severe health issues. The worst part is the absence of the students,
therefore, resorting to working after school to help pay their school bills also known as
working students. Researchers observed in St. Ignatius Biñan Campus that a lot of
students end up not purchasing meals in the canteen even though they have no support
meal from their home or binalot because of bad quality as well as the unreasonable
price that's explains why some students have low thinking process during their class.
Hence some of the students just ask for food from their classmates to resolve their
hunger but it's not enough to sustain the body to accomplish academic activities and the
times occur to the point it affects their behavior. By doing so, an idea of conducting this
research is to accommodate school management, especially the students to perceive
how the right and affordable prices in the canteen and to acknowledge everyone the
negative impacts of it on the academic performance of the students.

The cost of a meal at the canteen typically ranges from ₱30 to ₱60 depending on the
type of food and the serving size. A ₱30.00 serving typically consists of frozen foods
such as hotdog, embutido, longganisa and also fried egg not yet including the rice which
cost ₱10.00 while a ₱60.00 serving consists of meat dishes such as fried chicken,
porkchop, caldereta etc. When compared to the actual cost of the ingredients required
to prepare these meals, it is evident that the prices are quite high and the quality is not
that good.
Background of the Study:

In order to understand the high-priced meals in the canteen and their correlation
to students' allowances and academic performance, this study is deriving the related
studies to the problem. One of the functions of the canteen is to provide a kind of
service that will satisfy its clientele however there are still areas that need improvement
and one of the concerns include relatively unaffordable prices. (Emma Sagarino,
Nathalie Birondo, Kimberly Omega, Ivy Pansri, Jennifer Polinar, Ivy Quijano, Kara Yap,
2016). In other countries including Australia and the United States, their school
canteens, kiosks and other school food outlets make foods available for students to
purchase during school hours (Rebecca Wyse, John Wiggers, Tessa Delaney,
Josephine Marshall, Tara Clinton-McHarg, Luke Wolfenden) that might obtain also in
the Philippines. An important factor in forming the canteen prices is the so-called prime
cost. The prime cost is “the direct cost of a commodity in terms of the materials and
labor involved in its production, excluding fixed costs" (Draganova) and the availability
and demand.

High-priced meals in the canteen lead the students to spend a huge amount of
money which affects their per diem or allowances since it's not just for food. At the
University of Zambia, the results showed that first-year students have used alternative
means of making money to pay for their living expenses. The study also examined the
difficulties that students encountered as they looked into additional sources of income.
Missing lectures, the university's rigorous rules on operating enterprises on campus,
and inconsistent parental financial support were some of these. Poor academic
performance was also a result. (Kennedy Mwila, Enala S. Lufungul, Gift Masaiti,
Steward Mudenda, Martin Kampamba, Webrod Mufwambi, Margaret Phiri, Christabel
Nang’andu Hikaambo. 2021)

All researchers agree with the hypothesis that students' performance depends on
different socioeconomic, psychological, and environmental factors. (Hansen Joe B.
2000). Hence the high cost of meals in the canteen can not only affect students' per
diem as well as their performance. According to this study, the results are alarming, and
something needs to be done before it negatively impacts student performance (Brindle
et al., 2018). Skipping meals is an optional solution for students to cope with this
problem thence it is connected to the student's academic performance in view of the
fact that (Meral Turk Soyer, Isil Ergin and Safak Taner Gursoy) found out that skipping
meals may be viewed as a sign of this erratic eating pattern, which is linked to a number
of health-harming eating habits, inadequate dietary intakes, deficiencies in intellectual
performance and cognitive development, behavioral and mental health issues,
conditions associated with obesity and overweightness, and eating disorders. The cost
of food is also discovered to have an impact. The psychological aspect that influences
virtually all of the students is the flavor and sensory perception of food, the health and
nutritional worth of food, time saved and convenience in the preparation of food is one
of the lifestyle variables. Therefore, this study suggests that be able to help students,
particularly Grade 11- ICT students of this academic year 2022–2023 to have
knowledge in budgeting their daily allowance as well as to recognize the school
association in the costing of meals in the canteen and its correlation to the student's
academic performance.
Statement of the Problem:

This study intends to evaluate the detrimental ‘effects of expensive meals in the canteen
on the pre diem of the students and their relationship to students' academic
performance’. In terms of being specific, this study aimed to impart an answer to the
following questions:

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

•  Age
•  Gender
•  Socio - Economic States

2. How do students allocate their daily allowance in 12 hours classes?

3. Is there a crucial relationship between expensive meals in the canteen to the

academic performance of the student?

4. What do students carry out when they do have not sufficient money to purchase
meals in the canteen?

5. How do expensive meals in the canteen worth paying for in terms of taste, health,
and cleanliness?