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A Phenomenological Inquiry of lived experiences of pioneer Senior High School Graduates

under General Academic Strand (GAS): Influence on Career Decision Making

INTRODUCTION
The study showed individual description of experiences. It showcased the different

manner of the curriculum impact of the lives of the pioneer graduates.

Khalid(2021) GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND

Most of the strands are specific to career but the General Academic Strand(GAS) is the

best for those whol still haven’t decided what they’re gonna choose. General Academic

Strand(GAS) is the strand in Senior High School implemented for those studentswho aim

in involving in more general areas of study comparing to more specific fields of study. It

is a versatie within one strand to a lot of different opportunities and challenges. This

gives students the more opportunity to explore their views and options and given them a

good mix of subjects so they can make a more informed decision when it comes to

choosing an ungraduate degree in the future

This study gives us more information about what General Academic Strand is, and it

helps our research to identify what is the best course to those students who still undecided

Samson, et al, (2020)

Factors affecting decision in choosing college course of selected grade 12 general

academic strand students of bestlink college of the Philippines

Senior high school is for college preparation and aims to enhance the skills of the student.

Grade 12 students encounter more challenges that will have them to be ready in the

future. The course is the field that students have chosen. Often, a student is the one

responsible for deciding about their college course. There are instances that parents are

the ones deciding the college course for their children. Quantitative-descriptive, which

was used here, is a method that attempt to collect quantifiable information to be used for

statistics analysis of the population sample used to determine the relationship between

one thing and another in a population. The computed weighted means for male and

female participants in terms of parents’choice,peer influence, and financial aspect were

3.33 and 3,27, both of which of had the verbal interpretation of agree. Based on the

findings of the study and conclusions that were drawn, the following recommendations

were drawn. A parent shoud know the suitable course for their child so they explain

properly and they need to know what the passion of their children is. Parents should

introduce the courses accurately and precisely to prevent the students to have a false

impression of the course. Students should be practical and get scholarship to have

discounts for some school fee, such as miscellaneous and tuition fees. Students should

also take the course that their family can afford and take an in-demand course to easily

find a job

This study helps our research to know the challenges that encountered by GAS students

and the factors that affect them because they choose General Academic Strand