Lived Experiences of MAPEH Teachers in the Geographically Challenged High Schools in Samar Division
Keywords:
Lived Experiences, Geographically Challenged, MAPEH TeachersAbstract
This study aimed at exploring the Lived Experiences of MAPEH teachers in the Geographically Challenged High Schools in Samar Division during the School Year 2018-2019. In this study phenomenological research was used to describe structures of experiences gained by the MAPEH teachers from the geographically challenge high school in Samar Division in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of any given phenomena. All of the nine teachers from the geographically challenge high schools in Samar Division encounters challenges. Transportation is one of the pressing issues that the teachers were suffering. The MAPEH teachers from the isolated high schools in Samar Division aspires to have complete school facilities and equipment which they can used in their everyday classes, teachers were also aspiring for the revision of the curriculum hence the students cannot relate to the current curriculum. The coping strategies of the teachers from the GIDA schools, were to contextualized and localized the materials which the teachers need. From the analysis it can be understood that the most of the dilemmas that the teachers are facing are the insufficient number of classrooms which are not convenient for learning. Most of the schools don’t have any access to technology due to the absence of electricity. Training-Workshop on Effective Classroom Management solely for GIDA School should be conducted by the Samar Division. The schools from isolated areas have different managerial skills and needs than those from the mainland schools.
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