THE FACILITATING AND THE HINDERING FACTORS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PRIVATE EDUCATION (GASTPE) PROGRAM AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARTICIPATING SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The study was initiated to determine both the hindering and facilitating factors
in the implementation of Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private
Education program and its contribution to the participating secondary schools in
Butuan City and Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region, Philippines. Descriptive research
design was used with 902 respondents: ten school heads, 108 teachers, 392 ESC
grantee-students and 392 parents of the ESC grantees. DepEd Orders were utilized
as one of the references. The statistical tools used were Mean, Frequency Count, and
ANOVA one way. Results showed that GASTPE has improved the school quality and
maintained financial viability of the private secondary schools, improved the standards
of the school, cost-effective, helps keep the teachers stay in school for long ; makes
secondary education accessible to students even the poor and marginalized. Meanwhile,
refusal of the principals to declare “aisle” students; lack of parental support, and the
amount of subsidy and distance of home from school are the hindering factors. The
study concludes that GASTPE has improved the performance of the beneficiary schools
and has met what is expected per guidelines of implementation.