Dwelling Factors and Academic Performance of Fourth Year Nursing Students of Certain University in Iloilo City During S.Y 2011-2012
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study For most indigenous students living in remote areas access to secondary schooling, especially to the upper levels, means leaving home to go to a school which makes provision for boarding. Some of the schools providing these sorts of opportunities have been doing so for more than 50 years, with well established links to particular communities and families. However the increase in the number of young people being born and growing up in remote communities and the higher levels of aspirations for their educational success being driven from a range of sources means that the demand for this type of provision is increasing. The Australian government provides supplementary funding to support boarding schools as well as the families of students that attend these schools. Arrival in a new setting to live and work produces challenges for anybody, especially where living in close proximity with people many of whom you don’t know is involved. These students are mostly young adolescents often confronting very new living arrangements. Peers were a crucial influence in this regard, but new students very often have a steep learning curve. However there were some comments about the number of students who had got themselves ready for this experience and were ready, and most willing, to make some substantial changes in the way they lived their lives. One principal from a large school in provincial centre noted that his new students mostly come from very small schools in small communities or towns. One school with around 50 boarders has a core staff of six or seven with another 20 people providing part-time support. The students become very attached to their school families.’ No discussion of the process of boarding would be complete without reference to extra-curricular activities. ‘A full, rich and busy program of activities out of school time is one of the keys to success’ was a common and taken-for-granted view. These students
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study For most indigenous students living in remote areas access to secondary schooling, especially to the upper levels, means leaving home to go to a school which makes provision for boarding. Some of the schools providing these sorts of opportunities have been doing so for more than 50 years, with well established links to particular communities and families. However the increase in the number of young people being born and growing up in remote communities and the higher levels of aspirations for their educational success being driven from a range of sources means that the demand for this type of provision is increasing. The Australian government provides supplementary funding to support boarding schools as well as the families of students that attend these schools. Arrival in a new setting to live and work produces challenges for anybody, especially where living in close proximity with people many of whom you don’t know is involved. These students are mostly young adolescents often confronting very new living arrangements. Peers were a crucial influence in this regard, but new students very often have a steep learning curve. However there were some comments about the number of students who had got themselves ready for this experience and were ready, and most willing, to make some substantial changes in the way they lived their lives. One principal from a large school in provincial centre noted that his new students mostly come from very small schools in small communities or towns. One school with around 50 boarders has a core staff of six or seven with another 20 people providing part-time support. The students become very attached to their school families.’ No discussion of the process of boarding would be complete without reference to extra-curricular activities. ‘A full, rich and busy program of activities out of school time is one of the keys to success’ was a common and taken-for-granted view. These students
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