Problems Encountered, Coping Mechanism and Behavioral Changes of Selected Internally Displaced Meranaw High School Students

DOI

10.2991/coema-18.2018.45How to use a DOI?

Keywords

education, Meranaw, students, behavioral change, siege

Abstract

Marawi siege brought major challenges to the educators of Lanao del Sur. Educators are said to provide light to the life of the learners. Thus, this study aims to determine the lived experiences of respondents after the siege in the aspects of their academic performance, problems encountered, coping mechanisms, and behavioural changes as observed by their teachers and parents. There were 50 students participated in the study, 10 of them were residents of the most affected area of the city who were purposely selected for an interview, while 7 teachers and 6 parents were also interviewed. A mixed-method research design utilizing survey questionnaires, naturalistic observation and interview were employed. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents obtained a satisfactory performance in their 1st grading period; common problems encountered were emotional and financial problems; active coping strategy was applied like talking to their friends as their common coping mechanism. In the aspects of respondents’ behaviour, the teachers observed that the respondents lack focus in their studies, reduce class participation, and become anxious of their surroundings. While their parents observed that their children become anxious of the situation, minimize going out with friends and frequently watch news programs. In conclusion, the experiences of the respondents during the siege have significant impact in their lives particularly their school performance. Thus, it is recommended that school should provide an educational guidance intervention programs to lessen or possibly eliminate the psychological impact of the siege which affects their studies and their well-being in general.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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