The Adverbs anent the Child Protection Policy (CPP) Enactment: The Sorsogon West Landscape

Abstract

There have been multifarious policies/guidelines issued by the Department of Education (DepEd) predominantly toward the best interest of the students without having to look into its manner of execution, advantages and disadvantages of implementation. This academic piece probed at the adverb of extent relevant to the execution and level of awareness by the purposively chosen respondents adopting the Slovin’s formula of sampling. Findings reveal that all CPC members are all aware at identifying cases involving child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination and bullying at 2.268, 2.63, 2.68, 2.84, 2.79 and 2.53 weighted mean results. As to linkages and coordination indicator, the CPC members are oriented that whenever CPP violation is committed, it shall be reported and referred to proper authority. Along monitoring and evaluation of activities, the school heads are aware at developing and implementing a school-based referral and monitoring system at 2.63 weighted mean. Relative to implementation, the computed value for chi-square using the Kruss-Wallis test is 6.847 and .05 degree of freedom with critical value of 11.70. Taking into account the foregoing findings, the researchers concluded that the CPC members need further awareness of the CPP framework. Hence, researchers recommend the ff. (1) School heads as chairmen of CPC may further initiate activities that contribute likewise enhance CPC awareness; (2) CPC members may even unify their actions toward realization of the purposes ad goals of CPP through further activities such as seminars, trainings and team building; and (3) Teachers may sustain and enhance their classroom practices toward CPP realization.

Keywords: Adverbs, Child Protection Policy, Enactment, Landscape