Motivation Toward Teaching and Employment Profile of the Bachelor of Secondary Education Graduates of Benguet State University
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This study determined the graduates’ reasons for pursuing secondary education, employment profiles, and job-search strategies and challenges. Data were collected from 602 Bachelor of Secondary Education graduates in the AY 2013-2017 at Benguet State University. The College of Teacher Education Graduate Tracer Questionnaire (CGTQ) was used to gather data. Findings showed that about half of the respondents personally chose the degree, indicating their intrinsic motivation towards secondary school teaching. This trend was consistent across most specializations. Moreover, about 90% of the graduates traced are gainfully employed, mostly as classroom teachers (65%). Very few are unemployed (3%) and self-employed (6%). About 70% of the graduates hold non-permanent status and are employed in the private sector (about 60%). Most of the graduates are employed a year after graduation, and their mode salaries range from Php5,000.00 to Php15,000.00. Only status of employment was influenced by their level of motivation towards teaching. Many of the graduates were able to find a job through their friends or relatives. Finally, the most important hindrances encountered by the graduates in their job search are the absence of or inadequacy of experience and the lack of jobs related to their degree or field of specialization.
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Graduates from 2012-2016. Journal of Education,
Psychology, and Humanities, 1(1), 16-19.
Almejas, B.C., Marasigan, J.C., Morante, T.A., Lim,
E.J.A., & Catuday, R.A. (2017). Teacher
Education Graduates: A Tracer Study.
Proceedings of the International Conference on
Law, Education, and Corporate Social
Responsibility (LBECSR-17) Sep. 21-22, 2017
in Cebu, the Philippines, 69-74. https://doi.
org/10.17758/URUAE,UH09171010.
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graduates of Cavite State University Naic. Social
Science and Humanities Journal, 2(1): 423-431.
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Bauyon, S.M., Rodriguez, R.A., & Quizon,
G.R. (2015). Teacher Education Graduate Tracer
Study from 2010 to 2014 in One State University
in Batangas, Philippines. Asia Pacific Journal of
Multidisciplinary Research, 3(5): 45-50.
Badiru, E.O., & Wahome, M. (2016). Conducting
graduate tracer studies for quality assurance
in East African Universities: a focus on graduate
students’ voices on quality culture. Journal of
Education and Practice, 7(6): 174-181.
Banawan, M., & Freires, J.M. (2013). The Ateneo de
Davao University graduate tracer: an online tool
for graduate tracer studies. University Reseearch
Council. Ateneo de Davao University. https://
research.addu.edu.ph/university -funded-
researches/the-ateneo-de-davao-university-
graduate-tracer-an-online-tool-for-graduate-
tracer-studies/
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(2019). Tracer Study of the Teacher Education
Graduates. Aloha Journal of Education
Advancement, 1(3): 51-58.
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Professional Educators of Tennessee. https://cdn.
ymaws.com/www.proedtn.org/resource/res
mgr/docs/press_release_pdfs/2018-01-26_
TeachingisNOTforE.pdf
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we in developing professional teachers? CC The
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1-8. https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http%
3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.13140%2FRG.2.
2.18081.35686
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American International Journal of Contemporary
Research, 4(3): 81-98.
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Be a Teacher? Think Again. Why teaching
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theodysseyonline.com/teaching-not- for-
everbody
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Teaching Business Subjects to Build Ethical
Society. Proceedings of The IRES 6th
International Conference, Melbourne, Australia,
16th Aug. 2015, ISBN: 978-93-85465-75-8.
Kyaw, U.K. (1992). A tracer study on recent
graduates: implications to education and
manpower training. Working paper series of the
Ministry of Education/UNDP/UNESCO
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Education Research Bureau. http://unesdoc.
unesco.org/images/0021/002176/217631eo.pdf
Lotivio-Bedural, Z., David, A., Abulon, E.L.R., &
Luceño, J. (2014). Philippine government’s
investment on teacher preparation and
the performance of graduates in the licensure
examination. The Normal Lights, 8(2): 31-37.
Millington, C. (2001). The use of tracer study for
enhancing relevance and marketability in online
and distance education. Barbados Community
College. http://wikieducator.org/images/e/e1/
PID_424.pdf
Navida, G.S. (2019). Employability of Bachelor of
Secondary Education graduates of Pangasinan
State University Alaminos City Campus. Journal
of Education, Management and Social Sciences,
2(1): 1-6.
Oboza, J.V. (2017). A tracer study of the first batch
of education graduates of Pangasinan State
University Alaminos City Campus. South-East
Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2(1):
67-73.
Parcasio, I.G., Dolendo, R.B., Montemayor, J.L.S.,
Daytec, R.B., & Pinos-an, J.Q. (2015). Tracer
study on the graduates of Bachelor of Secondary
Education, College of Teacher Education,
Benguet State university, La Trinidad, Benguet.
CTE Research Journal, 7(1): 69-70.
Reausia, D.H.R, Rogayan, Jr. D.V., & Andres, K.P.
(2020). Science education graduates of a state
university from 2008-2018: a tracer study. The
Normal Lights, 14(1): 56-79.
Rojas, T.T., & Rojas, R.C. (2016). College of
Education Graduate Tracer Study (GTS): Boon or
Bane? European Scientific Journal, 12(16): 63-78.
Schomburg, H. (2003). Handbook of tracer studies.
International Centre for Higher Education
Research (INCHER-Kassel). University of
Kassel. https://www.qtafi.de/images/schomburg/
schomburg_2003_tracer_handbook_v2.pdf
Sito, L.R., Alawas, D.E., Alvaro, M.N., & Parcasio, I.G.
(2008). Tracer study on the Bachelor of
Secondary Education Graduates of the College of
Teacher Education, Benguet State University.
BSU Research Journal, (58-59): 31-42.
Skatova, A., & Ferguson, E. (2014). Why do
different people choose different university
degrees? Motivation and the choice of degree.
Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 1-15. https://pubmed.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25431561/