Teenage Parent Research Paper

This chapter presents a summarized result of interview questionnaire conducted. Also; it will discuss the response of the selected partcipants. The chapter covered the findings of different strategies of teenage parents on how they cope up on their situation. Also, the factors that affect the academic performance of the teenage parent as a student.

Table 1: Student’s strategies and ways in managing time being parents as well.

Participants’ Response Participant(s) No. of responses

“Ginagawa ko yung mga gawaing pampaaralan at sa pag-uwi ko naman ay saka ko inaalagaan yung anak ko para mabalanse ko yung dalawang bagay na mahalaga sa buhay.”

P1

1

“Tinutulungan ako nga parents at mga kapatid ko sa pag-aalaga sa anak ko para mapagpatuloy ko pa rin yung pag-aaral ko.

P2

1

TOTAL

2

Table 1 shows the response of selected teenage parents regarding on their strategies on how they manage their time in performing academically as well as parenting. The participant 1 mentioned that she manage her time by doing the school activities inside the school to lessen the work when she come home to do her responsibilities as a parent. On the other hand, participant 2 said that she can properly allocate her time because of the help of her parents and families that helps her in taking care of

Table 5 discuss the number of responses of the selected teenage parents in terms of the implication that affecting their academic performances being a student. Participant 1 said that skipping the class or being absent in school is one of the factors that affect her academic performances and contribute to make her grade low. Furthermore, participant 2 answered that being motivated becuase of having the child also affect her academic performances in the class that pursue her study much harder to make sure of getting a diploma.

Table 6: Factors affecting teenage parent’s academic