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Case Study223
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY
May 2022
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This research is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY.
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Date
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A recent development of the state of education in the Philippines is the conduct of limited
face-to-face of the tertiary level. This case study aims to identify advantages and
disadvantages of face-to-face classes during pandemic. The participant of the study were
students of Criminal Justice Education in Gov. Alfonso D. Tan College, Tangub City,
Misamis Occidental. As a result, it was found out that the participant viewed face-to-face
to be advantageous in terms of self-confidence and overall capabilities development,
there is less distraction on the class, and they experienced physical trainings that would
help them prepare for their course of career. Although, the participant pointed also that
conducting face-to-face would affect them negatively in financial, health risks, problems
in safety protocol and mental health issues. With this, the researcher introduced the
Project Readiness Evaluation and Assessment(Read) For Face-To-Face Class that would
help the institution and students on solving the problems experienced and also boost the
positive things seen in conducting limited face-to-face.
Keywords: Limited Face-to-face, Mental Health, Project READ
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
individuals for making a substantial contribution that made this study successful:
To Dr. Love H. Falloran, the Institute of Criminal Justice Education's dean, for
her commitment, perseverance, and drive for excellence, which has influenced me to
To Ma'am Xyrin C. Moñeza, MSCJ, my case study adviser, for her thoughtful
advice, constant support, and encouragement as well as for sharing her creative thoughts
To Mr. Jessrel S. Fuentevilla, the passionate OJT Coordinator, for his unwavering
To the panelists, Dr. Louie Collora and Dr. Rogielou Andam, also the chairperson
Dr. Love H. Falloran, thank you for your creative suggestions and recommendations
To my cherished parents, friends, and colleagues: thank you for your unwavering
financial, spiritual, and moral support. In particular, thank you for your words of
inspiration, which keep me going and motivate me to continue the study despite all the
Above all, the Almighty God for His providence and giving me strength to endure
difficult moments throughout this study. Honor, glory and praises unto His name forever.
- The Researcher
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DEDICATION
Mr. and Mrs. Campilan, my devoted parents, for their words of support and
until all of my research was completed, and to my cherished mother, who has been
He has been the source of my strength, and I have only been able to fly on His wings.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE i
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii
INTRODUCTION 1
LITERATURE REVIEW 2
GENERAL OBJECTIVES 3
METHODOLOGY
Research Design 4
Research Setting 4
Research Informant 4
Research Instrument 4
Data Analysis 4
Ethical Considerations 4
CASE STUDY 5
INTERVENTION PLAN 6
REFERENCES 9
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APPENDICES 10
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Introduction
COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on education. Since the virus spread,
Students, mostly children, are enduring a learning crisis because to the pandemic
(UN,2020). According to Guzman, Carrasco et al. (2020), each nation must establish
procedures for the safe reopening of schools. Some findings are consistent with other
studies on higher education students that found increased stress and anxiety due to the
COVID-19 pandemic outbreak (e.g., Son et al., 2020) and increased concerns about
online learning and academic performance (Abdulghani et al., 2020; Baloran, 2020; Son
et al., 2020), pointing to the need to address pandemic-related mental health problems.
College students had enough knowledge and high-risk beliefs and were happy with the
Duterte has granted the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) request to expand
Quarantine (MGCQ). The commission received approval after presenting evidence to the
Inter-Agency Task Force from higher education institutions (HEIs) conducting limited
face-to-face classes for medical and allied health courses that safety mechanisms were
face in Gov. Alfonso D. Tan College. These challenges and issues may affect the well-
being and learning experience of the students of Criminal Justice Education. Through this
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study, the researcher can identify the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face
classes during pandemic. This answer provided by the respondents will be beneficial to
Literature Review
interact face-to-face. Some people's mental health may be affected by studying from
home alone. Second, real-time interactivity is used. Face-to-face learning gives pupils
help when needed. Face-to-face learning ensures you get help and explanations when you
need them. Third, it is uncluttered. People may feel forced to do housework at home, or
Netflix and sleep may be too tempting. Entering a physical classroom helps avoid
classroom with other students encourages live conversations and disagreements. This
type of learning environment allows students to bounce ideas off others and ask questions
Due to the pandemic, face-to-face learning do have its setback also. According to
risky and it has a lot of problem. Some of these issues are the unsafe environment for
learning, physical classes are not flexible learning and it cost more transportation
expenses.
General Objectives
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The general objective of this study is to identify the advantages and disadvantages
of face-to-face classes during pandemic. Through this study, the school can develop
programs that could help students cope with the face-to-face classes.
The purpose of this study is to know the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-
Gov. Alfonso D. Tan College. This study will develop and strengthen their
implemented programs.
Criminology Teachers. This research will help them understand the situation
Criminology Students. The research results will be beneficial to them since they
will be the benefactor of the programs that will help them during the face-
to-face classes.
Research Methods
In this Chapter, the research methodology used in this study was discussed
in order to achieve the purpose of this study. These are the research design,
research settings, and informant of the study, research instruments and data
gathering procedure.
Research Design. The study utilized the qualitative descriptive case study design,
Research Setting. The researchers conducted the study in the Gov. Alfonso D.
pandemic.
judgment chooses elements selected for the sample. The participant of the
Research Instrument. The instrument used in gathering the data was the
methods is that people tell stories to help organize and make sense of their
Ethical Considerations
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concerns. To conduct the study, the informant provided complete consent. The
rigor was appropriately observed during data collection, particularly during the interview,
when the researchers avoided making inferences from the interviews based solely on
their personal ideas, preconceptions, and judgments in order to avoid data distortion.
the research setting and essential assumptions in full and displayed all data as clearly as
possible.
one interview in acquiring relevant facts from the informant. This increased the study's
reliability.
Case Study
4th year Criminology students encountered difficulties during their online learning
for a variety of reasons. Slow internet connection is one issue that students experience. It
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is one of the difficulties of teaching an online course. In addition, there are other
distractions from the environment. It has the potential to impact students' learning
processes as well as their academic achievement. Significantly, for over three (3) years
without face-to-face in Gov. Alfonso D. Tan College, Criminology students have had to
go to school for their lessons as the school's administration declared that Gov. Alfonso D.
During Pandemic” was conducted to determine the the advantages and disadvantages of
researcher-made interview guide questionnaire was the tool used in collecting the
relevant data. To help the Gov. Alfonso D. Tan come up with the essential program that
would maximize the opportunity of having face-to-face classes and eliminate possible
negative risk on the side of the students. It was discovered that the participants
development, as there is less distraction in the classroom, and they underwent physical
trainings that would help them prepare for their career path. However, the participant
stated that doing face-to-face would have a negative impact on their finances, health
have conversation with his/her classmates that made him/her create the chance to
improve his confidence when facing with other people, Participant I added. Participant I
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pointed out that face-to-face class would greatly boost their capabilities as Criminology
students since they need the proper training and knowledge to become law enforcers of
from the different factors in learning especially that they are in classroom where it is
happy that they can conduct physical exercises or activities that beneficial to their growth
as future policeman. Physical exercises are essential to them because they will be
Throughout the crisis that people encounter, prices of different products have increased.
He/she shared that the fare going to school and food during the classes are burden to
them, Participant I said. For him/her, the common concern is the health risk. The spread
of the virus hasn’t stop at all, thus it would cause some health problems to them. He/she
added that even though they secure themselves on proper protocol, they can’t still avoid
having physical contact with each other. Also Participant I added that this could affect
their mental health since it was a sudden move to conduct limited face-to-face.
students, less distraction from different aspect and as criminology student, they
experienced physical trainings for the future endeavor. Participant I shared also that face-
to-face classes during pandemic can be costly in terms of fare and food since prices of
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different products in the Philippines goes up, the risk of their well-being, different
physical contact from other students that could cause disease and mental health issues.
Action Plan
II. Program Description: The action plan was designed by the researcher based
on the result and interview during the case study entitled, “The Advantages
aims to conduct a program that would help the students in strengthening their
to-face.
III. Rationale: COVID-19 outbreak was devastating in any sector of the country.
But finally, after 2 years of suffering of the education sector has come to a
Alfonso D. Tan College was also delighted with this development since
learning delivery has been difficult on those times. In line with this, the study
students experience during the period of face-to-face. With the result, the
researcher come up with the action plan to enhance and protect the mental
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health and coping strategies of the students so that they can stay healthy in any
Phase 1 is the preparation phase in which the researcher will endorse the
of the programs in which the different intervention will take place. Phase 3 is
the evaluation of the program if it hit the designated objectives and purpose.
Phase 3.
Phase 2.
Evaluation Phase
Phase 1.
Implementation
Conduct evaluation
Preparation Phase Phase
about the action
Endorsement of the Conduct of the program for the
action plan different strategies of possible improvement
the action plan and further
implementation
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remember to
take care about
Mental Health
4) Coping
Mechanism 5)
Introduce the
coping skills
6)Practicing
relaxation
strategies
Evaluation
form for
students to
answer
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disadvantages can’t be ignored. The researcher can conclude that many students would
benefit from the face-to-face classes especially those courses that needs practical
knowledge in the field and students could learn skills that could not be learned from
online platform of learning. It is evident that face-to-face class has the potential to bring
out the best of the students and be a future asset to the country. Still, Gov. Alfonso D.
Tan College should ensure the well-being of the students no matter how important
present at this moment since the students haven’t cope with the recent changes of
The following recommendations are drawn and recommended based on the results
of the study. First, the institution should critically craft program that would enhance the
practice of the limited face-to-face as well as strengthening the well-being of the students
to have a safe and conducive environment for the students. And finally, the guidance
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program should promote mental health and equip students with relevant skill in
REFERENCES
CHED. (2021, November 8). Expansion of limited face-to-face classes to other degree
programs approved by PRRD - ched. CHED. Retrieved July 8, 2022, from
https://ched.gov.ph/expansion-of-limited-face-to-face-classes-to-other-degree-
programs-approved-by-prrd-ched/
Appendix A
Informed Consent Form
You are invited to participate in a survey as part of the study “ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF FACE TO FACE CLASSES DURING PANDEMIC’’. If
you agree to participate, you will be asked to affix your signature on the space provided
and answer the questions being asked. The survey responses in this study will be
confidential. If you decide not to participate or if you withdraw from the study, there is
no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. This research is being
conducted by Steven Carl Campilan.
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Signature
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Appendix B
Interview Guide
Gov Alfonso D. Tan College
Maloro, Tangub City
Actual Interview
Transcript Response
Line Utterances
Numbers
Researcher: Good afternoon Sir, Ako diay si Steven Carl Campilan. Ga-
eskwela sa Gov. Alfonso D. Tan College. Nag-interview ko karon alang sa
akong case study about sa Advantages and Disadvantages of face-to-face
classes nga gi-hemo sa GADTC. Naa lang koy mga pipila ka panguta Sir.
Pwedi raba Sir?
Participant I: Pwedi ra kayo.
Researcher: Unsay kanindot sa face-to-face nga gi-conduct sa GADTC
alang sa klase?
Participant I: Para nako, naka build-up kini sa akong confidence labaw na
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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
ORGANIZATIONAL/AFFILIATION
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP/WEBINAR ATTENDED
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