PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL AWARENESS LEVEL OF THE FRESHMEN NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) OF LORMA COLLEGES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015

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TITLE: PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL AWARENESS LEVEL OF THE FRESHMEN NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) OF LORMA COLLEGES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2015

AUTHORS: Aceituno, Elizabeth D., Rimando, Andrew Cesar M.

INTRODUCTION: The National Service Training Program (NSTP) is a program aimed at enhancing civic consciousness, social awareness and defense preparedness in the youth by developing the ethics of service and patriotism while undergoing training in any of its three (3) program components. These various components are specially designed to enhance the youth’s active contribution to the general welfare. PROBLEM: Generally, this study aims to assess the personal perception of the level of Social Awareness of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) students of Lorma Colleges for the school year 2014-2015. Specifically this study aims to answer the following questions:1. What is the profile of the students NSTP students based on activities with their families, communities, and school activities with advocacies on social awareness? 2. What is the level of awareness of the students regarding their social awareness? METHOD OF RESEARCH: The descriptive method of research will used in this study. Descriptive research is concerned with the description of data and characteristics about a population. The goal is the acquisition of factual, accurate and systematic data that can be used in averages, frequencies, measure of central tendencies specifically the mean and similar statistical calculations. Descriptive studies seldom involve experimentation, as they are more concerned with naturally occurring phenomena than with the observation of controlled situations. RESULTS/FINDINGS: Based from the given data and rounding the average mean the students perception of the level of their social awareness would fall on 3 which means that their level of social awareness would describe that they have fully meet the expectations of the level of social awareness. CONCLUSIONS: Based from the average mean of the tabulated data of the perception of the NSTP students’ of Lorma Colleges for the SY 2014-2015 on their level of social awareness, it shows that they fall under the category of fully meeting the expectations of being socially aware. RECOMMENDATIONS: After taking NSTP 2, the students have fully met the expectation of being socially aware. It is then recommended that Lorma Colleges will continue with the present programs of its Civic Welfare Training Service and may enhance it more by involving the NSTP students in more social work and activities.