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INTRODUCTION
Education is said to be the key to success. Some accept it as the door to dreams and
some said that it is a lifetime treasure. Education is a way to achieve a certain things that a student
wants to attain. Students, who finished their high school, have made a choice already on what
course to take in their college year. Some of the fields offered to students are such as follows;
Accountancy and so on. Students have the privilege to pick out a field of expertise that they are
Many students find it difficult to choose a program to take in college. For seniors or
graduating high school students, the pressure increases as the end of the term comes, because
their time to think is running short. Choosing a program is really a hard decision to make. Your
future depends on it and the decision you will make would determine what life you will have in the
near future. This is the first step in your life as an independent person and this is the first step for
your success. You should be careful in choosing a program because when you start it you should
not quit while in the middle. You can shift to another course but then you will be wasting your effort,
your money and of course your time. So from the start you should pick the right one and you
should make up your mind that this is the program for you and this will lead you to success. Many
would say that they havent chosen yet or they were not sure about the program they want to
pursue. Some might have chosen before and decided what to take but in the end they want to
change it because they werent sure and still confused. And the wide range of choices of college
programs made it more difficult to choose. But you are not really clueless in choosing what
program to take, there are some factors you would consider and this might help you pick the
But many of us have hindrances, which blocks out all of our wants. Example of these
hindrances are our parents, our friends and of course the shortage of money. Parents forced their
child to take what they want and not allowing their to child decide. Friends may influence you to
take the same program as them and shortage of money may be a hindrance in taking what you
want to take in college. But how can you achieve what you want to achieve if you as a student cant
decide just by yourself and you cant choose what you want to choose.
The researchers aim to find out the factors that forces students to take their program.
The researchers main goal is to know the reasons why students tend to choose their
program. Whether they are forced to or not. Specifically, the study has the following objectives:
1. To know the reasons behind the students decision making in selecting their program.
2. To find out if a students success would depend on his/her interest in his/her program.
The researchers believe that by having this study, people would be more aware about the
factors that forces students to take their program. By doing so, people would have an overview on
how students select their program. Also due to this study, students who have read this will give
them an idea of what basis of selection in choosing their program should they use.
The study is focused on the factors that forces students to take their program and the
reasons behind it. This study covers the basis of a students decision making in selecting a
program.
This study will choose random students from the Technological Institute of the Philippines
SY. 2013 2014. The chosen students will answer the survey questionnaires that the researchers
Related Literature/Studies
Students have different kinds of motivation, different attitudes, responses and skills. The
students are legally adults in some definitions. The student may be an adult, but college is a whole
new animal. They may be too young or lack the wisdom in navigating their way through the college
maze. Choosing the right program in college is very important, it is not easy; you need to consider
all the possible reasons why you choose that course and the problems you may encounter. The
average college student changes their major several times before deciding on a career path, so
without guidance from the parents they may waste a lot time (2014, Garland). It is very important
for the student to be guided and to be informed about all the things that are needed to be done in
choosing the right program. The most important of all in choosing a program is to be aware so that
you will be ready for all the instances and problems you may encounter on the program you want
to choose.
It is obvious that students in college has different levels of motivations for them to choose
their programs, according to (Felder, R. , January 2005). One of the reason why the students are
force in choosing their course is that they have their different backgrounds, strengths and
studying. Another reason why students from college are force in taking their career is their high
school backgrounds. Donna Hicks in her paper College Courses and Major states that The
transition from a high school curriculum and major to a college curriculum and major is a huge
step. In some cases, parents can help students choose a college major. She also states in her
paper that Many prospective college students have had a major dictated to them by parents
holding the purse strings. When parents force their child into a major that will lead to a career as a
doctor when the student wants to be a teacher, or coerce the student to major in law enforcement
but the student wants a life-long career in performing arts, the choices made can backfire
miserably. For some high school students, a visit to a college campus may have resulted in a tour
of the campus, but such a trip is a far cry from the reality of college life and the critical decisions
made when choosing a major. Most of the reasons why college students are force to choose are
their parents choice, they follow what their parents want for them even if the career they choose
What you can study abroad depends on certain factors such as; your grades/results, how
much money you have, your passion factors or certain programs. These are major factors that
influence or affect your choice of course, and I will analyze them one after another.
You see, all the courses in the university have their entry requirement or minimum cut-off
points for example, engineering, design and health courses usually have very high entry
requirements, reason being that they are professional fields, and only students with fantastic
The researchers imagine that the following will be the factors that forces students to take
their program. One of these factors would be their parents selfish decision which is likely why most
students today are not studying seriously because they lack the interest in their current program.
And if students graduated with this kind of attitude, they will not feel the enjoyment of working.
Second will be the influence of the students friends because they affect the students feelings and
persuades them to join even though the student does not have any interest in their chosen
program. Surely the student would just enjoy the accompaniment of his/her friends but not the
learning itself. The third spot will be taken by of course the current needs of the society. These
days a student would notice that there are jobs that are usually needed by the society and of
course to get a job faster, the student will take up a program that will give them a chance to have a
Definition of Terms
To have a better understanding of the research, the following terms are defined:
College - Tertiary education.
METHODOLOGY
The Method of Research used by the researchers was descriptive. It is a type of research
which presents and describes the situation and conditions of which the study is all about. This
research is also called as Statistical Research. This involves gathering data that describe events
and organizes, tabulates, depicts and describe the data. Descriptive research is mainly done when
a researcher wants to gain better understanding in regards to their topic. The idea behind this type
of research is to study frequencies, averages and other statistical calculations. It also involved
range from the survey which investigates the relationship between variables, to developmental
studies which seek to determine changes over time. This type of research attempts to gather data
concerning of the study and help them improve what they need to improve. It analyzes the
strengths and weaknesses of the conditions and results that will lead to the development of the
study. Researchers need to have a very detailed understanding of the types and limitations of
Sources of Data
The researchers have used two sources of data which are the primary source and the
secondary source. In the primary source, the researchers asked the students of TIP to answer the
survey questionnaires prepared about the factors that forces students to take their program. While
in the secondary source, the researchers searched any information related to the said topic from
Sampling Technique
The researchers have chosen random participants inside the vicinity of TIP where they will
be answering the questionnaires given to them. They approached different in around TIP asking
them to answer the survey questionnaires. They handed one copy of the questionnaire per student.
After the students have finished answering each questionnaire, the researchers collect them.
The researchers used survey method for data gathering tools for their study. They
conducted the survey on September 22, 2014. By using this tool, they handed out a copy of a
questionnaire to each student of TIP inside the study who is available at that point of time. After
having the participating students answer their survey questionnaires, the researchers would then
collect them and have them analyze to further elaborate their research.
Research Instrument
The research instrument used in this study was the questionnaire. By using the
questionnaires, the researchers will know the ideas, about the factors that forces students to take
their program, of the students in TIP. This is an essential part of the study since whatever answers
they wrote in the questionnaires will be the conclusion/result of the researchers study.
1. Who influence you to take your program?
Survey Analysis