Understanding the Context of Lack of Interest among Out-of-School Youth

Understanding the Context of Lack of Interest among Out-of-School Youth

Project Director:  Maria Caridad H. Tarroja
Funding Agency:  The Asia Foundation

The study defines the meaning of “lack of interest” among male and female out-of-school youth. It looks into the different factors that contribute to students’ lack of interest. It likewise explores how the different senior high school specialized subjects or tracks of the newly implemented K to 12 program can impact the dropping out of students.  More specifically, the study determines what the percentage of OSY compared to the student population of two identified schools is; how the different stakeholders define and understand “lack of interest” as a reason for dropping out; what the other factors that contribute to students dropping out of school are, aside from lack of interest; and what the students and parents’ perceptions of the specialized tracks for senior high school students are.

Key words: Out-of-school youth, students’ “lack of interest,” K to 12 program, dropping out, high school subject tracks