Determining the School Organization and Students' Participation Experiences in New Corella, Davao del Norte: A Mixed-methods Study Approach

Aims: The study aims to determine the participation of students in the organization of the school and their participation experiences

Study Design: A mixed research method for the quantitative phase and thematic analysis for the qualitative phase.

Place and Duration of Study: The study consisted of seventy (70) students from secondary school for quantitative purposes. The study included fifteen (15) students from grade 7, sixteen (16) from grade 8, seventeen (17) from grade 9, and twenty-two (22) from grade 10. The number of students mentioned above is from Mangguangan Integrated School, a public secondary school in the District of New Corella, Division of Davao del Norte, for the school year 2023-2024.

Methodology: A mixed research method is an explanatory design that will be used to understand the relationship between participation in the school organization and students' experiences of participation. This design combines quantitative and qualitative methods, which reinforce each other and provide a more comprehensive view of the relationships between the study's research variables.

Results: In qualitative research, the main findings revealed that among the four indicators shown above, commitment has the highest mean, indicating that students who have fulfilled their promises through their elevated work both inside and outside of school have achieved academic success. While the quantitative method revealed that they came up with ten themes after a thorough analysis of participants' responses about their students' experiences in school organizations related to leadership, participation, attendance, and commitment.

Conclusion: The extent of student involvement in the school organization takes into account the areas of leadership, participation, attendance, and commitment with the description of sometimes several items and therefore requires both teachers and the administration of the school to achieve the number of students; participation and cooperation in all school activities to achieve a better learning of the student, especially in academic performance.