Challenges of the Divine Word College of San Jose Mangyan Education Center (MEC) during the new normal

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the challenges of the Mangyan Education Center during the new normal in order to come up with a sustainable program and to provide the government with the opportunity to assist the Mangyan Education Center. The motivation to pursue this study is rooted from the observation and learnings of the researcher about the management of the center. Descriptive research design was used in this study, with the aim of summarizing the informational content of the challenges encountered by the MEC of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The general evaluation was performed to 104 respondents who are connected to Mangyan Education Center. In gathering the necessary data, the researcher-made survey questionnaire serves as the main instrument of this study, patterned after the conceptual framework and its relation to the problem of the study. The study discovered that scholars were aware that the center's main goal is to help each student become a person who is firmly rooted in his or her historical past, open to ongoing societal changes, and actively embracing and promoting the richness of their cultural identity. The study findings indicate that the scholars are committed to living their lives in accordance with MEC's ideals in order to grow personally and help their community. In terms of management operation, the respondents to this study reported no problems. The directors' consultative, democratic, and transparent approach to the center encourages the center to keep up the Mangyan Education Center well managed.