IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v7y2023i6p1381-1405.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Reserved Officer Training Corps: The Voice of the Aspirant Cadets’ Parents

Author

Listed:
  • Frestelle Faith E. Cabahug

    (Misamis University, Ozamiz City)

  • Saybel N. Esguerra

    (Misamis University, Ozamiz City)

  • Vj S. Samonteza

    (Misamis University, Ozamiz City)

  • Nelhajal P. Mangkabong

    (Misamis University, Ozamiz City)

Abstract

Parents of the aspirant cadets are concerned that the youngsters might be subjected to violence as a result of the training. This study explored the worries and concerns of the parents of the cadets at Misamis University, Ozamiz City. There were ten (10) participants in this research who were selected through purposive sampling. The qualitative type of research using a case study with Yin’s method of data analysis was used. There were six themes that emerged in this study, namely: (1) the happiness of the parents, (2) parental support: financial and emotional (3) the application of knowledge in their daily lives, (4) pessimistic prospects of the parents, (5) physical exhaustion, and (6) financial struggles. The participants verbally confessed their child’s situation and the concerns they have for their child’s welfare. They stated the effects of the training both positively and negatively. Positive on the discipline and leadership skills, physical fitness, career opportunities, comradery, and sense of community. Negative on exposure to violence, physical injuries, and academic problems.

Suggested Citation

  • Frestelle Faith E. Cabahug & Saybel N. Esguerra & Vj S. Samonteza & Nelhajal P. Mangkabong, 2023. "Reserved Officer Training Corps: The Voice of the Aspirant Cadets’ Parents," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(6), pages 1381-1405, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:6:p:1381-1405
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-7-issue-6/1381-1405.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/reserved-officer-training-corps-the-voice-of-the-aspirant-cadets-parents/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:6:p:1381-1405. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.