Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Persons Deprived of Liberty Enrolled in Alternative Learning System
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| Title: | Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Persons Deprived of Liberty Enrolled in Alternative Learning System |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rufo A. Labarrete (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn). 2025 19(2):1015-1023. |
| Availability: | Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. C5 Plumbon, Banguntapan, Yogyakarta, 55198, Indonesia. e-mail: edulearn@uad.ac.id; Web site: http://edulearn.intelektual.org/index.php/EduLearn/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Attendance, Program Improvement, Student Satisfaction, Holistic Approach, Equal Education, Access to Education |
| Geographic Terms: | Philippines |
| ISSN: | 2089-9823 2302-9277 |
| Abstract: | The Philippines government adheres to a system of Education for all (EFA). Thus, it created the alternative learning system (ALS) as an alternative system of education to reach out Filipinos who were unable to complete the prescribed basic education cycle for various reasons. This study explored the lived experiences of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as enrollees of the ALS Behind Bars Program. It utilized the trancendental phenomenology as its design and employed eight purposively chosen participants through inclusion criterion. Data was gathered through focus group discussion and analyzed using Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen framework. Three themes emerged following the statement of problem: lived experiences of the PDLs as enrollees of the ALS behind bars program, meaning of the PDLs' attendance to the program, and their recommendations to further improve the delivery of the existing and prospective ALS programs intended for the PDLs. Taking things holistically, the current program is positively perceived by the PDLs. Thus, the need for the government to sustain the program to ensure the holistic transformation of the PDLs enrolled in the program through this alternative learning delivery, which, in turn, is direly needed as they eventually join the mainstream society. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1464023 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Philippines government adheres to a system of Education for all (EFA). Thus, it created the alternative learning system (ALS) as an alternative system of education to reach out Filipinos who were unable to complete the prescribed basic education cycle for various reasons. This study explored the lived experiences of the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as enrollees of the ALS Behind Bars Program. It utilized the trancendental phenomenology as its design and employed eight purposively chosen participants through inclusion criterion. Data was gathered through focus group discussion and analyzed using Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen framework. Three themes emerged following the statement of problem: lived experiences of the PDLs as enrollees of the ALS behind bars program, meaning of the PDLs' attendance to the program, and their recommendations to further improve the delivery of the existing and prospective ALS programs intended for the PDLs. Taking things holistically, the current program is positively perceived by the PDLs. Thus, the need for the government to sustain the program to ensure the holistic transformation of the PDLs enrolled in the program through this alternative learning delivery, which, in turn, is direly needed as they eventually join the mainstream society. |
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| ISSN: | 2089-9823 2302-9277 |
