GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILING OF ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY: CASE OF STUDENTS

IN SITIO MABUNAR, TABUNAR, CEBU

KHENT CAVAN
VINCE RENUEL GANTUANGCO
CHRISTINE JOY SUIB
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

RATIONALE

One influential factors in many life decisions and events can be the place where you live

and where you came from (Tinto, 2004). This can be linked to the accessibility of the place

where you live in. Accessibility could be used in a broad perspective.

Removing barriers and making public spaces accessible for everyone is becoming a

human rights issue since the design of our cities tend to constrain people with impairments from

performing their daily activities (Svensson, 2007). In rural areas, geographic restriction remains

a concern for enrollment/educational attainment, labor-market career, household career, and

access to healthcare and civilization (Luo, 2014).

Transportation has been a great factor in attaining accessibility. Mobilization and

transportation systems are crucial in minimizing social isolation, maintaining connection with the

community, and improving access to public establishments (Schaie & Pietrucha, 2000).

Nowadays, transporting from one place comprises underlying issues in various places in the

Philippines not just in urban areas but as well as rural and “hard to reach” areas (Baker et. al.,

2017).

In relation to this, Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu has no access road and no means of

transportation. To shed light on this, the purpose of this study is to determine the geographical

profiling of accessibility and mobilization of students in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu.

 METHODS AND OBJECTIVES

Research Objectives
This study generally aims to determine the geographical profiling of accessibility and
mobilization of students in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu.
Specifically, this study intends to:

a. Determine the distance to be traveled by students from home to school;

b. investigate the number of residences living in Sitio Mabunar;

c. know the time travelled by the students in walking from home to school and vice versa; and

d. consider the number of grade school children in Mabunar.

Research Design

The study conducted by the researchers considers the design that suits the research study

and it is a qualitative case study research design. It is believed that this design will give detailed

consideration to the development of the current problem which is the geographical profiling of

accessibility and mobility of the students in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu.

Research Instrument

To enable the researchers in responding the main problem and the sub problems of the

study, questionnaires were distributed to 15 respondents. This will serve as guide basis on

answering the research questions.

Sampling Method

In this study, the researchers need to acquire first the population data of Sitio Mabunar in

order to determine the sampling size. After that, the researchers used random probability

sampling technique. With this sampling, the researchers randomly select one person per

residence as the one of the respondents.

Data Gathering Procedure

The research gone through the following procedures in carrying out this study. The

researcher surveyed the residents in Mabunar through giving questionnaires to be answered

which corresponds to the research questions of the study.

 CHAPTER V

PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

Table 1. Summarized response of the residents in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu.

Number of residences living in Sitio Mabunar 15

Distance travelled by students from home to school 5 km
To School: From School:
Time travelled by the students in walking from home to school and vice versa
1 hr 1 hr
Number of grade school children in Mabunar 6

Table 1 shows the summarized response of the residents in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar,

Cebu. Based on the gathered data from the residents of Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu, there

were 15 residences who are residing in the place with an average number of 6 grade school

children. These children had to travel 5 km from home to school and vice versa in a span of 1

hour per way.

Issues affecting access to education in regional areas include costs, the availability of

transport and levels of family income support. In addition, inequity exists with regard to the

quality of the education rural students receive often as a result of restricted and limited subject

choice. Furthermore, students may also have limited recreational and educational facilities within

their school (HREOC, 2000).

 CHAPTER VI

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Conclusion

In the light of the given scenario, the researchers found out that there were 15 residences

living in Sitio Mabunar, Tabunar, Cebu and the average number of grade school students is 6.

These children walk 5 km from home to school in a span of 1 hour (one-way) and vice versa.

Recommendations

In the view of this situation, the researchers would like to recommend to the future

researchers that a study on the impact of geographical location of Sitio Mabunar to the academic

performance of the grade school students. Aside from that, the future researchers should also

conduct a study on the newly constructed road from “farm to market” and its benefits to the

residents in Sitio Mabunar.

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