Author

George B. Gallena *
Capiz State University – Main Campus, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

Abstract

The main objective of this qualitative research was to determine the level of school practices and level of partnered industry practices on work immersion program of Commissioner Luis R. Asis National High School, Senior High School, Division of Capiz School Year 2023-2024. Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of immersion practices of the school before, during and after work immersion program? 2. Is there a significant relationship among the practices of the school? The statistical tools utilized in this study were the percentage, mean, and Pearson r to measure the relationship of the variables. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Software with the inferential test set at 0.05 alpha level. The study revealed that the school practices on the immersion program were “always practiced”. Of the school before, during and after immersion work. There was a significant relationship among the school practices on the immersion program of the school.

Keywords: Work Immersion, implementation enhancement, experiential learning, educational best practices

*Corresponding author
DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021095

Recommended citation:
Gallena, G. B. (2026). Immersion practices of Commissioner Luis R. Asis National High School: Basis for enhancement of immersion program. Pantao (The International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (2), 3310-3321. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021095

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