Fourteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

This paper documents the results of a survey of compliance with R.A. 7079 (Campus Journalism Act of 1991) and the quality of the selected school papers in the City Schools Division of Dasmariñas. The study considers the following issues: the profile of School Paper Advisers (SPA); level of compliance with Campus Journalism Act of 1991 in the selected elementary and secondary; public and private schools in the City Schools Division of Dasmariñas; and the quality of the physical characteristics of the school paper published by the school respondents. Based on the results of the study, recommendations were given by the researcher to sustain level of excellence of the student publications of the schools in the City Schools of Dasmariñas. The researcher made use of the descriptive method of research. The selected thirty-one school paper advisers were used as participants of the study. The data were treated statistically through the use of frequency, percent, valid percent, mean value, and cumulative percent in interpreting the results of the study. Based on the major findings of the study, the level of compliance with R.A. 7079 (Campus Journalism Act of 1991) was not significantly complied. After drawing the conclusions, the researcher enumerated specific recommendations to the students and personnel involved in Campus Journalism Program in order to better the compliance to RA 7079 towards the realization of Campus Journalism excellence in the City Schools Division of Dasmariñas.