Impact of the Community Outreach Service on the Teacher Interns’ Internship Readiness and Self-Confidence
Abstract
Community service can enhance students’ cultural awareness and a positive outlook. It helps develop strong, supportive relationships, which can create a sense of belonging and solidarity. This study focuses on the impact of the community outreach service of the Teacher Interns’ internship readiness and self-confidence. Its general objective is to recommend interventions that will help incoming Teacher Interns become prepared and aware of other relevant tasks a teacher could have when they are already in the actual internship and service. It employed a quantitative and qualitative research design using mixed methods to determine the impact of the community outreach service. Results show that 71.1% of respondents' reason for joining is to extend any assistance they can give to the beneficiaries, while others' reason is that they knew they could do the assigned tasks. Participants have different takeaways from each activity and from the assistance shared by their program that helped them in their journey as a Teacher Intern. Result also shows that 94.7 % of respondents chose five as their level of satisfaction, while 5.3% of respondents chose four as their level of satisfaction. Meanwhile challenges encountered by the incoming Teacher Interns are classroom management, time and schedule, confidence issues, venue and facility, preparation, transportation, resources, and logistical concerns. Participants suggested more beneficial and rewarding community outreach programs such as board games, the Teach the Teacher Program, a game show, a mini storytelling theater, a retreat, literacy and numeracy activities and more.
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