Awareness, Exercise, and Execution of Student’s Rights and Responsibilities: Basis For Policy Redirection

DOI: https://doie.org/10.10399/JBSE.2025168113

Daryl Jane Agbayani-Caballero

Keywords:

Student Rights, Student Responsibilities, EO 200, State Universities

Abstract:

To promote the ideal environment advocating academic development and intelligent social participation, harmony and understanding must envelop academic institutions. Abiding by the student rights and responsibilities serves as key. Despite efforts in promoting this, educators noticed that many young adults entering the university lack a sense of responsibility and are unaware of how their attitude and behavior impacts others. This research aims to contribute knowledge to help address this scenario. The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of exercise on student’s rights and execution of student’s responsibilities in one of the state universities in Mindanao as perceived by the elected student officers. Basis is anchored on EO no. 200: Promulgation of  Manual of Student Rights and Responsibilities. This study employed Quantitative-Descriptive research design utilizing descriptive statistics to determine the mean of the extent of awareness, exercise, and execution. The findings show that the student have exercised  their rights on the use and collection of student fees as well as funds and contributions but not much on being represented in policy bodies and in publishing free from censorship and pressure. Also, students have executed most of their responsibilities imposed by their student organization and in complying with school policies but not equally so in abiding with journalism ethics. This study therefore encourages HEIs to come up with effective regular information drive on student’s rights and responsibilities and revisit polices relating to these and for Student Body Organizations to pioneer in exercising students’ rights and execution of responsibilities.

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