9th Article | Volume 01 | Issue 04
A Sentiment Analysis on the Mandatory ROTC in Senior High School
Ria Bianca R. Caangay, PhD
College Faculty, Ateneo de Davao University
Davao City, Philippines
Danilo G. Baradillo, PhD
Program Chair, University of the Immaculate Conception
Davao City, Philippines
Abstract
This study uncovered the sentiments of Filipino parents on the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) in senior high school. The study employed the qualitative approach using text mining. The data used in this study were the selected 100 Facebook comments of parents on the online news articles posted on Facebook, headlining the mandatory ROTC in senior high school. The orange software was used to determine the most frequently used words in parents' sentiments on the mandatory ROTC in old high school and to analyze the parents’ sentiments. Meanwhile, thematic analysis was utilized to formulate the definitions of parents' sentiments on the issue. The study revealed that the most frequently used words found on the sentiments of parents on the mandatory ROTC in senior high school as generated by Word Cloud in Orange software are ROTC, train, discipline, yes, mandatory, military, good, student, youth, country, and need. The study further revealed that Filipino parents believed that ROTC inculcates values, trains students to prepare for war, and is suitable for the country. They also thought that the Filipino youth needs discipline nowadays, that a highly qualified official should handle ROTC, and that it should be mandatory for all, except for the physically incapable. It was concluded that most Filipino parents favored implementing the compulsory ROTC in senior high school as the benefits that students and the country would derive outweigh the issues or oppositions against the proposed program.
Keywords: sentiment analysis, mandatory ROTC, senior high school, text mining, Philippines
How to cite:
Caangay, R. B. & Baradillo, D. (2023). A Sentiment Analysis on the Mandatory ROTC in Senior High School. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research and Innovation. 1(4), 122-136. https://doi.org/10.17613/2me5-f972.
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