THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF OUT-OF-FIELD TEACHERS TEACHING HISTORY COURSES IN THE TERTIARY LEVEL

Author Name: Dirb Boy O. Sebrero

Volume/Issue: 02/07

Country: Philippines

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2021-25676932/UIJIR

Affiliation:

University of the Philippines Cebu, Philippines

ABSTRACT

The teaching of Readings in the Philippine History and the Life and Works of Jose Rizal in the higher education is meant for learners to develop a comprehensive analysis on the Philippine history based on selected primary sources in hopes of promoting the spirit of nationalism imbued in the country’s struggles for independence. However, this vision is challenged by out-of-field history instructors. This study aims to explore the individual lived experiences of the 15 out-of-field history teachers who has been through instructor-course mismatch teaching history courses and looks into the problems and implications generated by this out-of-field teaching of history. Materials and Methods: Informants were chosen using a mixed-methods composing of snowball or chain-referral sampling method and were interviewed for data gathering assisted by a semi-structured interview questionnaire. Through descriptive analysis, data are clustered into concepts, idea, and themes. Data provides that out-of-field teaching of history courses triggers incompetence and lack of self-confidence among teachers and instructors; elicits lack of depth and interest in providing quality education; provokes confusion in learning transfer; and students under out-of-field history teachers also get relatively lower scores. Coping mechanisms of out-of-field teachers ranging from a harmonious working environment, peer tutoring, and mentoring, and class observance. Out-of-field history teaching leads to problems concerning teachers’ performance and the learning transfer and requires proper attention and effective solutions to achieve quality instruction and the goal of history education.

Key words: Out-of-Field, History, Tertiary Education, Lived Experiences