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CHALLENGES AND PULSATIONS OF PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY MATHEMATICS GRADUATE STUDENTS

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study explored the different challenges encountered by the Mathematics graduate students during the completion period of their master’s degree program. Furthermore, the study established the socio – demographic profile and pulsations of the Mathematics graduate students.

Specifically, the study attempted to:

1. Establish the Socio - Demographic Profile of the respondents, in terms of:

a. Gender

b. Age

c. Length of Stay in the Graduate School

d. Civil Status

e. Nature of Work

i. Type of Educational Institution or Working Place

ii. Length of Working or Teaching Experience

f. Distance of Residence from the Philippine Normal University

2. Determine if the following attributes significantly affect the challenges encountered by the Mathematics graduate students:

g. Personal Attributes

iii. Age

iv. Civil Status

v. Nature of Work

vi. Distance of Residence from the Graduate School

h. Psychological Attributes

vii. Personality Traits

i. Institutional Attributes

viii. Qualities or characteristics of their Mathematics Professors

ix. School Facilities and Resources

x. Implementation of University Policies

3. Establish the pulsations of the Mathematics graduate students with respect to:

j. Reason/s for pursuing a master’s degree

xi. Reason/s for pursuing a master’s degree at the Philippine Normal

University

k. Expected number of years to finish the master’s degree program

l. Current status in the graduate studies

m. Plans after completing the academic requirements

n. Personality traits

o. Qualities or characteristics of their...