International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development-– Volume 3 Issue 3, May – June 2020 Available at www.ijsred.com ISSN : 2581-7175 ©IJSRED: All Rights are Reserved Page 1082 WORKING WHILE STUDYING: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF WORKING COLLEGE STUDENTS CenbyEppie G. Gaytos, Ph.D*,Ivon L. Lavilla**, RemediosP. Doblon –Merilles*** *(College of Education, Eastern Samar State University, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Email: cnbg314@gmail.com ) **(College of Education, Eastern Samar State University, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Email: vianeivon2329@gmail.com) *** (College of Arts and Sciences, Eastern Samar State University, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines Email: read0205@yahoo.com ) ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- Abstract: This study focused on the investigation to know if the students’ are experiencing the aspect of working while studying at Eastern Samar State University-Guiuan Campus. The study shows the perception of students on working while studying. Moreover, the study also indicates the reasons why they engage on working and the impacts of being employed to their academic performance. The study focused on the undergraduate students of Eastern Samar State University Guiuan Campus. The data obtained from the survey questionnaires were consolidated, organized and tabulated accordingly. They were analyzed, and interpreted utilizing suitable statistical tools. Based on the results of the study, the following recommendations were given: For the University, to improve provided services in order to help students (1) engage in working while studying, (2) help students to achieve the balance between working and academic performance. For the Faculty Members let the students encourage to participate and engage of different skills so that they may be able to have positive experiences on working for income. For the Future Researchers to conduct a similar study using other variables that are believed to have a similar topic, so that there will be comparison of the results. Keywords —Working Students, Work and School, student employment ----------------------------------------************************---------------------------------- I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The practice of undergraduate full-time students engaging in working while attending school is an increasingly common practice globally and within the United States, approximately 40% of full-time undergraduate students 16 to 24 years old were employed in October 2012, of which seven percent worked 35 or more hours per week, 18% worked 20 to 34 hours per week, and 15% worked fewer than 20 hours per week U.S. Department of Education, National Centre for Education Statistics, (2014). Employed students have poor class attendance records, experience high stress levels, spend less time studying, and achieve lower than expected grades. Schoffstall, all further indicated that students who engage in employment and study concurrently have difficulty balancing both areas successfully. According to Robotham (2012), students who are employed place great emphasis on their jobs to the extent that their academic performance becomes compromised. Tessema et al. (2010) examined the effects of paid employment on college students’ satisfaction and GPA, and found that students who were not engaged in paid employment had a higher GPA and higher satisfaction than the students who were employed. Guo (2014) reported that students who were employed while attending college experienced decreased academic performance, but they were better positioned to receive post-college job offers prior to graduation RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS