📄 Abstract
Despite many kinds of research, literature, and journals presenting the benefits of gardening as a strategy to enhance household food security and nutrition, the problem brought by the present scenario especially to the students resulted in the conduct of this study. Using the descriptive method of research, the researcher investigated the relationship of home gardening amidst pandemic as an approach in addressing studentâ??s personal welfare as to physical, emotional, and social attributes. Utilizing a questionnaire were analyzed using Mean, SD, and Pearson correlation coefficient. It was found that studentâ??s engagement in home gardening is very high in terms of studentâ??s interest, parentâ??s initiative, and teacherâ??s motivation. Moving on to sustainability of home gardening practices in terms of familyâ??s support, schoolâ??s support, and LGUâ??s support, give a very high remarks and was recorded for familyâ??s support, and schoolâ??s support and high remarks for LGUâ??s support. Furthermore, a very high remark was noted for the status of studentâ??s personal welfare as to physical, emotional, and social attributes. The study concluded the established relationship between home gardening engagement and sustainability of home gardening practices in addressing studentâ??s personal welfare as to physical, emotional, and social was statistically significant. Thus, the hypothesis which states that there is no significant relationship between home gardening engagement and sustainability of home gardening practices in addressing studentâ??s personal welfare as to physical, emotional, and social attributes should be rejected. Based on the findings it is recommended that in order to maintain student engagement in home gardening, parents and teachers should provide continuous motivation by giving rewards and recognition for their effort. Home gardening should be widened and strengthened by the school, community, and family. Local government units (LGU) must support home gardening in their community to help families in their food production especially in this time of the pandemic.
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📚 How to Cite:
Constancia P. Villar , HOME GARDENING AMIDST PANDEMIC (HGAP): AN APPROACH IN ADDRESSING STUDENT'S PERSONAL WELFARE , Volume 6 , Issue 7, july 2021, EPRA International Journal of Research & Development (IJRD) , DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra7419