World Education Connect Multidisciplinary e-Publication, Vol. V, Issue XII (December 2025), pp.93-116
MAEDELIN M. BASAS
Bagacay Elementary School
Department of Education, Division of Masbate
Abstract
The drastic change in the educational landscape has moved every national and local office, school, and teacher alike to address the evident gap in teaching and learning. The Department of Education, since the opening of the schools after the pandemic, a critical health emergency, has led them to develop policy guidelines on the implementation of the Basic Education – Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP), a strategic movement that holds both ends in the teaching and learning process during class disruptions. This study utilized a mixed-method research design, a sequential explanatory research design, to enlighten on the extent of capacity, needs, and strategies used by home learning facilitators in addressing challenges experienced from the Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) during distance learning, in terms of Instructional and Knowledge, Personal and Role Management, Learner Management and Engagement, and Resource and Communication. From 64 home learning facilitators (HLF) of Grade 4 students at Bagacay Elementary School, this study found that, demographically, HLF are majority female parents, ages 36-50, with at least a high school education, and with an income of <PHP 10,000. HLF’s capacity is between “Highly Capable” and “Quite Capable” in addressing the challenges. Coping strategies are also indicated, such as seeking external support, time and task management, direct child supervision, resourcefulness, and perseverance. These results imply that HLFs possess the capacity to carry out the role during distance learning; however, barriers remain to the effective implementation of ADM in distance learning, thereby weakening the LCP of the school, which requires external and institutional interventions.
Keywords: Home Learning Facilitators, distance learning, intervention, ADM, challenges
https://doi.org/10.65494/pinagpalapublishing.34
