Teaching TLE in Limited Face-to-Face Settings: A Descriptive Phenomenology from a Rural Philippine Secondary School | IJCT Volume 13 – Issue 1 | IJCT-V13I1P32
International Journal of Computer Techniques
ISSN 2394-2231
Author
Romart Lastima Ignacio
Abstract
Background: After extended school closures, the Philippines piloted limited face-to-face classes, which affected skill-based subjects like Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE). Objective: To explore the lived experiences of TLE teachers during limited face-to-face classes in a rural public secondary school. Methods: A qualitative study using Husserlian descriptive phenomenology was conducted at Pilar National High School (Cebu Province Division), SY 2021–2022. Semi-structured one-on-one interviews were audio-recorded with consent and analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method; trustworthiness was ensured through credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability strategies; ethics approval was granted by the University’s Research Ethics Committee. Results: Three themes emerged: (1) Limited F2F as a challenge (loss of collaboration and laboratory practice; compressed time; mask-related communication issues); (2) Teachers develop a new paradigm (flexibility, technology-supported instruction, home-based performance tasks with analytic rubrics); and (3) Re-establishing interpersonal relationships (closer teacher–student interaction, immediate feedback, social reconnection). Conclusion: Despite constraints, teachers adapted with creative strategies and valued the relational benefits of in-person contact; findings support practical lesson exemplars and targeted capacity-building for TLE under constrained conditions.
Keywords
TLE; phenomenology; limited face-to-face; rural secondary school; Philippines
Conclusion
TLE teachers navigated limited face-to-face with flexibility, technology integration, and robust assessment, while valuing the human connection regained in class. Practical, safety-conscious, and equity-minded exemplars can sustain skill development when full laboratories are not feasible.
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How to Cite This Paper
Romart Lastima Ignacio (2025). Teaching TLE in Limited Face-to-Face Settings: A Descriptive Phenomenology from a Rural Philippine Secondary School. International Journal of Computer Techniques, 12(6). ISSN: 2394-2231.
