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ABSTRACT: The study determined the level of in terms of curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, administrative support to instruction, and physical facilities and resources. It looked into the relationship of these factors to the performance of the graduates in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination.
One hundred twenty-four (124) respondents were considered in the study which utilized the descriptive-correlational method. A survey questionnaire was administered to determine the level of provisions on curriculum. Official results of the examination were retrieved from the Professional Regulation Commission. The study employed frequency counts, weighted means, ranking and multiple regression analysis as statistical tools.
Provisions on curriculum and program of studies, instruction, admission and retention, and administrative support to instruction were rated very good by the respondents while physical facilities and resources were rated good. Performance of graduates is above the national passing percentage, though, graduates do not make it in the first attempt. The performance in the examination of the respondents was significantly related with instruction and administrative support but had no significant relation with curriculum and program of studies, admission and retention, and physical facilities and resources The institution has adequate and functional provisions on curriculum and instruction. However, the institution still needs to improve the physical facilities and resources. The study recommends that instruction be given much emphasis so as to prepare the students for the licensure examination. The administration should lend support to curriculum and instruction to ensure that students are given the best preparation for the examination.
KEYWORDS: Curriculum, Instruction, Administration Support, Performance, Admission and Retention.
1 INTRODUCTION
The ancient African proverb reminds and advises parents: 'It takes a village to raise a child'. Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory for the child-development considers this perspective by theorizing that a variety of systems interact with a child to create a unique cognitive, social, and psycho-social profile. The second innermost system to the child contains many institutions that regularly interface with the child to affect his or her development. The school may be found within this setting. The school represents perhaps the most important institution in the child's li fe. Spending approximately three-fourths of the conscious part of their weekdays at school, children critically depend on this setting for their development....