Exploring the Digital Journalism Capabilities of Secondary School Paper Advisers in Benguet

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the digital capabilities of school paper advisers. Descriptive-comparative research design was used to explore the digital capabilities of secondary school paper advisers in Benguet and the population was 127 school paper advisers from the 69 secondary schools in the two districts of Benguet.
A census sampling technique was utilized to identify since the target population is manageable in size. Questionnaires were administered as a research instrument to collect data from the selected population. The data was analyzed through statistical tools. Mean, f-test and t-test were calculated and data were presented in the form of tables.
Results show that the overall level of digital capabilities among school paper advisers is slight with regards to operating with information, communication, digital content creation, technical problem-solving and safety. Furthermore, no significant differences were observed based on the level of the school paper advisers across respective districts.