The Academic Resilience of College Students in Kalinga
Sheila Mae Carol A. Buslig

Abstract
This study investigated the poverty experiences and academic resilience of college students in Kalinga and its relationship to their academic performance. The study was conducted at the Kalinga-Apayao State College being the only state college in the province. The respondents were one hundred (100) college students who generally come from indigent families. The sample for the study was determined through stratified random sampling. The students were requested to answer the questionnaires and were interviewed at their most convenient time narrating their struggles and challenges about their studies and poverty experiences. Specifically, the study determined the socio-economic and academic profile of the respondents. It also ascertained the socio-economic condition of the respondents, their level of academic resilience and academic performance. Finally, the study also tested the hypotheses: There is no significant relationship between the respondents’ academic resiliency and academic performance. On the whole, the indicators of socio-economic conditions of the respondents reveal that most of them come from poor families and they live a simple life. The study further reveals that the over-all weighted mean of academic resilience of the respondents is 3.64 which has a descriptive value of “much resilient”. Finally, the study accepted the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between the respondents’ academic resiliency and academic performance. This implies that academic resiliency does not in no way influence academic performance. Moreover, the students of Kalinga are academically resilient since they are able to successfully adjust and cope with stressful circumstances in their lives despite diversity. It is an indication that these respondents are optimistic, as they adopt a proactive and positive orientation to their studies.

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