PEELING OFF THE LAYERS: VIEWS ON BARE-WALLED CLASSROOM

EDUCATION

The goal of this research was to describe the experiences gained by the primary school teachers on the implementation of bare classroom walls policy in the Department of Education at West District of Compostela, Davao de Oro. Employing phenomenological approach among six participants, in-depth interview was conducted which answered the four fundamental questions. Essential themes were generated out from their responses to the research questions. The results uncovered the participants’ perspectives, and from it five themes emerged: finding it good, seeing it with pros and cons, distractive to learning, with positive impact on learners, and good as visual aids. The participants also shared the advantages they encountered in bare classroom walls, from which emerged five themes: find ways in helping learners learn, make class engaging, use of real objects, less expenses, and lessen workload. Further, for the disadvantages they revealed -three essential themes: better to have creative walls, hard time instilling knowledge, and learners have nothing to read. Lastly, for the insights they cited four themes which emerged: be creative, find good strategies, be prepared as always, and hoping learners can learn. In view of the above, these results will undoubtedly guide future educational practices and research efforts, resulting in a more supportive and collaborative educational environment for the benefit of students, teachers, and administrators alike

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