Abstract
With the growing incidence of out-of-field teaching in a high school in Morong, Rizal, this study sought to ascertain the teachers' and students' lived experiences. To be able to predict whether out-of-field teaching has had an effect on them, as well as to identify the influencing factors and propose approaches based on the outcomes of this study.A qualitative research methodology was used in the study to come up with themes and codes to help arrange the data gathered.Twenty (20) out-of-field teachers and forty (40) students that are handled by the teachers underwent interviews. They were selected through a sample survey and purposive sampling technique. The collected data that were transcribed underwent thematic analyses.The findings showed that teachers' lived experiences in out-of-field teaching revealed that they both encountered difficulties due to the medium of instruction and then subsequently enjoyed owing to being adjusted to the subject. Meanwhile, students have little to no difficulty learning from out-of-field teachers.According to the findings, teachers and students are able to adapt in out-of-field teaching, the initial challenges subsequently went on to be fine after being adjusted to the subject they are assigned in.
