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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/1214
2024-03-29T12:19:15ZWhy are Filipino academic librarians reluctant to do research? Investigating the realities
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/2700
Why are Filipino academic librarians reluctant to do research? Investigating the realities
Rio, Irving Domingo; Delgado, Allana S.
In the Philippines, the need for librarians to conduct research is both statutory and personal. Despite the impetus, few Filipino librarians embark on research. This study attempts to describe the lived experiences of librarians focusing on the angle that limits them to conduct research. Interviews were conducted online with 7 academic librarians from 3 private universities in Iloilo City. Facts about the reality formed from the respondents’ experiences answered the essential question why librarians are reluctant to conduct research. Five major themes emerged: (1) research competency; (2) inadequate formalized support from the administration for librarians; (3) research mentorship; (4) library routine work/multitasking functions; and (5) coping with self-pity and disappointment. The findings from this study, which is anchored on interpretivism, provide insights to a different perspective of investigating the realities in a developing country delving into a deeper discussion on the reasons behind their reluctance.
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2023-06-01T00:00:00ZLived experiences of senior high school teachers teaching qualitative research without training
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/2036
Lived experiences of senior high school teachers teaching qualitative research without training
Rio, Irving Domingo; Dela Peña, Renia F.; Gumban, Gynnyn G.; Catolin, Alfonso B.; Otayde, Eric C.
A Husserlian phenomenological study was conducted in five public Senior High Schools in Maasin, Iloilo to describe the experiences of teachers who were teaching Qualitative Research but did not receive adequate training in the said field for the purpose of gaining deeper insights on their experience and how the prevailing issues can be addressed.
Five emerging themes were identified namely, 1) unproductive teaching, 2) difficulties in teaching, 3) insufficient infrastructure and logistical support to the teachers, 4) mental and emotional disturbances among teachers and 5) coping with technical inadequacy by these teachers. The participants perceived that their ability to teach qualitative research was unproductive due to excessive time in teaching preparations and their incompetence. Some attributed the difficulties to their students’ poor academic preparations that includes poor reading abilities and writing skills. All of them felt that there was insufficient logistical and infrastructure support especially limited internet connectivity and inadequate materials. All participants experienced mental and emotional disturbances such as helplessness, guilt and low self-esteem. The participants adopted various coping mechanisms for their inadequacies.
This research presents important implications for the Department of Education, academe and teaching practitioners. It is highly recommended that DepEd should be responsible for the needed training of their teachers in the different methods under qualitative research and provide substantial incentives to motivate teachers to conduct research. Further, a simple manual on the basic knowledge on how to process interviews based on the rigors of the four qualitative methods should also be developed.
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2021-10-01T00:00:00ZPoverty among small-scale fishermen in Iloilo
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/1893
Poverty among small-scale fishermen in Iloilo
Ardales, Venancio B.; David, Fely P.
Earlier studies have reported fragmentary evidence that small-scale fishermen are among the poorest of the poor in the Philippines. The present analysis confirms this picture, as based upon interviews with a random sample of 200 small-scale fishermen in Iloilo province. Respondents showed evidence of a low quality of life on various individual and household indicators (e.g. income, food consumption) and were also both poorly organized and isolated from government welfare services.
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1985-06-01T00:00:00ZLocal governance vs. centralization: The case of pastors in the CPBC
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/1875
Local governance vs. centralization: The case of pastors in the CPBC
Bunda, Nestor D.; Ciriaco, Joel A.; Jalando-on, Francis Neil G.; Java, Margen A.; Ruiz, Lester Edwin J.; Gico, Joniel Howard H.
This research endeavor seeks to determine preferences of CPBC pastors on local governance versus centralization.
Specifically, the objectives of this study are as follows:
1) To determine the profile of the pastors according to sex, age, civil status, educational attainment, work, and nature of work.
2) To determine the preference of pastors in these areas – spiritual, social, economic and management – as far as local governance and centralization are concerned.
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2005-01-01T00:00:00Z