Query: Philippines Higher Education

title: Philippines Higher Education Institutions in the time of COVID 19 Pandemic
abstract: The year 2020 is plagued with unprecedented problems that challenged the current global and national socio political, economic, and educational landscapes. In the time of COVID 19 pandemic, the global education system is in the process of transforming and adapting to new and challenging situations which test the conventional learning process of classroom human interaction and capitalize in virtual and online education. This paper tries to elucidate how the higher education system of the Philippines experienced and responded to the challenge of providing alternative education and learning services in the time of COVID 19 pandemic. This case study is divided into three parts. The first part provides an analysis on the policies and guidelines implemented by the country's Commission on Higher Education. The second part interrogates and reflects on the responses, challenges, and best practices employed by universities in implementing these guidelines. The last part provides general recommendations and argues that Philippine higher education institutions should form an Education Continuity Plan that outlines the procedures and instructions that should be followed in the face of a pandemic.

title: The National Budget Circular 461: Emerging trends in Philippines higher education promotion system
abstract: This research aimed to identify trends on promotion challenges and concerns (CaCs) encountered by the faculty members in selected State universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines. To specifically identify significant CaCs, the study employed the mixed method research design utilizing the delphi model technique for data collection. Thematic data coding was thoroughly conducted to come up with a consensus from the experts in the field of promotion in higher education. There were 10 focal persons from the SUCs in the national capital region (NCR) purposively chosen as the study participants. The identified challenges and concerns as the trend indicators were categorized into themes such as appreciation of documents, faculty engagement for promotion, information dissemination, schedule of implementation, responsiveness of the national budget circular No. 461 (NBC 461) focal persons to promotion related concerns, faculty engagement to promotion, and stakeholder's engagement to promotion. These indicators would be a relevant implication to the holistic and a uniform faculty promotion scheme in higher education institutions of the country. Hence, the result of the study shall be utilized by the SUCs policymakers in crafting the standardized NBC 461 policy guideline that is inclusive for implementing equal promotion opportunity as well as job security.

title: The Philippines, Part 1

title: Readings on Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19) and the Higher Education Institution (HEIs) Emergency Preparedness in the Philippines
abstract: The Philippines Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are affected by COVID 19. Pestilence is, without a doubt, not the last pandemic that will undermine school coherence, particularly given research on how environmental change will influence irresistible disease events. There is a scope of potential ways that HEIs could become more grounded in light of the COVID 19 emergency. The Higher Education Institution in the Philippines is getting ready for COVID 19 guarantee that schools can oversee future vulnerability remembering varieties for the seriousness of ailment, method of transmission, and paces of contamination in the network. HEIs readiness expects to ensure students and teachers, plan for progression of instruction, and protect training part speculations, all of which at last add to reinforced versatility through instruction. HEIs have assumed a real job in the avoidance and control of the scourge circumstance.

title: Internationalisation of higher education in Malaysia and the Philippines: a comparative analysis of mission and vision statements of selected universities
abstract: This paper examines how internationalisation of higher education institutions is reflected through their mission and vision statements by comparatively analysing the mission and vision statements o.

title: Blockchain Technology as a Competitive Advantage for Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines
abstract: This research explores blockchain as a competitive advantage (CA) for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. The respondents" awareness of the relevance of blockchain use was also tested. The researcher aims to verify if blockchain is a foundational technology to be implemented in academe. Theoretical framework was formulated based on the knowledge procurement cycle and distributed learning ledger. The researcher proposes that conceptual framework, centered on blockchain (Ethereum) will enhance recordkeeping in education. Frequency, percentage, and weighted mean determined the degree of relevance of blockchain as CA of Philippine HEIs. One way ANOVA determined respondents" significant relationship (SR) with regard to blockchain awareness and identified SR of blockchain as CA over other colleges in terms of cost and differentiation. The results showed that students were most aware of the relevance of blockchain while professors were least aware. Both null hypotheses were accepted. There is no SR on the respondents" awareness on the use of blockchain. Respondents considered technology relevant and a foundational technology in recordkeeping. The research proposes EduChain Activity Flow Model to enhance recordkeeping in the academe. It will offer ample job opportunities to students in the field of blockchain. Also, the researcher suggests that administrators may incorporate blockchain training as part of faculty development. This research will pave the way for future researchers to study other aspects of blockchain in education.

title: Establishing a Pilot Interprofessional Education (IPE) Program in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the Philippines
abstract: A pilot interprofessional education (IPE) program in the Philippines has been initiated in a private higher education institution by three Filipinos who were formally trained in IPE from a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on IPE. Guided by the WHO educator and curricular mechanisms on IPE and an understanding of the local context, a four stage action plan was created for the pilot IPE program, which involved 10 health science programs. The experience from the initial implementation was challenging and required perseverance as well as inclusive leadership. Nevertheless, the program's accomplishments such as continuous faculty training in IPE, constant communication among faculty members and students on IPE, and an inter university collaboration to host the first ever local IPE conference were noted. The article concludes with lessons learned from the pilot IPE program and future directions in further contributing to the growth and sustainability of IPE programs in the Philippines.

title: The Governance of Inclusive Maritime Higher Education in the Philippines
abstract: Maritime activities, including sea transport, fishing, and marine tourism are closely tied to the lives of many Filipinos for the Philippines being archipelagic and consist of 7,100 islands. It is therefore natural for many Filipinos to pursue a maritime career by attending maritime education and training (MET) programs  Filipinos used to be the leading supplier of seafarers in the global market, however in recent years, China, Russia and other seafarer supplying countries are pushing up their ranks. A global estimate in the demand of seafarers is 92,000 in 2020 to 147, 500 in 2025  However, in order to build the maximum capacity of Filipino seafarers, the need to provide inclusive MET as well as the reduction of economic and geographical inequalities among the different regions. This paper compares selected MET institutions' access by numbers in different administrative regions and presents preliminary analysis on the influence of governance in terms of accessibility to MET.

title: Implementation of CHED General Education Curriculumin the Filipino Program of Higher Education Institutions: Its Implications on Language Planning in the Philippines
abstract: This paper was focused at evaluating the extent of implementation of Commisson on HigherEducation Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 59 s. 1996 in the Filipino program of Higher EducationInstitutions (HEIs).It also aimed at assessing the language planning of HEIs particularly in Region 02,Philippines. Evaluative analysis of data through the use of quantitative and qualitative analysis wasemployed. The survey method for quantitative analysis and multi method approach or triangulation forqualitative analysis of data were employed. Results validated that the policy was fully implemented for two(2)reasons: (1) The institutions are allowed to add but not to deduct from the prescribed minimumrequirements by CHED; and (2) Filipino must be recognized as one of the academic courses in GeneralEducation Curriculum. Also, results vouched that Filipino GECcourses offered inHEIs were not unified. Interms of medium of instruction, publications and communications, Filipino is not the official language usedbut exclusively English. However, the use of English and Filipino is inseparable in actual classroominstructions and oral communications. It was also evident that not having the language policies andprograms in Filipino of HEIs for its intellectualization implies theirlack of support, advocacy and politicalwill. Thus, the formulation of language policies and programs in Filipino must be given priority attention inthe micro language planning.

title: Influence of Organizational Culture on Teachers' Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction: The Case of Catholic Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines
abstract: This article examines the influence of organizational culture on the organizational commitment and job satisfaction of teachers in the context of Catholic higher education institutions in the Philippines. Results show that clan is the most dominant culture type of Catholic HEIs in the Philippines. In addition, teachers are highly committed to their organization and satisfied to their job. Furthermore, among the four culture types, clan has a high positive influence on the organizational commitment of teachers and has a slightly positive influence on their job satisfaction. Implications and directions for future research are also discussed.