Externally Funded Projects

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  October 2010 Partner Institution: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippine Society for Public Administration (PSPA), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Objectives: The Capacity-Building on Governance and Development was designed for twenty-one focal persons from NEDA-Management Staff and other sector staff who would directly coordinate the formulation of […]

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  May 24 to June 8, 2010 Partner Institution: Commission on Higher Education Objectives: The three-week training workshop aims to enhance the capacity of CHED technical staff to conduct relevant research using CHED’s own data and records, and to help as well those in graduate school to finish their theses/dissertations. It will be

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  23-26 July 2008 Partner Institution: Ateneo de Manila University, Philippine Studies Association Objectives: The 8th ICOPHIL aims to provide a forum for scholars engaged in research on the general field of Philippine Studies to: a.) share their research and study findings; and exchange views, ideas, and information towards understanding/appreciating various dimensions of

Dates of Implementation/Duration: August 2006-March 2007 Partner Institution: SEAMEO-Innotech Objectives:    To draw out the reflections, expectations and concerns of the Department of Education (DepEd) administrators and personnel on efforts to decentralize the management of Philippine basic education, as embodied under RA 9155 (The Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001). Project Description and Outputs:

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  22-24 October 2012 Partner Institution: Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), in cooperation with the AdMU Institute of Philippine Culture, Philippine Sociological Society, and the Philippine Social Science Council Objectives:  provide an opportunity for academics and professionals with a broadly sociological background and/or related fields of

 Dates of Implementation:    September – December 2006  Partner Institution: UNESCO Beijing Office   Objectives: To document the education reform initiatives of two communities located in less developed areas of the Philippines Project Description: PSSC inquired into the experience of two separate communities, Naga City in the Bicol Region and Mambusao, Capiz in Western Visayas Region,

Dates of Implementation: 7 to 9 June 2006 Partner Institution: UNESCO-International Bureau of Education (IBE) and the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok  Objective:  Look at and discuss the merits of the Resource Pack for application in the Philippine setting Promote the adoption/adaptation of appropriate curriculum change ideas and modules in the Resource

Dates of Implementation: 7 to 9 June 2006 Partner Institution: UNESCO-International Bureau of Education (IBE) and the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok  Objective:  Look at and discuss the merits of the Resource Pack for application in the Philippine setting Promote the adoption/adaptation of appropriate curriculum change ideas and modules in the Resource

Dates of Implementation: 7 July 2006 Partner Institution: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Objective: To solicit initial ideas and topics for an international conference on rural transformations in Southeast Asia Project Description: The roundtable discussion, in partnership with SEARCA, aimed to bring together 12 to 15 local and

Dates of Implementation: Aug 2006 – Jan 2007 Partner Institution: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Objective: To design and implement a survey to draw out the understanding, expectations and concerns of DepEd personnel at different levels of the education hierarchy/bureaucracy regarding the expressed rationales, modalities and processes of education decentralization.  Project Description: In