Externally Funded Projects

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

Dates of Implementation: Aug 2006 – Dec 2006 Partner Institution: UNESCO-INRULED Objective: To  document the beginnings and goals and objectives of these local education reform projects; the specific plans, measures and activities pursued to upgrade basic education in the localities; the movers, actors and participants of these reform initiatives; the challenges and opportunities encountered in

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  November 22-25, 2006 Partner Institution: NCCA, Japan Foundation and IAHA Objectives: In keeping with the overall goals of the IAHA, the 19th IAHA Conference had three main objectives: To afford scholars in different countries an opportunity to come together for an exchange of views, ideas, and information toward the generation and utilization

Dates of Implementation: 8-9 July 2005 Partner Institution: Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-Manila Objective: To draw on insights from recent reform experiences in a select number of other Asian countries, particularly Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Ultimately, the workshop aims to produce a volume based