Entrepreneurship from an Emerging Nation: A Case Study from Cebu, Philippines

Author   Tiffany Adelaine TanSchool of Management, University of the Philippines Cebu Ernesto Yap Allen Vicente ​Abstract This study looked at entrepreneurship from the entrepreneurs’ viewpoint on what enabled them to start their businesses. A semi-structured survey was used on 124 respondents – all business owners of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises – who were selected via purposive and snowball sampling. Cross-tabulation, the...

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WORK NEVER AWAY FROM HOME: EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF WORK AMONG HOME-BASED WORKERS

Author   Jonathan C. dela CernaCollege of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu Abstract: Technology and globalization have led to the development of alternative forms of employment like telecommuting. In the Philippines, telecommuting is a less explored phenomenon in empirical research. The current study is a descriptive research design that explores the conceptions of work of fourteen home-based workers. Respondents...

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Children as courseware collaborators: Using participatory research to produce courseware integrating science and sustainable development

Author   Aurelio P VilbarCollege of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu, Philippines Abstract UNESCO’s 2014 report on education for sustainable development (ESD), Shaping the Future We Want, shows that there have been worldwide advances in integrating ESD into school curriculums. Although there is a global curriculum in ESD, children as the end users of the curriculum are not actively involved in constructing sustainable...

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A Perception-Based Curricular Review on the K to 12 HUMSS Strand Curriculum

Edwin B. Estrera Abstract This study examines the perception of Humanities and Social Science teachers among public Senior High Schools in the Department of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences strand in the Philippines. It uses Erden’s element-based model of evaluation by considering the alignment to the goals of the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, the purpose, and core courses of the program, and the teaching-learning...

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A benchmark survey of plankton, fish and benthic composition in Poblacion and Kadurong Reefs in Liloan, Cebu, Philippines

Authors Brisneve Edullantes Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu Fleurdeliz MaglangitDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines CebuAngelito OrtizDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu   Joana Mie CasiboDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science,...

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On Transistor Radios and Authoritarianism: The Politics of Radio-Broadcasted Distance Learning

Regletto Aldrich D. Imbong ABSTRACT As the Philippines continues to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new modalities of instruction are being devised by the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, through the Department of Education (DepEd). Among these are what the DepEd provided as self-learning modules (SLMs) combined with “alternative learning delivery modalities” which include radio-based instruction (DepEd 2020). The SLMs and...

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