An assessment of the doctorate consortium in the sciences (UP-Ateneo-De La Salle) from the perspectives of students and alumni / Leonida A. Tuazon. 6

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 1991.;A dissertation presented to the faculty of Graduate School of Arts, Sciences and Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education major in Educational Administration. 56

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The focus of this research is the Doctorate Consortium in the Sciences formed by the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University. The Consortium is a special arrangement whereby three educational institutions pooled their resources together for offering a specific program. It was founded in 1974, fostered by close friendship and ties among the faculty members of three universities who work in Mathematics and the breeder sciences. It was also dictated by necessity for it was clear that advanced graduate programs in Mathematics and breeder sciences could be launched only with the combined manpower and resources of the three universities. The purpose of the study was to determine the resultant effect of the Doctorate Consortium in the Sciences of U.P., Ateneo and De La Salle from the perspective of its alumni and students. The main consideration was the degree to which its organizational objectives were achieved, i.e. to train Ph.D.s towards improving faculty Capability of Philippines academic and research institutions. On a larger scale, this objective can be translated into improvement of the teaching of science and science research capabilities, and advancements of Science and its application to the country's development. The research design selected was a descriptive study. The conceptual framework for the study was based on the Organizational Theory voiced by Pugh where the Consortium was assessed in the light of its organizational objectives. Data sources included documents, interview with the Project Director of the Consortium, and a survey of the alumni and students. The findings of the study were as follow: 1. The respondents, who in most cases were pre-selected by their home institutions and supported by study grants, learned about the program from formal announcements sent to their mother institutions. The Consortium program is well-known on campus with the participants fully oriented about its objectives, course content, and policies of implementation. The program of studies was perceived as effective to a large extent by the respondents. 2. The respondents perceived that their involvement in the consortium has improved to a large extent their instructional capability upon returning to their home base institutions. 3. As perceived by the respondents, the Consortium has improved the faculty capability for conducting research only to a moderate extent. 4. The participants' involvement in the Consortium has advanced science popularization to a small extent in various ways such as the sponsorship of science fairs, quizzes and other training outside the home institutions. The academic involvement of the respondents in their base institutions preclude their active participation in science popularization activities outside. 5. Reported problems during the respondents involvement in the Consortium were: lack of institutional materials, unsupportive administrative policies and procedures in home institutions and inadequacy of physical and laboratory facilities.

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