OFFICE OF THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS COLUMBAN COLLEGE, INC. 1 Mt. Apo St., New Asinan, Olongapo City
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HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH---HIGHER DEGREES OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS INDIVIDUAL” DR. DAVID CABABARO BUENO http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0072-0326 docdave3090@gmail.com Columban College, Inc. Olongapo City, Philippines
Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines—June 1992 when I started my journey in higher education at Columban College, Inc., Olongapo City, where I completed my Bachelor of Arts, Major in General Science degree for only 3 ½ years (October 1995). While waiting for my graduation in March 1996, I enrolled in various professional education courses while having pre and in-service intensive trainings on the teaching of Biochemistry, Biology, Earth and Environment Science, Chemistry and Modern Physics at the University of the PhilippinesNISMED and part-time teaching jobs in various technical vocational institutes and colleges in the City. These professional experiences abetted me a lot in passing the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in 1997. Few months after graduation, I was hired as secondary classroom teacher at the Basic Education Department of Columban College, Inc. handling Integrated Science, Biology and Chemistry from June 1996 to March 1997. To professionally equip myself more, I decided to enroll in the Master of Arts in Education, Major in Science Education program in the Graduate School of Columban College, Inc. where I finished in March 1998. During this time, I was transferred in the College of Arts and Sciences and Education of the College Department and was later appointed as Science and Mathematics Coordinator and Science Laboratories Custodian from 2000 to 2008. Even without plans of getting promoted to any higher administrative position in the College, I proceeded with my doctorate studies in Educational Administration at my Alma Mater and graduated in March 2000. Several months after graduation, I was invited by the Dean of the Graduate School to teach in the graduate school and handled specialization courses including research and thesis writing in the Master of Arts in Education program of the Graduate School. This started my graduate teaching career in the Graduate School of Columban College, Inc. In 2009, I assumed the Director for Research, Planning and Development and concurrent Coordinator of the Graduate School while in June 2010, I was appointed as Dean of the Graduate School and concurrent Director for Research and Publications Office of the College. 1
These new assignments provided me the opportunity to review the National Higher Education Research Agenda and to explore possible research topics and collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations and other HEIs. This was the start of my career in undertaking multidisciplinary researches. I have been invited also as speaker in various research-related topics and have presented research papers in various learned organizations and societies in the ASEAN. My professional life as community and research-oriented individual offered numerous opportunities as guest lecturer at the Graduate School of Holy Angel University in Angeles City, Pampanga, St. Joseph College-Inc., Olongapo City and Bulacan State University in consortium with St. Joseph College-Inc. and Bataan Peninsula State University in consortium with the Baliuag University in Bulacan. Because of the accreditation of programs, as Dean of the Graduate School, I took up Master in Public Management and Master in Business Administration in March 2012 and 2013 respectively to satisfy the accreditation requirements. These master’s degrees qualified me to take the Doctor in Business Administration program at the Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), Manila and I am currently writing my dissertation. This again requires rigorous research and study of various aspects of the business environment. Furthermore, I believed that Research is the means of support of every higher education institution to realize its goal of superiority. As one of the quadruple functions of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), aside from instruction, extension and production, research separates higher education from basic education; hence, it is expected that the research outputs produce new knowledge relative to science and society. Columban College, Inc., both as a mature institution of higher learning and as the seedbed of excellence not only in Zambales but also in the country, is producing quality researches through its Research and Publications Office (RPO) which I lead with the vision of producing relevant research outputs as evidenced in our journal publications. Research and Publications are the fundamental and basic functions of the College alongside instruction, production and extension services. It is highly expected that in the next years to come the RPO will generate and will contribute a lot of new knowledge to the global society. The RPO finds itself at the center stage as the College’s support unit in establishing a culture of research by providing research leadership, policy direction and the avenues/opportunities where research needs of faculty members/ personnel may be met; involving faculty members/ personnel in audit/program reviews; periodically reviewing research incentives that may be given to deserving faculty members/ personnel; and publishing research outputs of faculty members/ personnel and students both in the undergraduate and graduate levels. As the director for institutional research and publications, I directly report to the College President in coordination with the VP for Academic Affairs and Student Services and the VP for Administration and Finance. I supervise the museum curator, research coordinators of the 2
various departments and units, faculty-researchers, administrator-researchers and student assistants. I also take charge of promoting the research culture in the College, supervise the operations of the office which is tasked to undertake institutional researches, provide technical assistance to facilitate the development of research by the faculty and administrators of the various departments and units, publish the research output in the “CC-The Journal”, which contains the researches undertaken by the College, and supervise the Zambales Museum of Natural History. In 2010, I initiated the needs assessment to determine the research requirements and priorities of the various units and departments, prepared short-term and long-term institutional research plans, and assisted the faculty-researchers and administrator-researchers in the development of research proposals. I provided technical assistance to the other departments, programs, and units in the conduct of their researches. I likewise supervised the research training programs of administrators, faculty and staff including the preparation of training and education programs and the conduct of seminars and workshops. Moreover, as a research leader and director, I supervise the publication and distribution of the research journal, magazine and other research-related materials. I am responsible for establishing linkages, networks and strategic alliance with local, national and international organizations through collaboration and partnership. I also collaborate with government and non-government organizations for possible research grants and subsidies. These collaborations are strengthened through my memberships to various researchdriven organizations. I am an active lifetime member and board member of the Philippine Association for Graduate Education (PAGE III) since 2002 to 2011 and 2012 to 2014. I am a regular member of the Philippine Association for Teacher Education, Region III Chapter since 2003, Graduate Education Association of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines (GEACCUP), Region III in 2004, a lifetime member of PANASIA Training and Research Institute and ISO Development Education Institute, both in 2007. In 2010, I became a lifetime member of the Research and Educational Development Training Institute (REDTI) and editorial board member and regular contributor of the “CC-The Journal”. In 2012, I became a certified memberaccreditor of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). In 2014, I became a regular member of the Philippine Society for Educational Research and Evaluation, Inc., Philippine Society for Public Administration and Philippine Association of Institutions for Research, Inc. (PAIR). Furthermore, the International Organization for Research and Development granted my automatic membership for one year as a special benefit when I received the Best Paper Presenter Award in Bangkok, Thailand on January 29-30, 2015. Few months after, the Transcendence Academic Group granted my lifetime membership and the International Alliance of Research Enthusiasts (IARE) in April 2015. 3
The International Economics Development Research Center (IEDRC) invited me as a conference technical committee member during the 2nd International Conference on Teaching and Education Sciences 2015 (ICTES 2015) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2015 and to their 2nd International Conference on Education and Training Technologies 2015 (ICETT 2015) in Singapore also in April 2015. I am currently member of various prestigious research-related organizations like the Philippine Association of Research Managers, Inc. (PHILARM) on April 5, 2015; University Research Office (URO)-Tarlac State University as Research Reviewer-Member on April 15, 2015; Association of Scholarly Peer Reviewers (ASPER) on April 22, 2015; Association of Scholarly Editors (ASE) on April 22, 2015; International Association of Scholarly Publishers, Editors and Reviewers, Inc. (IASPER), Indonesia on April 22, 2015; International Association of Multidisciplinary Research (IAMURE) on April 22, 2015; Philippine Association of Research Managers (PHILARM) on April 28, 2015; Innovation, Leadership, Service (ILS) Development and Training, Inc. on May 22, 2015; Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office III- Quality Assessment Team (RQAT) as member-assessor on July 9, 2015; and Ramon Magsaysay Technological University (RMTU)- Research, Extension, Training, and Production (RETP) as a Research External Evaluator-Member on August 7, 2015. My involvement as an Outstanding Filipino Research Leader is further manifested in the execution of Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between organizations such as the Philippine Association for Institutions of Research (PAIR), institutional partnerships with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines like the University of the Philippines, Manila, La Consolacion University, formerly the University of Regina Carmeli - Bulacan, Holy Angel University-Angeles City, Pampanga and the Angeles University Foundation – Angeles City, Pampanga towards the conduct of the Labor-Demand Analysis of Subic Bay Freeport Zone and Clark Freeport Zone funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) National Office, organizing international conferences/for a as technical committee member in Malaysia and Singapore; managing research organizations and “CC-The Journal”, an institutional publication; my awards and distinctions in speakerships in major events and leadership in organizations include: “The Basics of Action Research: Imperative to Entrepreneurial Success”. SIFE Philippines: Changing the World, Columban College Chapter, College of Business Administration in January 2005; the “Human Asset Management (HAM) Practices as Perceived by College Faculty: A Case of CC for Policy Revision” during the Research Capability Building Seminar: Writing Action Researches for Business and Education. Columban College, Olongapo City in October 23, 2010; the Research Capability Building Seminar (The Research Methods and Designs, and Writing the Research Proposal): Writing Faculty Researches during Research Capability Building Seminar: Writing Faculty Researches in Olongapo City in October 27, 2010; the Module “ Issues and Problems on Research and Statistics at the Holy Angel University, Angeles City, Pampanga from January to February 2011; on “ Syllabus-Making” Seminar at 4
Columban College on June 10, 2011; “Test Planning and Table of Specifications SeminarWorkshop” at Columban College on July 23, 2011; “Test Planning and Table of Specifications Seminar-Workshop” at Columban College AVR-Barretto on November 11, 2011; “Extension Services Programs of Columban College at the Aeta Community of Sitio Kanaynayan, Brgy. San Pablo, Castillejos, Zambales with REDTI at Capiz State University on August 31, 2012; “Employability of Arts and Sciences Graduates of CC: A Tracer Study during the Research Capability Building Seminar at Olongapo City on September 15, 2012; “ Classroom-Based Action Research for Teachers”, Division Teacher Induction Program (TIP) Phase 1: Batch 2 at Subic Bay Travelers Hotel and Event Center, SBMA on November 9-Dec. 1, 2013; “Operational and Organizational Stressors Experienced by Police Officers at Station B. Police Department, Olongapo City during 4th International Research Conference on Research Output Dissemination across Discipline “ Sharing Knowledge across Borders and Beyond” by REDTI at Aklan State University on April 23-25, 2014; “Classroom-Based Action Research for Teachers” during the Division Teacher Induction Program (TIP) Phase 1: Batch 2 at Subic Bay Travelers Hotel and Event Center, SBMA on November 29-December 1, 2013; “Classroom-Based Action Research for Teachers” during the Division Teacher Induction Program (TIP) at Subic Bay Travelers Hotel and Event Center, SBMA on April 28-30, 2014; “Classroom-Based Action Research for Teachers” during the Division Teacher Induction Program (TIP) Phase 1: Batch 4 at Bakasyunan Resort and Conference Center, Iba, Zambales on August 8-10, 2014;
“Action Research for School
Supervisors” during the Training on Supervision and Instruction at Bakasyunan Resort and Conference Center, Iba, Zambales on August 22-14, 2014; “ Human Resource Management Practices vis-à-vis Employee Performance in the LGU of Subic, Zambales” during International Conference on Public Administration Governance Reforms and Innovations held at Waterfront Hotel, Davao City, Philippines on October 9-11, 2014;
“Microanalysis of Community
Engagement Towards Environmental Management Strategies during the 2nd AsiaEngage Regional Conference 2014 at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on November 17-20, 2014; “Human Resource Management of Selected Hotels and Resorts in Olongapo City” during the International Research Conferences on Business, Economics and Social Sciences-IRC 2015 at Bangkok, Thailand on 29-30 January 2015, where I won the Best Paper Presenter Award; “Ascertaining the Quality of Graduate School Through Students’ Satisfaction Appraisal” during International Conference on Education, Research, Technology and the Social Sciences 2015 (ICERTSS 2015) at the Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines on February 7-9, 2015; “Characterizing the Educational Philosophy of Pre-service Teachers Among Teacher Education Institutions” during 2nd International Research Conference on Higher Education at Crown Legacy Hotels and Towers, Cebu City, Philippines on April 8-10, 2015, where I won the Best Research Paper Award; “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate Faculty Members: Basis for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program” during the Asian Conference in 5
Education, Engineering, Research, Technology and the Social Sciences (ACEERTSS 2015) at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines on May 23-25, 2015; “Research in the Philippines: Current Status, Practices, Research Agendas, Trends and Issues” during the 1st PATLS LIS Research Summit with the theme “ State of LIS Research in the Philippines” held at Columban Hotel, Olongapo City on May 27-29, 2015; “Stakeholders’ Perspectives of a Healthy and Safe School Environment” at the 18th International Conference on Education (ICE2015) at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam on June 2-4, 2015; “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate Faculty Members: Basis for Continuing Professional Development Program” during the 2nd International Conference on Education and Training Technologies (ICETT 2015) in Singapore on August 10-11, 2015 where I was awarded the Best Research Paper on Innovation; “Research Capability Training Cum Colloquium for Master Teachers (Division of Zambales) at Travelers Hotel and Event Center, SBFZ on September 2-4, 2015. Aside from my paper presentations, I am also actively involved as session facilitator during the 2nd International Research Conference on Higher Education at Crown Legacy Hotels and Towers, Cebu City, Philippines on April 8-10, 2015; Asian Conference in Education, Engineering, Research, Technology and the Social Sciences (ACEERTSS 2015) held at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines on May 23-25, 2015; and during the 18th International Conference on Education (ICE2015) at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam on 2-4 June 2015. As to Research Productivity Award, I continuously and actively involve myself in the program/event, recruit members to various research-driven organizations such as PAIR and IAMURE and other organizations abroad for continuous enhancement of their research publication skills. I also support faculty participation to research conferences in the local, national and international settings. I am also tagged as “prolific” book/ module author/ writer by my publishers and book users. At present, I have published various book titles such as Essentials of Biological Sciences, Fundamentals of Physical Science, Essentials of Inorganic Chemistry, Elements of Research and Thesis-writing by Syneraide Research and Publications in 2006; Introduction to Human Biology, Essentials of Statistics, Environmental Science: Issue-Based Approach, Principles of Microbiology (Integrated with Basic Nutrition), Principles of Food Safety and Sanitation by the Syneraide Research and Publications in 2007. These books are currently used as required reference materials by college students and professors in the region. The Biological Science for College Students and Physical Science for College Students published by Books Atbp. Publishing Corporation in 2011 are used nationwide by the academic institutions of higher learning. Another book on Food Microbiology and Food Safety for HRM Students published by Books Atbp. Publishing Corporation in 2014 is currently the reference text-manual of the hospitality management students and professors nationwide. Some of my prepared modules for graduate students are Guide for Research, Thesis and Dissertation Writing (for Graduate Students) in 6
2014; Theory and Practice of Curriculum Development; Human Resource Management (for Business and Public Administration programs); and Human Resource Management (for Educational Administration program) in 2015. At present, I submitted my manuscripts on Human Resource Development and Management, Research Writing for Business and Hospitality Students, Curriculum Theory and Development for Education Students, Educational Research Writing-Made Easy?, and Introduction to Statistics for Research (Concepts and Applications), for review and publication to the Great Books Trading and Publishing Company. Due to the demands of educational and curricular innovations in the Philippines, the “Enhanced Basic Education Program”, I researched on the various curriculum guides for senior high school and got interested in reviewing my previously published books and modules and adapted these to the senior high school curriculum guides. I was able to developed work-texts on Practical Quantitative Research, Practical Qualitative Research, and Organization and Management, which were then submitted for review and publication to the Books Atbp. Publishing Corporation. I have also research articles published in various journals such as “Columban CollegeResearch and Publication Center” and “Human Asset Management (HAM) Practices: A Case of Columban College” in 2010. The research abstract on “Employability of Liberal Arts (Arts and Sciences) Graduates of Columban College: A Tracer Study, and Extension Services Programs at the Aeta Community of Sitio Kanaynayan, Barangay San Pablo, Castillejos, Zambales in the “CCThe Journal” which is a Research Review for Business, Education, Management, Technology and Computer Studies in 2011. The research paper on the “Operational and Organizational Stressors Experienced by Police Officers at Station B., Police Department, Olongapo City” published in 2012; “Graduate School Student Satisfaction Study at CC”, Graduate School Faculty Teaching Performance in 2013. Furthermore, the following papers I authored were published in 2014 at the CC-The Journal: “Effects of TQM on Stakeholders Satisfaction: A Conceptual Model for Institutional Research”, “Effects of TQM on Stakeholders Satisfaction: A Conceptual Model for Institutional Research”, “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate School Faculty Members”,
“Tracer Study of Graduate School (CCGS) Graduates: 2005-2009”, “Graduate
Faculty Teaching Performance (AY 2013-2014)”, “Graduate School Students Satisfaction Survey: An Analysis Towards Curriculum Enhancement”, “Environmental Practices of Residents: Basis for Environmental Management Strategies”, “Leadership Effectiveness of Barangay Captains Towards Barangay Development”, “Climate Change Awareness of Secondary School Students”, “School Culture Among Higher Education Institutions, “Instructional Leadership of Elementary School Principals”, “Learning Styles and Performance of Secondary School Students”, “Local Community Perceptions on Weather Information System”, “Budget Management and Financial Performance of HEIs”, “Lifestyle of Senior Citizens in Castillejos Zambales: Basis for an Enhanced Welfare Program”, “Teachers’ Traits and Attitudes of Students”, “Learning Environment as 7
Perceived by Senior Education Students”, and A Study of Products, Pricing and Promotional Activities of Selected Hotels and Resorts”. These research abstracts were published by CC: The Journal in various volumes. My paper on the “Operational and Organizational Stressors Experienced by Police Officers at Station B. Police Department, Olongapo City” was published by REDTI (Book of Abstract) during the 4th International Research Conference on Research Output Dissemination across Discipline “Sharing Knowledge across Borders and beyond” on April 23-25, 2014. The “Human Resource Management Practices vis-à-vis Employee Performance in the LGU of Subic, Zambales” was published by PSPA during the 4th International Conference on Public Administration Governance Reforms and Innovations, Waterfront Hotel, Davao City, Philippines on October 9-11, 2014. My paper on “Microanalysis of Community Engagement towards Environmental Management Strategies”, published by the AsiaEngage Book during the 2nd AsiaEngage Regional Conference 2014 at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on November 17-20, 2014. A paper on “Human Resource Management of Selected Hotels and Resorts in Olongapo City” was published by the International Research Conferences on Business, Economics and Social Sciences IRC 2014 at Bangkok, Thailand on January 29-30, 2015. A paper on “Ascertaining the Quality of Graduate School Through Students’ Satisfaction Appraisal” was published in the Book of Abstracts of Transcendence Academic Org., Inc., International Conference on Education, Research, Technology and the Social Sciences 2015 (ICERTSS 2015) at the Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines on February 7-9, 2015,. Another paper on “Characterizing the Educational Philosophy of Pre-service Teachers among Teacher Education Institutions” was published in the Book of Abstracts-International Alliance of Research Enthusiasts during the 2nd International Research Conference on Higher Education at Crown Legacy Hotels and Towers, Cebu City, Philippines on April 8-10, 2015; “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate Faculty Members: Basis for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program” published in the Book of Abstracts-Transcendence Academic Org., Inc.,, Asian Conference in Education, Engineering, Research, Technology and the Social Sciences (ACEERTSS 2015), Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines on May 23-25, 2015; “Stakeholders’ Perspectives of a Healthy and Safe School Environment” published in the Book of the 18th International Conference on Education (ICE2015), Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam on June 2-4, 2015; the “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate Faculty Members: Basis for Continuing Professional Development Program” was published in the Book of Abstract of the 2015 2nd International Conference on Education and Training Technologies (ICETT 2015) in Singapore on August 10-11, 2015, and “Teaching Outcomes of Graduate School Lecturers as Input to Continuing Professional Development Program” was also published in the Conference Proceedings and Book of Abstracts of the Philippine Association of Institutions for Research, Inc. (PAIR) during the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research with the theme: The Role of 8
Research for Outcomes-Based Education at Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Cebu City, Philippines on October 27-30, 2015. As an outstanding individual member, I have received various research-related awards in some of the various international research conferences I attended such as: “Best Paper Presented Award” on “Human Resource Management of Selected Hotels and Resorts in Olongapo City” presented during the International Research Conferences on Business, Economics and Social Sciences IRC 2015 at Bangkok, Thailand on 29-30 January 2015; “Best Research Paper Award” on “Characterizing the Educational Philosophy of Pre-service Teachers Among Teacher Education Institutions” presented during the 2nd International Research Conference on Higher Education, Crown Legacy Hotels and Towers, Cebu City, Philippines on April 8-10, 2015; “Best Research Paper Award on Innovation” on “Training Needs Analysis (TNA) of Graduate Faculty Members: Basis for Continuing Professional Development Program” presented during the 2015 2nd International Conference on Education and Training Technologies (ICETT 2015) in Singapore on August 10-11, 2015, and my latest and most prestigious research-related award is the “Outstanding Filipino Research Leader 2015” during the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Quest Hotel and Conference Center, Cebu City, Philippines. Thus, higher education obtained by an individual is the vehicle towards higher degree of responsibility and accountability in the fields of instruction, research preparation, dissemination, publication and extension.
(Sgd) DR. DAVID CABABARO BUENO Dean, Graduate School and Director, Research and Publications Office Columban College, Inc. 1 Mt. Apo St., New Asinan, Olongapo City, Philippines 2200 +63 9997064865 +63 9173299033 docdave30@yahoo.com docdave3090@gmail.com
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