THE GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM OF PHILIPPINE
NORMAL UNIVERSITY, AGUSAN CAMPUS: BASIS FOR
PROPOSAL FOR ACCREDITATION
Dr. Vivinia B. Daug
THE PROBLEM
This study is a descriptive
method of research confined to the level of quality of the Graduate Education Program
of Philippine Normal University, Agusan Campus. To determine the comparison between the actualities and
intentions of the said program, the CHED Standards, Educational Leadership, Actualization of Vision and Mission
and Administrative Support and the PACUCOA accreditation instrument were used to evaluate the eight areas
of concern and were analyzed to identify the development needs of the Graduate Education Program of PNU-AC.
The respondents in the study consisted of the professors and graduate students of the Graduate Education
Program.
The instrument utilized the
rating scale of 1 to 5 to indicate the condition of a particular item in the relation
to the different components of accreditation standards. The statistical techniques
included mean computation, F – test and the significant of correlation with the use
of SSPS (Statistical Product of Correlations and Services) Program.
FINDINGS
1. The Level of Quality of the Graduate Education Program of PNU-AC as
Rated by the Professors and Graduate Students.
1.1 Goals and Objectives
Nine (9) out of twelve (12) or 75% of the items were rated very good by
the respondents. Three (3) out of twelve (12) or 25% of the items were rated
good.
1.2 Faculty
Rank and tenure, professional performance, salaries and fringe benefits,
selection of faculty members, teaching assignments, academic qualifications rated
very good by the respondents, while faculty development and faculty involvement
rated good.
1.3 Curriculum and Instruction
Program of studies and curriculum, instructional materials, procedures
and techniques, evaluation and grading, graduation requirements and administrative
support obtained very good, while community services and involvement obtained
the lowest rating but was still good.
1.4 Research
Human resource, orientation and quality were rated very good, Support
from the administration ethics of research, activities, dissemination and utilization
were rated good.
1.5 Students
Retention and admission were rated very good while students services was
rated good.
1.6 Library
Administration and staffing, financial support, holdings, organization
and maintenance of collections, services and physical facilities were rated good.
1.7 Administrative Organization
Administrative records and administration organization were rated very
good, while planning, financial management and academic and scholarly connection
were rated good.
1.8 Other Resources
Human resources, physical resources and laboratories were rated good by
the respondents.
2. Significant Difference in the Rating of Professors and Graduate Students
on the level of Quality of the Graduate Education Program of the eight areas
of concerns.
There
were no significant differences between the professors’ and graduate students’ rating on the
level of quality of he graduate education program on the areas of Goals and Objectives, Faculty, Curriculum
and Instructions, Research, and Other Resources.
There were significant difference between the ratings of professors and graduated students on the graduate
education program on the areas of Students and Administrative Organization and
There
was a highly significant difference between the professors’ and graduate students’ ratings on
the level of quality of the graduate educations program on the area of Library.
3. The Degree of External and Internal Factors Manifest in the Graduate
Program.
Vision and mission was rated very good while CHED Standards, educational
leadership, and administrative support were rated good.
4. Significant Correlation between the Quality of the Graduate Education
Programs of PNU-AC
Compliance to CHED Standards, educational leadership, actualization of
vision and mission and administrative support have significant correlation on
the quality of graduate education program of PNU-AC with the PAASCU Instrument.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:
1. The Graduate Education Program of this Institution under study had
reached the very satisfactory level on the areas of goals and objectives, faculty,
curriculum and instructions, and satisfactory on the areas of research, students,
library, administration organization and other resources.
2. The common field experiences of graduate students and professors and
their exposure to the graduate programs enabled them to have congruent perceptions
of the quality of graduate programs.
3. There are marked differences of perceptions of the respondents on the
areas of students, library and administrative organization.
4. Some items in almost all areas have not been provided or just functioning
adequately.
5. Compliance to CHED standards, educational leadership, implementation
of the vision and mission and adequate administrative support all contribute
to quality of graduate programs at PNU Prosperidad Campus.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In light of the aforementioned findings and conclusions of this study,
the following recommendations are hereby offered for consideration.
A. Administrator of PNU
1. For faculty area, provision of continuing faculty development program
and involvement of faculty in the formulation/review of goals and objectives
as well as in the evaluation of curricular and other programs of school.
2. For research area, provision of support staff as enumerators, encoder
and typist, expenses for data analysis and other research activities, and provision
of seminars, workshops and lectures for students and faculty.
3. For students area, improvement of students services such as opportunities
for financial assistance, actual operation system for directing/counseling and
auxiliary services like guidance, dental and medical.
4. For library area, improvement of library administration and staffing,
financial support, holdings, organization and maintenance collections, services,
and physical facilities.
5. For administrative area, improvement of administrative organization
especially on planning, financial management and academic and scholarly connections.
6. Improvements of other resources such as human resources, deliberate,
allocate and implement the proposed intervention program.
B. Head of Graduate School
1. There’s a need for regular orientation of both new faculty and
graduate students.
2. There’s a need to assign a member of the faculty to take charge
of the program for community extension services and involvement.
3. The Graduate School to link with a research center.
C. Faculty
The faculty members to produce a fair amount of quality researches regularly.
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