Philippine Higher Education Institutions’ Discourse and Praxis on Sustainable Development

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Central Bicol State University of Agriculture – Calabanga Campus Research Development and Extension Research Proposal* Philippine Higher Education Institutions’ Discourse and Praxis on Sustainable Development Richard G. Castor, Faculty Member – College of Arts and Sciences

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Collaborating Agency: (Prospect) Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Duration:

9 months

Rationale of the Research Project The purpose of this qualitative study will be to explore conceptions of sustainable development in the Philosophy-Vision-Mission statements (PVMs) of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. Specifically, this research aims to: 1. Identify keywords advanced in the HEIs‟ PVMS; 2. Determine through content analysis the discourse being promoted in the PVMs of HEIs; 3. Ascertain synergies and contradictions among the PVMs with regard to sustainability; and 4. Explain how HEIs frame sustainability and sustainable development in the PVMs. Further, the problems which the research intends to solve are: General: How did Philippine HEIs frame the concept of sustainability in the Philosophy-Vision-Mission Statements (PVMs)? Specifically,  What were keywords advanced in the HEIs PVMs?  Which discourses was the Philippine HEIs promoting through its PVMs  What are synergies and contradictions among PVMs by HEIs with regard to sustainability?  How were the terms „sustainability‟ and „sustainable development‟ framed by HEIs?


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