10 results
Search Results
Now showing 1 - 10 of 10
Item Restricted A study on quality education as a determinant of career success(1991-03) Untalan, Ma. Carmina M.; Velasco, Joel S.; Tan, EditaItem Restricted Higher budget allocation for basic education: key to quality education(2001-04) Cresino, Neshley C.; Delgado, Jasmin D.; Solon, Orville J.Item Restricted Centers of excellence and centers of development in the Philippines(2003-01) Alegado, Abigail D.; Macabuhay, Frances P'ann; Reside, RenatoItem Restricted The MDG report card: the existence of a quantity-quality tradeoff in attaining the education millennium development goal(2006-10-12) Blas, Joanna Grace L.; Santiago, Elizabeth T.; Quimbo, Stella LuzSince the establishment of the Millennium Declaration in 2000, which outlined the Millennium Development Goals, the Philippines has embarked on various programs aimed to increase the three indicators specified by the United Nations for the education MDG: participation rate, cohort survival rate, and literacy rate. However, since these targets are quantitative in nature, there exists a possibility of a quantity-quality tradeoff happening behind these efforts, particularly in education. This study explores this possibility, using the mean percentage scores of the National Elementary Achievement Test (NEATMPS), and a modified Human Development Index as qualitative variables that measure improvements in human capital. It was ascertained that a tradeoff exists in one of the three indicators, the cohort survival rate, the consequences of which include sacrificing academic excellence for increased figures of grade level promotion. However, no such tradeoff was identified for the other two indicators. It was ascertained that a tradeoff exists in one of the three indicators, the cohort survival rate, the consequences of which include sacrificing academic excellence for increased figures of grade level promotion. However, no such tradeoff was identified for the other two indicators.Item Restricted What goes in and what comes out? a study on the quality of state universities and colleges in the Philippines(2007-03) Joven, Rizelle U.; Santos, Maria Kristina R.; Arcenas, AgustinItem Restricted Item Restricted Does school matter?: income implications of school reputation(2007-10) Cuevas, Sheila Grace M.; Taguba, Ginel Jane Q.In practice, school quality has been used as a proficient measure of the capabilities of a fresh graduate. Varied researches show that it is also one of the key factors for assessment of job applicants in the recruitment processes of some companies. In assessing the relative competency of graduates from the University of the Philippines in the corporate world, this study has intended to investigate the significance of school reputation, as a measure of school quality, in the initial income of fresh graduates. It further aims to estimate the relative significance of grades, extracurricular activities, and internship experiences on the wage differentials of fresh graduates from different schools. The researchers used primary data from surveys and interviews with employed Economics and Business Management majors who graduated within the years 2003-2007. To estimate the significance of school reputation, the research has utilized Card and Kreuger's (1996) theoretical model of school quality, education, and earnings in the derivation of the study's empirical model. Results of the study has shown that income premiums are given to graduates of the top universities despite having the same credentials as other applicants (GWA, course and leadership experience). Moreover, graduates of the University of the Philippines are still given higher annual income as compared to graduates of other reputable universities. In addition, wage differentials can also be explained by grades and extracurricular activities. Internship experience, however, remains insignificant in determining income. Nevertheless, recruitment officers, interviewed for the purpose of the study, still consider internship experience as a significant advantage of job applicants.Item Restricted Measuring education inequality in the Philippines(2007-04) Mesa, Eirene P.This paper measures the degree of education inequality in the Philippines. It generates the average years of schooling (AYS) and education Gini coefficients of the Philippines as whole, and all its regions and provinces to examine the economically-active population's level of educational attainment and the distribution of education. The paper finds that although inequality in educational attainment declined from 1960 to 2000 for the Philippines as a whole, and in all its regions and provinces, there are wide discrepancies in the educational performance of regions and provinces. Using decomposition analysis, it finds that poor provinces have greater education inequality than non-poor provinces and on the national level, women are facing a more equitable distribution of education than males. The regional and provincial data shows that the education Gini index is negatively associated to the average years of schooling and Gross Domestic Regional Product, but positively associated to the income Gini index, poverty incidence and poverty gap.Item Restricted Meeting the millennium development goal for education: can the Philippines make it?(2008-03) Guinto, Celeni Kristine G.; Rabe, Honlani Ruth J.This research studies the trends of the magnitude of Philippine government spending on education, as compared to the net enrolment rates of the country. In comparing it with the performance of other Asia-Pacific countries in their cost-effectiveness in generating educational outcomes, the research shows the likelihood of the Philippines achieving the universal primary education goal of the Millennium Development Goals. Results show that it is unlikely that the Philippines will achieve the goal by 2015, even if it adapts the expenditure-outcome elasticities of successful countries. Finally, the paper wraps up with policy suggestions to improve cost- effectiveness in the country.Item Restricted The effects of school inputs to Philippine elementary education: relevant or insignificant?(2009-10) Tuason, Kathleen Mae C.; Uy, Marie Kuh L.This study probed the significance of school inputs in the academic performance of public elementary school students in the Philippines. The authors examined cross sectional data of Quezon City Grade 6 Public Elementary Students. The academic performance of the students was measured through average National Achievement Test scores per school. Organized Least Squares method was used to obtain regression results for analysis. Consistent with most of the existing literature, school inputs and academic performance exhibited a weak relationship, with most of the school inputs variables being insignificant to the model. The authors recommend inclusion of variables on class shifts, number of hours spent in school, and lagged values of academic measures, expenditures, and school inputs to take into account their real long term effects on students' performance. It is also recommended that studies on rural areas be made in comparison with results from urban areas.