Erika Mae G.

Baclor
BSMA 1-5
STS Quiz No. 2

1. What are the problems of research culture in the Philippines? Discuss them.

The researchers of the study conducted a survey through written survey questionnaire.
Forty faculty members from 14 universities and colleges, both public and private, with
representations from the three biggest island groups of the Philippines, participated in
answering the questionnaires. Ten additional respondents from 10 universities were
interviewed using open-ended questions. Item and categorical means were computed for
the fixed-response survey questionnaire, which asked the participants to rate their extent
of agreement or disagreement to 25 statements reflecting indicators of research culture.

The rationale behind this in accordance to study was to be able to identify what
the faculty might consider as weak and strong aspects of research culture in the Philippine
HEIs to find the gap within the research body of the university and also
for the furtherance of research culture in the Philippines. The result of the gathered data
revealed that the faculty members who participated did not consider any of the aspects
of research culture in their institutions as being strong. They deemed the following
indicators as present only to a moderate extent: (a) the impact of research, (b)
administrative practices, (c) inter-institutional collaboration, (d) institutional research
strategy, (e) financial reward system, (f) infrastructure, (g) the presence of ethical policies,
and (h) the availability of research funding.

The biggest problems that the research culture in the Philippines is facing today are that
all the essential factors in research culture in every universities are deemed to be weak
or in moderate extent only, so as to this, universities need to be bolstered by measures
and strategies to eliminate the common idea that research is only an ‘additional’ rather
than an integral function of HEIs. Universities and colleges that are serious in
transforming themselves into research institutions
have to look at the every elements of research culture that contribute to research
productivity, as viewed by the faculty members themselves.

2.Did you experience same problems when doing your research? If yes, give examples.

I have experience some of the problems mentioned in the research study when I, myself
was doing my research in my junior high and senior high years. Those problems include
the infrastructure and the research committee aspects in our campus.

Our campus is lacking in the provision of a research unit, inadequacy of research

services, and facilities in different disciplines for the conduct of research like if the
research is scientific in nature, the equipment and tools needed for experimentation is
incomplete. Also, we have weak research monitoring body that screens the types of
research conducted and looks into ethical dilemmas involved, especially in sensitive fields
that is why I cannot confidently tell that the research study we have produced is of great
quality because of the lack of support coming from within the campus premises.

3.Suggest possible practices to improve research culture in the Philippines.

The best I could think of for the possible practices that could improve the research culture
of the Philippines is that Universities and the governing body of research in the
Philippines should point a direction to tap strengths, identify weaknesses, explore
opportunities, and eliminate the threats to have a research intensive institution of higher
and better learning and discoveries. Moreover, the government should provide a higher
funding for research to unveil science discoveries and opportunities that our country has
to offer because our country would be the first to be benefited after all. If the institution is
private, the financing sector should do the same for their betterment science and research
field. Also, it would be helpful if research faculties would engage in seminars that would
give them tips and strategies to uplift their research culture.