Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines

Purpose - This study is designed to create platforms to train students in higher education to be caring and responsible citizens. This is the third academe extension mission that aims to tap into the expertise and its knowledge to help the community. Based on the framework of community empowerment,...

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Main Authors: Llenares, Ian I., Deocaris, Custer C.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-38402021-11-12T08:50:14Z Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines Llenares, Ian I. Deocaris, Custer C. Purpose - This study is designed to create platforms to train students in higher education to be caring and responsible citizens. This is the third academe extension mission that aims to tap into the expertise and its knowledge to help the community. Based on the framework of community empowerment, the researchers measured the longterm impact of a 44-month community extension program in the Philippines. The extension program described in this study was implemented between March 2009 and December 2015 to address the capacity-building needs of a low-income community. This paper highlights some key development activities which includes partnership with local government, training needs assessment through grassroot-level participation and design of practical education-training programs. Methodology - The study follows a descriptive research design. The Community Outcome Scale (COS) was developed to measure perceived knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle of the beneficiaries. Fifty-four community residents were purposively selected based on their attendance to the community-based education and training programs. The ANOVA method with post hoc analysis was employed to determine the differences between perceived knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle among residents stratified according to the degree of completion of the training programs. Findings - There was a moderate improvement in community knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle based on the survey which was performed one and a half years after the completion of the extensions programs. Based on the results, improved long-term outcomes were noted only amongst the regular and occasional participants. Significance - There is an increasing appreciation of the impact of higher education extension in the teaching and learning process as students apply their disciplinary knowledge to help address realworld problems. This work may be of interest to higher education institutions (HEIs) which are designing community extension programs with optimized societal outcomes. © 2013, Universiti Utara Malaysia Press. 2018-06-01T07:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2841 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Service learning--Philippines Student volunteers in social service--Philippines Experiential learning--Philippines Education
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Service learning--Philippines
Student volunteers in social service--Philippines
Experiential learning--Philippines
Education
spellingShingle Service learning--Philippines
Student volunteers in social service--Philippines
Experiential learning--Philippines
Education
Llenares, Ian I.
Deocaris, Custer C.
Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
description Purpose - This study is designed to create platforms to train students in higher education to be caring and responsible citizens. This is the third academe extension mission that aims to tap into the expertise and its knowledge to help the community. Based on the framework of community empowerment, the researchers measured the longterm impact of a 44-month community extension program in the Philippines. The extension program described in this study was implemented between March 2009 and December 2015 to address the capacity-building needs of a low-income community. This paper highlights some key development activities which includes partnership with local government, training needs assessment through grassroot-level participation and design of practical education-training programs. Methodology - The study follows a descriptive research design. The Community Outcome Scale (COS) was developed to measure perceived knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle of the beneficiaries. Fifty-four community residents were purposively selected based on their attendance to the community-based education and training programs. The ANOVA method with post hoc analysis was employed to determine the differences between perceived knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle among residents stratified according to the degree of completion of the training programs. Findings - There was a moderate improvement in community knowledge, attitude, and lifestyle based on the survey which was performed one and a half years after the completion of the extensions programs. Based on the results, improved long-term outcomes were noted only amongst the regular and occasional participants. Significance - There is an increasing appreciation of the impact of higher education extension in the teaching and learning process as students apply their disciplinary knowledge to help address realworld problems. This work may be of interest to higher education institutions (HEIs) which are designing community extension programs with optimized societal outcomes. © 2013, Universiti Utara Malaysia Press.
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author Llenares, Ian I.
Deocaris, Custer C.
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Deocaris, Custer C.
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title Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
title_short Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
title_full Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
title_fullStr Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Measuring the impact of an academe community extension program in the Philippines
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