the role of research in graduate education asean 2015
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ASEAN
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand
ASEAN Integration
• Narrowing the Development Gap– Reducing various forms of disparities
among and within Member States where some pockets of underdevelopment persist.
– Foster regional cooperation
– Greater social and economic integration
• 6-year IAI workplan to assist countries assuring economic acceleration.
ASEAN Integration
• Key programme areas in the three Blueprints for the ASEAN Community: – ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint– ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint– ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint
• IAI workplans– Infrastructure (transport and energy)– Human resource development (public sector capacity
building, labor and employment, and higher education) – Information and communication technologies (ICT) – Regional economic integration (trade in goods and
services, customs, standards, and investments) – Tourism and poverty alleviation have also been included
Actions
• Help companies do business in the region– Opportunity for study and graduate
study grants in other countries– Practice teaching in ASEAN countries– Producing educational materials
available for international use (assessment tools and references).
– Educational research and data gathering in other countries
– Education experts as consultants in the ASEAN region
– Locals opening international schools and training centers
Action
• Seamless movement of goods and services will enable productive operations across the ASEAN region– Educational services such as educational
and training programs, instructional materials, and assessment can be conducted in other countries.
– Filipino teachers can be hired in other countries
– Training and education in ASEAN countries
– International students and internationally recognized programs
Action
• Intra-regional tariff reduction
– Affordable references, tests, manuals, guides, books, multimedia materials
– Easy to send material goods to other countries
Action
• Trade in goods agreement and Investment– Exchange of services like learning
content and ICT platforms
– ETS, licensing centers opening a local branch in the Philippines-more work for psychology graduates
– Transnational Education opening a branch in the Philippines-opportunities for graduates to get foreign degree.
Implications and Needs for Psychology Graduates
• Recognition of an ASEAN licensed teachers to practice the education profession in the ASEAN region.
– Done for Mechanical Engineers but not for teachers
• Some commonalities in the Educational system
– Schedule of colleges and universities
– Programs with international accreditation
– Pathway for students to move from one school a country to another
Implications and Needs for Education Graduates
• Preparation for the educational setting:
– Basic education is now consistent with other countries: K to 12 with American model for the senior high school
– College readiness framework
– Revised and interdisciplinary GE courses
– Global perspective in the curriculum
Levels of Publication
ISI abstracted Journals
Abstracted journal
International Journal
Local journal
Conference proceeding
In house publication
ISI Journals in the Philippines
• The Asia Pacific Education Researcher
• Philippine Political Science Journal
• Philosophia
• Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
• Philippine Agricultural Scientist
• Philippine Journal of Veterinary Medicine
• Philippine Journal of Crop Science
Research in Education
• ISI Citations of Publications in Asian Countries (Times Higher Education, 2014)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Turkey
Japan
Hong Kong
South Korea
China
Singapore
Taiwan
Israel
Research Opportunities
• Majority of international journals are submitted online.
• Because of the internet and social networking, Filipino researchers can easily collaborate with international researchers in publication (increase in citations).
• Filipino authors can be guided by foreign researchers on conceptualizing and writing style (common problems in report writing).
• Filipino authors are guided on selecting the right journal for their study.
Implications on Research ASEAN Standards
• Basis of faulty rankings can include citations rather than volume of publication (author impact factor).
• Universities becoming conscious of abstracted and indexed journals.
• Balance between research and teaching.
• The growing concept of a research faculty.
• Universities offering a degree by research.
Issues
• Access to abstracted and high impact journals.• Need to expose education majors to teach
international students.• Need for standards in Teaching Competency in
the Asian Region • Keeping up and competing with other education
graduates in Asian countries.• What can the Filipino researcher offer to foreign
researchers? Educational research capacities and training in Philippines needs improvement