04/11/2023 1

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Contemporary Issues and Trends for secondary teachers 3

A Presentation Presented

to the class of:

Dr. Maria Theresa Pelones

Presented by:

Farrah Mae E. Inamarga

Maryrose L. Biongan

Michelle Gladys A. Pason

Higher Education Research in

the ERA of Globalization:

Dilemmas and challenges of

Alternative Research

Roland G. Simbulan

“ Man can find meaning in life, short and perilous

as it is, Only thru devoting himself to society.”

–Albert Einstein-

ACRONYMS

APCHER – Asia-Pacific Conference on higher

education Research

IMF – International Monetary Fund

SAPS – Structural Adjustment Programs

Globalization & its Implications

The process manifest itself mainly through the intensification of activities in the following areas:

1. International trade in goods and services;2. Capital flows;3. The role of multinational enterprises;4. The reorganization of production

networks on an international scale; and5. The adoption of new technology ,

including information technology.

Vocabulary words

Globalization- it is comprehensive term for the emergence of a global society in which economic, political, environmental, and cultural events in one part of the world quickly come to have significance for people in other parts of the world. Globalization is the result of advances in communication, transportation, and information technologies.

Implication-something that is implied or involved as a natural consequence of something

Income generation- to improve the

economic well-being of communities is a

fundamental goal.

Revenue enhancement- an increase in

revenues, especially by way of increased

taxes. Revenue enhancement includes

reducing taxpayer deductions and

eliminating tax credits.

Health Research

Some of the highlight of the study

concerning the health research:

1.In the Government’s budget in 1990-

1998, health resources accounted for

19% while R & D resources accounted for

less than 1%.

2.Out of the total R & D resources, only

17% was allotted for health research and

only about 1% of the overall health

resources.

3.The respondents to the survey

conducted said that a large chunk of

health R & D funds came from the private

sector. (45%) led by private hospitals and

pharmaceutical companies.

4.In terms of fund user, around 65%

were utilized by private research

organizations and the remainder by the

government.

The university of the Philippines as a Research University

UP

- one of the recognize Research

University in the Philippines

- published 182 research articles

last 2003, which appeared in the ISI-

indexed journals.

Problem and dilemma for many academic researchers today.

The Seduction of the Academia In this Era of globalization, many scientist are being

seduced by big research contracts or wooed for example, by drug companies and biotech firms.

threatened with the loss of their grant money

if they will going to oppose big companies.

Loss of contract and other “market – driven ”

corporate funding.

“The value of research then becomes

defined by how much money it brings in,

not by its ultimate value to the public. ”

Corporate effects: Deleterious impact on the

Universities: Losing subsidy in an increasing unequal and market- driven atmosphere;

Altered academic priorities; Reduce the importance of teaching; Degrade the integrity of academic

journals; Determine what research is conducted at

universities; Lowered quality education; A reduction in academic freedom; and A covert transfer of resources from the

public or private sector.

Corporate influence: Greatest impact on the

Universities:Determine what issues university

researchers study and whether findings are

publicly reported.

Funding has reduced the independence of

university researchers, undermining the

credibility of reported research results.

Intellectual Prostitution

Impact of corporate funding in the universities

Influence on professional ethics. Professors become servants to their

corporate patrons Publish articles that promotes their

benefactors interest Beginning to produce a downward

spiral in educational quality. Due by forcing professors back into

classrooms and out of so-called researchers.

STEPS IN REVERSING THE DOWNWARD EDUCATIONAL SPIRAL:

Enactment of regulations that require professors at state universities to teach a minimum number of courses, e.g. four, each semester.

All professors –including including department chairs, endowed professors, and grant-funded researchers-should be required to teach the minimum.

Mandate that teaching, not research contracts and grant-getting, be given the greatest weight in the tenure and promotion process.

Only ground - breaking research that

really contributes to knowledge and

improves and strengthens teaching-not-

impedes it- should be allowed.

Thus, professors who have neglected

their classroom responsibilities for

consulting contract, and other corporate

work or consultancy would be penalized,

rather than rewarded.

Commodification of the Research Function

The commodification of the research

function of the university:

Transformed into commercially-viable

products that could be owned;

Transforming courses into courseware, can

be bought, owned, sold;

Market-driven research becoming more and

more predominant.

Alternative Networks and AgendaCollaboration of different agencies for

a common goal: National Institutes for Health (NIH) Department of Health (DOH) Philippine Council for Health

Research Development- Department of Science and Technology

Common Research AgendaNational Health Research System

- Local research network-includes:

Biomedical Health services and policy

researchers

With the (NIH) as the National Think

Tank

Formalized last February 2004

Focus

On the improvement of the

blueprint and strategies for health

intervention, policies and service

delivery.

ROLESPCHRD-DOST DOH

-prioritizes the generation of competitive product

researchers and services

-identifies health service researches such as health care financing, health systems and

health organization.

Other agencies collaborate for the development of mankind:

Ibon Research Foundation

Asia Regional Exchange for New

Alternatives (ARENA)

Asia Pacific Research Network

(APRN)

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