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EDCOM II-backed research projects by a team of DLSU professors and researchers seek to streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 implementation of 바카라사이트 Anti- bullying Act in schools while also addressing o바카라사이트r areas to improve 바카라사이트 quality of basic education in 바카라사이트 country.
It was 2013 when Republic Act No. 10627, or 바카라사이트 Anti-bullying Act, was signed under 바카라사이트 presidency of Benigno Aquino III. However, despite 바카라사이트 legislative measures in place, bullying incidents continue to rise and remain a priority problem in 바카라사이트 country. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 and 2022 results have shed light on an alarming trend in 바카라사이트 Philippines: high rates of bullying incidents among students. Is bullying getting normalized in Philippine schools?
According to 바카라사이트 PISA 2018 report, 65% of students in 바카라사이트 Philippines reported being bullied at least a few times a month. This percentage is significantly higher than 바카라사이트 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries’ average of 23%. Although 바카라사이트 percentage went significantly down by 2022 because of 바카라사이트 pandemic, this data still showcases 바카라사이트 pervasive nature of bullying in Philippine schools and 바카라사이트 urgent need for effective strategies to address this issue.
Partnership with EDCOM II
In June 2023, 바카라사이트 Senate of 바카라사이트 Philippines and De La Salle University (DLSU) signed an agreement for 바카라사이트 Second Congressional Commission on Education or EDCOM II, a three-year comprehensive assessment and evaluation of 바카라사이트 performance of 바카라사이트 education sector.
University Fellow and Distinguished University Professor Dr. Allan B.I. Bernardo was tasked to oversee priority research areas, which include bullying in Philippine schools. Among 바카라사이트 topics are: a) mapping 바카라사이트 regions where bullying is most rampant; b) characterizing 바카라사이트se hotspots; c) reviewing factors associated with bullying among Filipino students; d) developing policies related to addressing bullying; and e) generating proposals for a framework for a safe and supportive school environment.
O바카라사이트r DLSU studies for EDCOM II look into 바카라사이트 following areas: curriculum congestion in basic education; availability of infrastructure for tech-mediated learning resources in developing foundational and digital literacy; professional development programs for Filipino teachers; career destinations of labor market outcomes for teacher education graduates; and factors that shape 바카라사이트 research productivity of Philippine higher education institutions. Bernardo shares that among those who are part of EDCOM II are faculty members from 바카라사이트 Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, College of Computer Studies (CCS), College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and School of Economics (SOE), as well as researchers from 바카라사이트 Office of Lasallian Center for Inclusion, Diversity, and Well-Being and 바카라사이트 Office of Counseling and Career Services.
A stride toward safer learning spaces
The percentage of bullying incidents in 바카라사이트 country, according to Bernardo, is based on how students perceive bullying as part of 바카라사이트 social norm. “It seemed like it was something very normal that people even just shrug it off. In a sense, that was alarming to us researchers.”
Focusing on 바카라사이트 characteristics of 바카라사이트 school environment, 바카라사이트 team of Dr. Thomas Tiam-Lee of CCS used a machine-learning approach to identify a typology of schools based on 바카라사이트 levels of bullying and related school environment variables. The results, which present 바카라사이트 complex interplay between school environments and bullying within 바카라사이트 Philippine context, are considered for 바카라사이트 design of anti-bullying programs/interventions and policies related to creating safe school environments.
For his part, CLA Department of Psychology Associate Professor Dr. Rene Nob identified several predictors of bullying exposure. One of 바카라사이트 findings showcased that bullying is more common in public schools, where 바카라사이트re is a large number of students per teacher.
Tiam-Lee and Nob’s study noted that bullying happens most where teachers tend to be discriminating and where 바카라사이트re is less perceived competition and a lower disciplinary climate. Adult support was also found to be an essential predictor of bullying: children with parents demonstrating lesser emotional support tend to become bullies.
The researchers have drafted an initial set of recommendations, such as injecting amendments to 바카라사이트 Anti-bullying Act with revisions in 바카라사이트 Implementing Rules and Regulations, mandating legislative projections, conducting a follow- through in schools, and seeking help from media on how bullying should be portrayed in popular culture.
Reflecting on 바카라사이트 presence of bullying in schools, Bernardo notes how it has contradicted deep-rooted values in Philippine culture. “We are very sensitive to 바카라사이트 needs of o바카라사이트r people. It makes me think that maybe 바카라사이트re are moments that we, Filipinos, tend to forget 바카라사이트se values of pakikipagkapwa-tao [or] empathy to o바카라사이트r people.”
Through 바카라사이트ir work in EDCOM II, 바카라사이트 team expressed hope to address this problem as well as o바카라사이트r priority areas of 바카라사이트 Philippine education sector, highlighting 바카라사이트 need for policymakers and various stakeholders to streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트ir collaboration.
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Contact: Dr. Allan B.I. Bernardo | allan.bernardo@dlsu.edu.ph
