Women are generally underrepresented in professional careers, especially in the STEM fields. Alth... more Women are generally underrepresented in professional careers, especially in the STEM fields. Although observed in most parts of the world, such gender disparity is not true in the Philippines where there are more licensed professional women than men. We explore predictors for career choice among 34 women in engineering and architectural degree programs who were among top academic performers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City. Data have been gathered on intrinsic (self-awareness, educational and technical background) and extrinsic (socioeconomic status, perceived career opportunities, and obstacles to domestic roles) variables. Type of secondary school (p<0.001), attitude (p=0.005) and interest (p=0.024) emerge as significant predictors accounting for 78% of the variation in the outcome. While the female students perceive that the profession will provide them opportunities for career advancement yet present potential conflict in their domestic roles, these extrinsic factors do not exert significant contribution to their career choice.
Despite challenges on the employability of tourism graduates, cruise industry emerged as potentia... more Despite challenges on the employability of tourism graduates, cruise industry emerged as potential labor market for aspiring tourism graduates in the field. This study aimed to understand the perception of employers and tourism students on employability and explore possible career opportunities. The mixed method research design was utilized such as survey and interview to gather data. The respondents were the 285 graduating tourism students in selected higher education institutions in Metro Manila and five recruitment officers of the three manning agencies, such as United Philippine Lines, Philippine Transmarine Carrier, and Magsaysay Shipping. The Phase I of the study focused on conducting the survey to know the respondents' perception on employment while Phase II concentrate on interview with the recruitment officers from the various manning agency to explore cruise tourism career opportunities. Results showed that tourism students perceived highly competent on cruise tourism jobs such as front office, food and beverages, housekeeping and cruise staffing expect for ship star reservation system and bar mixology. Also, they perceived high on graduate attributes such as customer expectation, innovative spirit, communication skills, organizational skills, self-management skills, self-awareness, self-reliant, leadership and assertiveness. Interestingly, employers perceived employability with outstanding skills on the front office, food and beverages, housekeeping and cruise staffing section. Recruitment officers from manning agency rated high on identified graduate attributes highlighting the importance of exceeding customer expectations, aligned work experience,
Volunteering is an activity that requires time, talent or skills without any financial reward fro... more Volunteering is an activity that requires time, talent or skills without any financial reward from an individual or group. The purpose of this paper is to analyze discriminants of volunteerism among 785 undergraduate students in the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.). To evaluate individual motivation factors, we developed and validated our 'Filipino Volunteerism Questionnaire' which covers five (5) motivational parameters namely: achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and social interaction. The discriminant function analysis reveals a significant association between groups and all the predictors. Personal growth (score = 1.975) and recognition (score = -1.201) predict group membership in among 75.6% of the participants to either Group 1 (‘high’ likelihood) or Group 2 (‘low’ likelihood) for volunteerism. Our current study adds significantly to the body of knowledge on student volunteerism and may help guide institutions in tailoring programs that may enhance communal volunteerism among the Filipino youth.
Colleges and universities are placing an emphasis on the importance of community service. Creatin... more Colleges and universities are placing an emphasis on the importance of community service. Creating a generation that restore value for the community is the goal of education. In fact, it is observed in every part of the world, that government and higher learning institution invests time and financial resources in promoting community service. In this study, the effect of community service on student development was examined. A total of 344 students in different program such as marine engineering, arts, criminology, hospital management and elementary, technical and secondary education from Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Campus and Palawan State University, Cuyo Campus was used as a sample in the study. The data has been gathered on community engagement (level of community engagement behavior), number of hours and frequency of involvement, and type of service and student development (interpersonal, productivity, leadership and social and ethical responsibility) as variables. The study used descriptive research design. The data gathered is analyzed with multiple regressions using a stepwise method with a backward deletion method to eliminate weakest variables in predicting the influence of community engagement in students‟ development and p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. Community engagement (β =0.411, p<0.000), no. of hours volunteering (β =-0.096, p=0.043) and type of service (β =-0.112, p=0.023) emerged as predictors. The results of the study suggest that community service partially affects students‟ development when combined with other factors (academic service learning, etc.) --- which is not involved in the study may greatly influence student development.
Keywords: community service, service learning, student development, social and ethical responsibility, student outcomes
Women are generally underrepresented in professional careers, especially in the STEM fields. Alth... more Women are generally underrepresented in professional careers, especially in the STEM fields. Although observed in most parts of the world, such gender disparity is not true in the Philippines where there are more licensed professional women than men. We explore predictors for career choice among 34 women in engineering and architectural degree programs who were among top academic performers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City. Data have been gathered on intrinsic (self-awareness, educational and technical background) and extrinsic (socioeconomic status, perceived career opportunities, and obstacles to domestic roles) variables. Type of secondary school (p<0.001), attitude (p=0.005) and interest (p=0.024) emerge as significant predictors accounting for 78% of the variation in the outcome. While the female students perceive that the profession will provide them opportunities for career advancement yet present potential conflict in their domestic roles, these extrinsic factors do not exert significant contribution to their career choice.
Despite challenges on the employability of tourism graduates, cruise industry emerged as potentia... more Despite challenges on the employability of tourism graduates, cruise industry emerged as potential labor market for aspiring tourism graduates in the field. This study aimed to understand the perception of employers and tourism students on employability and explore possible career opportunities. The mixed method research design was utilized such as survey and interview to gather data. The respondents were the 285 graduating tourism students in selected higher education institutions in Metro Manila and five recruitment officers of the three manning agencies, such as United Philippine Lines, Philippine Transmarine Carrier, and Magsaysay Shipping. The Phase I of the study focused on conducting the survey to know the respondents' perception on employment while Phase II concentrate on interview with the recruitment officers from the various manning agency to explore cruise tourism career opportunities. Results showed that tourism students perceived highly competent on cruise tourism jobs such as front office, food and beverages, housekeeping and cruise staffing expect for ship star reservation system and bar mixology. Also, they perceived high on graduate attributes such as customer expectation, innovative spirit, communication skills, organizational skills, self-management skills, self-awareness, self-reliant, leadership and assertiveness. Interestingly, employers perceived employability with outstanding skills on the front office, food and beverages, housekeeping and cruise staffing section. Recruitment officers from manning agency rated high on identified graduate attributes highlighting the importance of exceeding customer expectations, aligned work experience,
Volunteering is an activity that requires time, talent or skills without any financial reward fro... more Volunteering is an activity that requires time, talent or skills without any financial reward from an individual or group. The purpose of this paper is to analyze discriminants of volunteerism among 785 undergraduate students in the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.). To evaluate individual motivation factors, we developed and validated our 'Filipino Volunteerism Questionnaire' which covers five (5) motivational parameters namely: achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and social interaction. The discriminant function analysis reveals a significant association between groups and all the predictors. Personal growth (score = 1.975) and recognition (score = -1.201) predict group membership in among 75.6% of the participants to either Group 1 (‘high’ likelihood) or Group 2 (‘low’ likelihood) for volunteerism. Our current study adds significantly to the body of knowledge on student volunteerism and may help guide institutions in tailoring programs that may enhance communal volunteerism among the Filipino youth.
Colleges and universities are placing an emphasis on the importance of community service. Creatin... more Colleges and universities are placing an emphasis on the importance of community service. Creating a generation that restore value for the community is the goal of education. In fact, it is observed in every part of the world, that government and higher learning institution invests time and financial resources in promoting community service. In this study, the effect of community service on student development was examined. A total of 344 students in different program such as marine engineering, arts, criminology, hospital management and elementary, technical and secondary education from Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Campus and Palawan State University, Cuyo Campus was used as a sample in the study. The data has been gathered on community engagement (level of community engagement behavior), number of hours and frequency of involvement, and type of service and student development (interpersonal, productivity, leadership and social and ethical responsibility) as variables. The study used descriptive research design. The data gathered is analyzed with multiple regressions using a stepwise method with a backward deletion method to eliminate weakest variables in predicting the influence of community engagement in students‟ development and p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. Community engagement (β =0.411, p<0.000), no. of hours volunteering (β =-0.096, p=0.043) and type of service (β =-0.112, p=0.023) emerged as predictors. The results of the study suggest that community service partially affects students‟ development when combined with other factors (academic service learning, etc.) --- which is not involved in the study may greatly influence student development.
Keywords: community service, service learning, student development, social and ethical responsibility, student outcomes
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group. The purpose of this paper is to analyze discriminants of volunteerism among 785 undergraduate
students in the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.). To evaluate individual motivation factors, we
developed and validated our 'Filipino Volunteerism Questionnaire' which covers five (5) motivational
parameters namely: achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and social interaction. The
discriminant function analysis reveals a significant association between groups and all the predictors.
Personal growth (score = 1.975) and recognition (score = -1.201) predict group membership in among 75.6%
of the participants to either Group 1 (‘high’ likelihood) or Group 2 (‘low’ likelihood) for volunteerism. Our
current study adds significantly to the body of knowledge on student volunteerism and may help guide
institutions in tailoring programs that may enhance communal volunteerism among the Filipino youth.
that restore value for the community is the goal of education. In fact, it is observed in every part of the world, that
government and higher learning institution invests time and financial resources in promoting community service. In this
study, the effect of community service on student development was examined. A total of 344 students in different program
such as marine engineering, arts, criminology, hospital management and elementary, technical and secondary education from
Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Campus and Palawan State University, Cuyo Campus was used as a
sample in the study. The data has been gathered on community engagement (level of community engagement behavior),
number of hours and frequency of involvement, and type of service and student development (interpersonal, productivity,
leadership and social and ethical responsibility) as variables. The study used descriptive research design. The data gathered
is analyzed with multiple regressions using a stepwise method with a backward deletion method to eliminate weakest
variables in predicting the influence of community engagement in students‟ development and p-values < 0.05 were
considered significant. Community engagement (β =0.411, p<0.000), no. of hours volunteering (β =-0.096, p=0.043) and
type of service (β =-0.112, p=0.023) emerged as predictors. The results of the study suggest that community service partially
affects students‟ development when combined with other factors (academic service learning, etc.) --- which is not involved in the study may greatly influence student development.
Keywords: community service, service learning, student development, social and ethical responsibility, student outcomes
group. The purpose of this paper is to analyze discriminants of volunteerism among 785 undergraduate
students in the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.). To evaluate individual motivation factors, we
developed and validated our 'Filipino Volunteerism Questionnaire' which covers five (5) motivational
parameters namely: achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement and social interaction. The
discriminant function analysis reveals a significant association between groups and all the predictors.
Personal growth (score = 1.975) and recognition (score = -1.201) predict group membership in among 75.6%
of the participants to either Group 1 (‘high’ likelihood) or Group 2 (‘low’ likelihood) for volunteerism. Our
current study adds significantly to the body of knowledge on student volunteerism and may help guide
institutions in tailoring programs that may enhance communal volunteerism among the Filipino youth.
that restore value for the community is the goal of education. In fact, it is observed in every part of the world, that
government and higher learning institution invests time and financial resources in promoting community service. In this
study, the effect of community service on student development was examined. A total of 344 students in different program
such as marine engineering, arts, criminology, hospital management and elementary, technical and secondary education from
Technological Institute of the Philippines, Quezon City, Campus and Palawan State University, Cuyo Campus was used as a
sample in the study. The data has been gathered on community engagement (level of community engagement behavior),
number of hours and frequency of involvement, and type of service and student development (interpersonal, productivity,
leadership and social and ethical responsibility) as variables. The study used descriptive research design. The data gathered
is analyzed with multiple regressions using a stepwise method with a backward deletion method to eliminate weakest
variables in predicting the influence of community engagement in students‟ development and p-values < 0.05 were
considered significant. Community engagement (β =0.411, p<0.000), no. of hours volunteering (β =-0.096, p=0.043) and
type of service (β =-0.112, p=0.023) emerged as predictors. The results of the study suggest that community service partially
affects students‟ development when combined with other factors (academic service learning, etc.) --- which is not involved in the study may greatly influence student development.
Keywords: community service, service learning, student development, social and ethical responsibility, student outcomes