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Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Its Impact on the Employment Prospects of the ALS Graduates
No full textThe pressure for technical-vocational education and training to deliver skilled and competent laborers has become a major concern in the labor market. As such, the strong desire to explore the effectiveness of TVET’s skills training programs remains. There is limited literature on the employability of the alternative learning system graduates in comparison to those graduates of the ALS program who did not pursue TVET. Using the dataset of the World Bank STEP Skills Measurement Household Survey for the Philippines, 2015-2016, this study seeks to determine whether completing TVET has significantly increased the employability of ALS graduates. Utilizing the method of propensity score matching, this study finds that ALS graduates who completed TVET are 26% more likely to be employed compared to those ALS graduates with no TVET. This positive and significant effect of TVET on employment to ALS graduates who completed TVET is validated by the use of coarsened exact matching (CEM) and fixed effect regression model, highlighting the robustness and reliability of the study’s methodology. Hence, this study concludes that TVET in the Philippines plays a significant role in promoting employability among ALS graduates
Refutation as an instructional approach to teaching and learning introductory fluid mechanics
No full textThe Commission on Higher Education has standardized program outcomes for prospective science teachers, which include the ability to demonstrate a deep understanding of scientific concepts and principles in fluid mechanics. However, the presence of alternative concepts may negatively influence learning and teaching practices. Hence, this study was conducted to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive learning package in introduction to fluid mechanics highlighting refutation as an instructional approach to explore and enhance prospective science teachers’ conceptual understanding. Mixed method design-based research was employed and guided by the principles of Kemp Instructional Design Model, Knowledge Revision Components Framework, inquiry-based learning, and constructivist learning theory. A total of 60 prospective science teachers and five science education experts participated in three cycles of design and validation, testing, evaluation, reflection, and focus group discussions.
Based on the results of the diagnostic test, three lessons emerged as the foci of the study: fluid pressure, continuity equation, and Bernoulli’s principle. A four-tier test was developed to explore prospective science teachers’ explanations. Thematic analysis of PROSTs’ answers to the third tier revealed key themes, including the direction of pressure at fluid-surface contact, area-velocity-density-pressure relationships, and the effects of gravity and temperature on fluid flow. During the focus group discussions, while some prospective science teachers demonstrated sound understanding, others exhibited alternative conceptions, partial understanding, and no understanding. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (Z = -4.056, p \u3c 0.05). In addition, a moderate effect size (r = 0.52) was obtained. Overall, this study highlights the potential of refutation as an instructional approach that integrates inquiry-based learning and refutation texts to induce cognitive conflict and enhance the conceptual understanding of prospective science teachers
Shaping the future at home: The role & long-term impact of transnational family migration in youth career aspirations in CALABARZON
No full textThis study investigates the influence of transnational family arrangement on the left-behind youth\u27s emotional lives, career aspirations, and future orientations in CALABARZON, a region in the Philippines with high rates of labor out-migration. Rather than viewing migration through an economic lens, we explore the emotional, social, and aspirational impacts of prolonged parental or sibling absence due to overseas work. Drawing on in-depth interviews with five youth aged 18–26 and using the Family Resilience Model (Henry et al., 2015) as our conceptual lens, we examine how family adaptive systems, meaning-making, emotion regulation, control, maintenance, and stress response mediate youth responses to migration. We argue that the migration of a household member significantly shapes the career and migration aspirations of left-behind youth. Through a thematic analysis of participants’ narratives, we trace how migration becomes embedded in everyday meaning-making, shaping both emotional coping and long-term aspirations. The findings reveal that while remittances enable educational access and household stability, they also carry symbolic weight that influences youth aspirations and emotional well-being. Participants reported experiencing early role assumption, emotional compromise, and aspirational friction, navigating between gratitude and pressure, sacrifice and resistance. We posit that youth in transnational households are not passive recipients of migration\u27s effects but active agents who reinterpret, emulate, or challenge the migration narrative in shaping their futures. This study fills critical research gaps by amplifying localized, youth-centered voices and re-framing migration not merely as an economic act but as a deeply affective, relational, and generational process. It offers a grounded view of how migration reshapes relationships and life goals, highlighting its long-term social impacts on youth.
Keywords: Transnational migration; left-behind youth; career aspirations; family resilience; remittances; CALABARZON; youth agenc
Criminal Records as Political Capital: Renegotiating Ex-Convict Labels to Acquire Village Head Positions in East Java, Indonesia
No full textUnlike other new democracies, the political system in post-authoritarian Indonesia has recently allowed ex-convicts to run for election. This qualitative case study examines how ex-prisoners serving as village heads in Probolinggo Regency, East Java, discursively reframed their criminal past as informal symbolic capital to win rural political contestations and effectively execute village bureaucratic functions. Contrary to previous analyses highlighting collateral consequences that disqualify ex-criminals’ political prospects, we report that interactive dialogue has successfully turned negative reputations into collectively consented territorial patronage, specifically within crime-prone village contexts. Through persuasive discursive means, this can then be leveraged to mobilize voters’ political support through deliberative consensus. The ex-prisoner solidarity network (Fosil Maharana) also reshapes villagers’ stereotypes by destigmatizing criminal labels to support the ex-convicts’ victory in the village head election. The findings contribute to the broader informality framework in socio-political fields founded on discursive rationality, post-authoritarian local democracy, and political restoration policy, which are also discussed
Disaster-related behavior and disaster resilience among persons with disability in Pasig City, Philippines
No full textDisaster behavior and resilience is a growing area of study due to the frequency and normalcy of disasters occuring in the country. This, along with the significant population of people with disabilities (PWDs) in the country, shows a need to see how this vulnerable population behave and exhibit resilience during disasters. As such, the present study aims to examine the pre, peri, and post-disaster behavior of Filipino PWDs and the subsequent disaster resilience. Cases of 9 informants were gathered and data was collected using semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion. Thematic analysis revealed that the informants’ pre, peri, and post-disaster behavior are demonstrated individually, with their family, and with their community. Their disaster resilience are exhibited through individual, family, and community levels as well. Discussion of the data connects the present findings with previous studies, the conceptual framework, and the research questions.
Keywords: persons with disabilities (PWDs); Pasig City, Philippines; disaster behavior; disaster resilienc
Navigating fear of missing out (FoMO) in relation to career aspirations among private university students in Metro Manila
No full textThis study explores how parenting styles and the fear of missing out (FoMO) influence the career aspirations of private university students in Metro Manila. Using a qualitative–descriptive design, semi‑structured interviews were conducted with fifteen (15) students aged eighteen to twenty-four (18–24). Findings reveal that students raised in supportive and structured (authoritative) environments exhibited greater emotional resilience and confidence in career decision-making. In contrast, those with authoritarian or neglectful parents reported heightened FoMO, often linked to limited autonomy and increased sensitivity to peers’ achievements. FoMO, emerging in both social and academic contexts, was associated with anxiety and indecision about future careers. Results suggest that FoMO mediates the relationship between parenting styles and career development, intensifying hesitation in controlling or neglectful settings and weakening when autonomy and support are balanced. The study underscores the role of family dynamics and peer-driven comparison in shaping students\u27 professional paths and highlights the need for interventions that foster internal motivation and reduce FoMO
Validation study of the cell cooling coefficient as a heat rejection parameter for a prismatic-type lithium-ion battery cell through tab and surface cooling
No full textThe Cell Cooling Coefficient (CCC) is a novel, standardized parameter developed to evaluate the heat rejection capabilities of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), addressing the critical challenges of performance, safety, and longevity. This study validates the CCCsurf (surface cooling) and CCCtabs (tab cooling) as heat rejection metrics for a prismatic-type LIB cell through experimental testing and analysis. Using a custom-built CCC determination system, steady-state heat rejection was achieved via a square wave pulsing method. The system incorporated modular heat fins, a Python-based battery cycler program, and thermocouples to measure key temperatures during operation. The results demonstrated that CCCsurf (0.3719 W/K) was significantly higher than CCCtabs (0.1027 W/K), consistent with existing studies on pouch cells. Surface cooling was found to be more effective in overall heat rejection, while tab cooling excelled in maintaining thermal uniformity. Challenges unique to prismatic cells, such as limited tab surface area and convective heat loss, influenced the cooling performance. Additionally, varying C-rate values during square wave pulsing revealed that higher C-rates increased the maximum temperature developed and cell heat rate, highlighting the dependence of heat rejection on operational conditions. These findings reinforce the CCC’s potential as a standardized metric for comparing thermal performance across cell types and chemistries. By validating CCC metrics for prismatic cells, this study contributes to advancing thermal management strategies, optimizing battery design, and improving safety and longevity in applications such as electric vehicles
Queering the present, redistributing the future: Transgressive queer futurities and politics in Philippine science fiction
No full textWhere does the queer figure emerge in futures favored by an insistence on generational continuity? In many futuristic narratives, emphasis frequently centers on safeguarding the next generation, with themes of procreation, family, and genetic continuity often taking priority—reflecting an inadequate and exclusive view of what it means to build a future. In this context, science fiction reveals an implicit dependence on heterosexual reproduction, shaping speculative futures that sideline or negate possibilities for queer desire, and identity, thus creating a “no future” scenario for those outside heteronormative structures. This study examines how Philippine science fiction envisions alternative futures and its articulations of sex, gender, class, and Filipino identity. This preliminary study on Philippine science fiction engages with queer politics and queered visions of fictional futures as depicted in selected 21st century Philippine science fiction texts from (1) Diaspora Ad Astra: An Anthology of Science Fiction from the Philippines (2013); and (2) Science Fiction: Filipino Fiction for Young Adults (2016). Using José Esteban Muñoz’s concept of “queer utopia” and Lee Edelman’s critique of “reproductive futurism,” this thesis explores how selected Filipino science fiction writers engage in queer world-making practices in envisioning and redistributing a queer future. Apart from examining the renderings of imagined queer futures, this study contributes to the scholarship and teaching of science fiction by proposing a queer reading strategy that attends closely to the politics, poetics, and assumptions of queer science fiction.
Keywords: Philippine science fiction; futurity; queer theory; no future; reproductive futurism; queer utopia; Lee Edelman; José Esteban Muño