Insight into the Pearl S.

Buck Mission:

Voices from the CDO and Sponsored Children

By: Amelita A. Gaerlan, Ph. D.

Abstract

This paper is a phenomenological, qualitative study which examined who and why Pearl S. Buck (PSB) in
the life of sponsored children in Angeles City, Philippines.

The views of the community development officer and sponsored children were sought to provide an
impetus for the study and the springboard for discussion.

In-depth structured interview and personal meaning mapping for gathering data were centered to
concerns that were essential to the research questions.

These themes framed the discussion-expectations, experiences and lessons learned.

Findings indicate that sponsored children and their families value and acknowledge PSB for providing
them a bright future; staff-parent good communication is a prerequisite for quality care and commitment
to the education of the children to be more effective and have a lasting impact, set up a livelihood program
for parents; parental involvement in the tutorial class has a positive influence on children’s learning and
success in school and partner with community-based organizations, funding agencies and donors for the
sustainability of projects and programs.

Questions:

1. How do you classify this research?

2. What is the intended use?

3. How does it treat time?

4. What data collection techniques were used?