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INTRODUCTION
Ivy League refers to the eight elite research universities that make up the Ivy
League conference- Harvard, Yale, U Penn, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth,
and Cornell. These eight schools are known for academics. excellence and high
selectivity in their admissions. (Anderson, 2022).
The "Ivy" association with the schools likely started when the term was used in
writing the New York Tribune: "A proportion of our eastern ivy colleges are meeting little
fellows another Saturday before plunging into the strife and the turmoil." (Woodward,
1933).
Woodward most likely used the term "ivy colleges" for the future Ivy League
schools because of the tradition of "planting the ivy!"
These were the traditions in the 1800's where the classes would plant ivy around
the school. Penn, for example, planted ivy at every building in the spring and the day
was known as "Ivy Day." A number of these colleges shared the same traditions, that
includes other colleges that are not considered "Ivy League schools" today.
Here in the Philippines, we also have “Ivy League Schools” namely Ateneo de
Manila, University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, and University of Santo
Tomas these are the usual names that are being heard across social media and also by
the general public. The prestige upheld by these school’s names, alongside their
globally recognized quality of education have been proven and strengthened by time to
mold a student’s education at the best caliber.
This study aims to determine the reasons why students want to study in Ivy
League Schools in the Philippines. Specifically, it seek answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
1.3 Strand
1.4 Interest
2. How many among the respondents are aware of the Ivy League Schools here in
the Philippines?
3. How may of the respondents wants to study in Ivy League Schools in the
Philippines?
3.1 UP
3.2 ADMU
3.3 DLSU
3.4 UST
4. What is the reason why respondents want to study in Ivy League Schools?
4.1 Family
4.2 Their own interest
4.3 Credentials
4.4 Superiority
5. What are the perceived challenges of the respondents as they go in the Ivy
League Schools:
5.1 Intellectual Capacity
5.2 Economic Status
5.3 Peer pressure
Students: The result of this study will help the students to improve their skills,
knowledge, and abilities that can help them get in, in the Ivy League Schools in the
Philippines.
Parents: The result of this study will help the parents of the students to open their
minds and encourages their children in pursuing to apply in the ivy League Schools in
the Philippines.
Curriculum planner: The result of this study will help them appraise the existing
programs that can raise the credentials of the students.
School Administrator: The result of this study will serve as the baseline data to
encourage students to pursue going in Ivy League Schools in the Philippines.
Future Researchers: The result of this study can serve as the basis for further study of
the interest of the students to attend and study in Ivy League Schools here in the
Philippines.
The scope of this study will cover the determination of a Senior High School
students to be enrolled and study in an Ivy League Schools in the Philippines.
The main subjects of this research study will consist of the Grade 12 students
enrolled in Marikina High School S. Y. 2022-2023. The respondents Will be limited to
fifty (50) Grade 12 students enrolled in strands HUMSS, ABM, STEM and TVL. The
participants will be male and female, ages 19-20 years old. The study will be conducted
at the Marikina High School on F. Torres, Marikina City, Philippines.
The study aims to understand why Grade 12 students prefer to study in Ivy
League Schools in the Philippines like Ateneo de Manila University, University of the
Philippines, De La Salle University and University of Santo Tomas.
This research will not include the Grade 11 Senior High School students as part
of the respondents for a reason that they still have a year before they graduate.
Ivy League refers to the eight elite research universities that make up the Ivy
League conference- Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth,
and Cornell. These eight schools are known for academic excellence and high
selectivity in their admissions.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher education think tank, released its
2021 Asian University Rankings (AUR) recently. Its list included over 650 educational
institutions, with 14 hailing from the Philippines - 6 of which were from Metro Manila.
Many Filipinos were impressed to learn that more universities in our country were now
considered among Asia's best, with others suggesting that this was a sign education in
the Philippines had greatly improved.
First, universities must focus on producing open thinkers and able leaders Who
can solve society's problems, instead of on increasing their positions in these rankings.
Second, university rankings from think tanks like OS and Times Higher Education
(THE) were criticized for their methodologies. For instance, QS has overemphasized
perceived reputation in identifying scores. Reputation is often determined by surveys,
which are considered to be highly subjective, (Corcuera 2022).
Altogether, university rankings are not as ideal as they seem to be. There are still
controversies and criticisms over how to rank educational institutions And even if flaws
in methodologies were to be solved, there still are several other bases with which to see
the true state of education in Philippine society from universal access, to student
outcome. More importantly, universities must focus on producing open thinkers and able
leaders who are capable of solving society's problems, instead of on increasing their
positions in these rankings, (Rappler 2022).
Education is One of The Most Essential Legacies that Filipino Parents can
Leave for Their Children to Their Offspring
Education is one of the most essential legacies that Filipino parents can leave for
their children to their offspring. They think that getting a better education gives them
access to chances that will guarantee a bright future and finally help them escape
poverty. As a result, they are prepared to make significant sacrifices in order to send
their kids to school (Dolan 1991, De Dios 1995, LaRocque 2004). But given a poor
family's highly constrained financial situation, Necessities like food and shelter often
take precedence over schooling. Therefore, it is improbable that the family will be able
to escape poverty. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure that the underprivileged have equal
access to education. Every Filipino has a right to education, especially basic education,
according to the Philippine Constitution of 1987.Overall, most education outcome
indicators have declined for the Philippines. Although some indicators have shown signs
of improvement, national targets for crucial EFA indicators like intake and enrollment
rates will probably still be missed in 2015.
research showing that older and more educated female household heads give their
female relatives more opportunities to attend school. Additionally, community traits like
the percentage of villages in the district where residence is located with access to all-
weather roads, access by water, lower secondary school, etc. have only a modest
impact on student enrollment.
The next step after enrolling the kids in school is to figure out how to keep them
interested so they can learn the stated skills and levels of competencies on the syllabus.
The effectiveness of a school's internal operations is determined by how successfully it
can prevent students from leaving before completing a given educational level. Cohort
survival rate, dropout rate, and repetition rate are examples of internal efficiency
indicators. The percentage of pupils or students enrolled in the first year of a specific
education level who complete the last grade or year of that level is known as the cohort
survival rate. It demonstrates the school's influence. It should be as close to 100% as
possible and that its proportion of students who study in the same grade during a given
school year who will do so the following year.
In 2001, the Governance of Basic Education Act (RA 9155) was enacted to
redefine the structure of DepEd to adjust for the trifocalization 12 of the Philippine
education system management that occurred in the mid-1990s, and also to speed up
the decentralization process. 13 RA 9155 thus sought to facilitate organizational
changes in DepEd through the empowerment of its field offices and the schools based
on the argument that efficiency, accountability, and manageability are better achieved
when decision making is done closer to the ground (Manasan and Gaffud 1999). But the
existence of legal bases and institutional reforms do not guarantee empowerment at the
field offices. Recognizing this and its commitment to EFA 2015 goals, the DepEd
decided that a focused and systematic approach is necessary in order to really
implement decentralization. The Department shifted its focus to the schools by
attempting to directly bring reforms through the SBM approach. In 2005, the DepEd
launched the School First Initiative Program, which underpinned the SBM approach.
The SBM approach aims to lessen bureaucratic restrictions over the schools so that
they are able to focus on actual delivery of services and produce results. The higher-
level offices within DepEd could then concentrate on supportive, facilitative, and
technical assistance functions. This is the state of the decentralization as of this writing.
Note however, that indicators to evaluate the processes described above are lacking
and hence, there is only subjective monitoring of the decentralization plan.
Based from the study, there have been strong demands of developing graduate
competencies. This then leads to several Teacher Education Institutions to engage in
curriculum quality evaluation. It means that, Teacher Education Institutions need to
evaluate the current curriculum and make necessary actions to meet the demands of
competency.
This specific research, the practices in beginning Curriculum Quality Audit (CQA)
Cycle in one of Philippine State University, then tries to cater the mentioned issue and
strive to deliver reliable data in order to find solution to the said problem. Twenty-three
College of Education (COE) school, who are tutoring Professional Education track, were
the member. Narrative inquiry was working and promote by the operation of open-ended
examination, focus of the group conversation, and the study.
The Thematic - narrative access in investigation acknowledge that the academy
process are particularized to be enlightened and coordinated, careful, designated, proof,
repeated, friendly, and continuous. Dare experience to build difficulty in managing time,
poor understanding of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST),
difficulty in encouraging the talent and carrying on CQA repeated nature.
This study intends to identify the top methods used by the three (3) higher
education institutions in Metro Manila, the Philippines, to manage research. In-depth
discussions with the president, deans, research directors, and faculty members in focus
groups held in different research settings result in the sharing of a number of best
practices. By adopting and learning from the presented best practices, this research
paper aims to inspire higher education institutions to improve and preserve their
research cultures.
The three basic functions of a university are instruction, research and consulting.
In all colleges, faculty are considered a front liner that leads the execution of the prior
basic functions. Education and work history evidence demonstrating the faculty's ability
to teach students. Doing extension work or community service is another function of an
academic institution where faculty members partake in the implementation of outreach
programs.
The purpose of this study is to describe the best practices of selected Higher
Education Institutions (HEIS) in the Philippines. It focuses on the growth of research
culture to assist academic leaders in shaping and motivating research policy. Their
faculty engage in research and become producers of knowledge.
Moreover, says Georghiou (2015), the value of research goes beyond simply
adding to the body of knowledge. There are several ways research can impact and
create value. 1) Increase accumulation of useful knowledge, 2) Training professionals;
3) Creating new scientific tools and methods and collaborating with users on their use;
4) Cooperation in research projects and networking with users. Also, Georghiou
emphasized that: Research and innovation are essential to Europe's economic strategy
and make a necessary contribution to its social and cultural development. They are an
important source of new jobs, growth and competitiveness, and underpin a wide range
of policy priorities such as Digital Europe, energy efficiency and sustainability.
However, not all university faculty are involved in research. Perhaps most of
them are reluctant to leave their comfort zone of teaching, or is university research
culture still in its infancy stage. Mbaleka (2015) argues that despite the reluctance of
faculty to conduct research, the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is
making serious efforts to force higher education institutions to conduct research. 46
Series 2012, Article 5, mandates that universities contribute to nation-building by
providing highly specialized educational experience to train professionals in various
technical and academic fields. The focus on developing new knowledge is clearly
articulated in the focus on Bachelor's, Master's and PhD programs. Universities
contribute to nation-building by generating expertise, knowledge, and innovation that
serve as resources for long-term development processes in a globalized context.
Furthermore, Goodall (2013) states that "those who pay attention to principal
investigators with few research papers and publications are asking faculty to improve
their research outcomes". This is evidence that research directors/leaders play an
important role in the development of research culture. Indeed, developing a research
culture requires good research management.
In the academic community, best practices can be defined as methods that are
the result of research and experience to achieve desired results. It is also an
established standard that is likely to be widely adopted. Below are research
management best practices by universities and statements made by research
participants. A fictitious name for the university was used to protect the university's
identity and reputation.
Aphrodite University was founded by two prominent women in the first decade of
the 20th century for the instruction and education of young people in all fields of arts
and sciences. Starting with a few benches, a blackboard and a few books, the two
teachers started a school and tirelessly nurtured their dream of building a nationalist
learning center for Filipino women. The first college, pharmacy, opened in her 1921,
followed by colleges of Liberal Arts, Education, Dentistry, and Optometry. ( Alugar ,
2011 )
The Issues of higher education inside the Philippines which have caused the
maximum difficulty and evoked the most exact proposals for motion are targeted in
several key subjects, underlined beneath. College educators are acutely aware of the
dearth of good enough precollege guidance on a part of entrants, and this leads
immediately into the question of selection of students. concerned inside the complete
system of schooling is the complex language hassle. Assuming that qualified candidates
can be discovered and enrolled in colleges and universities, the choke and nature of a
suitable software of studies confronts now not most effective the character however the
group in which he's enrolled and the society which he's to serve. From the point of view
of society and of the nation an often-mentioned want is that of supervision of private
institutions. The inadequacy of libraries and the dearth of appropriate textbooks and
equipment gets hold of mention in almost every survey of Philippine schooling. And
pervading all plans for instructional progress is the insistent problem of finances.
A Philosophy of Education
The triumphing kind of university inside the Philippines these days has been
formed through the confluence of these two streams of western civilization. It bears the
imprint of Plato and of Aristotle, of St. Isidore of Seville and St. Thomas Aquinas, of
Abelard and 'Humboldt and Pestalozzi, as well as of Jefferson and [Horace] Mann, of
Charles Eliot and John Dewey.
Particularly Filipino voices have started to emerge in recent decades. They were
heard. The speaker referred to Mendiola and Avelino, Salvador, Villamor, and Palma as
educational trailblazers. Bocobo and Alzonas warned of the risk of losing the most
valuable aspects of Filipino culture. Osias tried to define and describe that culture. More
and more, the goals and objectives for education in the Philippines are stated in Filipino.
The current administration is working hard to create a truly national theory and
educational system that will meet the needs of an independent republic in the context of
the modern world. It stands to reason that those closest to the action would be the last
to declare success. In a discussion of "The True on" in 1953, Dr. Laurel expressed his
conviction in these words: "Philippine education are two words still in search of a
meaning of indigenous meaning."
The one problem that is really important remains unsolved: namely, the problem
of providing an education that is responsive and adequate to nature, the needs, and the
idiosyncrasies and aspirations of our people the Filipino people. A problem which none
but Filipinos alone, and by themselves can and must face and solve.
Filipino educators have been forming beliefs with broad educational and social
importance as a result of their experiences in the community schools. Local teachers
had been "campaigning" to advise the community how to live and behave for a good
number of years in their free time, frequently with great zeal. Children were taught the
same rules in the classroom, but often nothing changed. If the community school was
set up in accordance with the new "unitary" idea, students, teachers, parents, and
neighbors would all gather together in a learning environment to communicate in their
native tongues. The campaigning schoolmaster is no longer the image of this
predicament; instead, it is the "little teachers" children who have the tools, the materials,
and the motivation to teach the elder illiterates to read. The adults are then given the
chance to participate in the children's educational program. By stimulating native culture
first, he finds that it reaches out and draws to itself immense qualities bestowed by
science. The teacher learns "to live in the life of his people, checking by it what is in the
books."
Although this native-culture approach may seem straightforward, it represents a
significant reversal of a centuries old legacy to the average Filipino instructor. When he
discovers that previously unexpected abilities are released in what appear to be
ignorant and powerless individuals, the revolutionary ramifications become clear to him.
Even more significant than the societal improvements are the internal changes that
have occurred in people, allowing them to "integrate enriching culture into their own."
Supt. Aguilar discusses the significance of this discovery by pointing out what it means.
The inevitable change from the four-century heritage of education for distinction,
which is essentially snobbish in outcome, into education for social efficiency, which is
the need of the hour. The native approach, in contest to the foreign approach, is bound
to shorten the palpable distance between the rich and the poor, currently the basis of
national insecurity.
This discussion of the "local method" and the "unitary principle," which unites
young and old in a common learning community, is but a sample of the literature that
has developed around the community-school movement in the Philippines. It could very
well represent a significant contribution to both the theory and practice of education, one
that should be of particular importance to other nations.
The Government Normal College and the public normal schools are currently the
main locations for teacher preparation prior to involvement in the community movement.
Several private universities have shown a keen interest in the related fields of
community development and agricultural extension, although the University of the
Philippines at Los Banos' College of Agriculture serves as the primary training ground
for this activity.
THEORETICAL
Family
Interest
Ivy League
Student’s Schools/Top
Determination Schools in the
Philippines
Credentials
Superiority
The researcher used one directional line with an arrow to indicate that the first
variable has a connection towards the second variable. The independent variables are
the factors that affect the student’s determination to enter Ivy League Schools in the
Philippines which are the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De
la Salle University, University of the Philippine System, and University of Santo Tomas.
These factors are family, interest, credentials, and superiority. To explain further,
Family pertains to the high expectations of parents which makes the student decide to
enter Ivy League School. Interest refers to the own decision of the student. It includes
their interest towards the capability of the school to enhance them for their desired
profession. Credential covers the aspiration of students to gain the honor of the school
that they wish to enter. Superiority on the other hand, pertains to the capability of the
student to enter an Ivy League School. It includes financial capability, social status or
position, and connection inside the school.
CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The Sample
A survey conducted by the researchers was performed, where 100 students from
Grade 12 High School Students of Marikina High School whose strands are STEM,
ABM, HUMSS, and TVL participated as they are eligible for the aimed study. This was
enacted during the school year 2022-2023.
The Instrument
Research Instrument In this study, the researchers will use questionnaires. The
questionnaire is a set of orderlies arranged self-made questions carefully prepared to be
answered by a group of students to collect data and information. The questionnaire will
consist of two parts: Part I will gather information pertaining to name (optional), age,
gender, grade level, and their chosen best university. Part II will be an assessment,
choices that consisted of the reasons why the students want to go to Best Universities
here in the Philippines. We used Google Forms App to convey the questionnaires to
avoid face-to-face interaction because we are still in the mid of the COVID-19
pandemic.
After the research instrument has been approved, A letter of consent was
delivered to the Marikina High School (Senior High Department) for the permission to
conduct the survey to the students. It was written formally through email and was sent
to the email address of the school.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the questionnaires are delivered through online
emails and messages to avoid physical contact with one another. The researcher
messaged the respondents’ personal account to give them the link of the Google Form
survey questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire were tabulated, and an
appropriate statistical treatment was used to analyze and interpret the gathered data.
The data gathered from the survey was carefully recorded in tables,
analyzed and interpreted accordingly based on the results of statistical treatment.
P = — (100)
Where:
P - Percentage
2. weighted means. this statistical tool was used to compute for the weight of
responses in questionnaire assigned to the respondents in Grade 12 students in
Marikina High School during the actual data gathering procedure. The formula in the
weighted means is as follows:
WM= ∑ FW/N
Where:
WM - weighted means
∑ - summation symbol
W - Assigned weight