EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAM OF BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY: BASIS FOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT

Authors

  • Florentino G. Pineda, Jr. PhD, Department of English, Bulacan State University, Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v9i1.4727

Keywords:

effectiveness, international graduate program enhancement program

Abstract

The study dealt with the Effectiveness of International Graduate Programs at BSU as a Basis for Program Enhancement. The research aims to evaluate its purpose, and its standard as indicated by academic standards, such as standards of competence, service standards, and organizational standards. One of the primordial considerations of the Graduate School is its goal to produce balanced, competent, research-oriented, and globally competitive graduates. Thus, the researcher conceptualized the study; to accomplish the needed interactions with the officials and students of BSU – Hong Kong Lifelong Education Organization Limited; to unearth issues and modern trends, policies, and programs for BSU adoption to benefit the local students and; to initiate or trail- blazed foreign researches for the upliftment the Research and Extension Services of Department, where B.S.U. had fallen short during previous evaluation. The study used the descriptive, quantitative design using survey-questionnaire and interviews as the primary data-gathering instruments. Documented data on the demographic profile of students, number of graduates, and ranking of BSU Hong Kong were also utilized. The enrolled graduate students of BSU Hong Kong, faculty, and administrators of BSU Hong Kong were the respondents of the study.

 

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Author Biography

  • Florentino G. Pineda, Jr., PhD, Department of English, Bulacan State University, Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines

    About the Author

    Florentino G. Pineda, Jr. was born in Pampanga, Philippines. He finished his elementary and secondary education in San Fernando, Pampanga. His interest in English motivated him to finish a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and major in English. He finished the degree with Magna Cum Laude honors at Holy Angel University in Angeles City. He pursued his Master of Education major in Guidance at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. Pursued and finished another master’s degree in Language Education at Wesleyan University. He finished his Doctor of Philosophy at Bulacan State University in Malolos, Bulacan whose thesis is entitled “Communication Practice as Cultural Formation in the Educational Institution: Practices, Barriers, and Solution.” He has taught in elementary, high school, college, and graduate school at known universities in the Philippines. He has written books on Literature, Speech Communication, Study and Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and Technical Writing. He served as the Department Head of Mass Communication and Performing the Department of English at Bulacan State University.

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Published

2023-03-18

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023)

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