Nat’l catechetical study turns over 7-volume output during Ambag 500 retreat
The National Catechetical Study 2021 (NCS 2021), a five-year collaboration
The Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSEd) gathers together research associates by research interest groups (RIGs) namely, economics, business and finance studies; language studies; education and leadership studies; studies in psychology, and contemporary social issues researches (covering studies on inter-generational relations; social health; migration, politics and policies; and environmental vulnerability, security, and sustainability). Emerging working groups (WGs) in the fields of linguistic studies and peace and conflict studies are also currently supported by the center. At present, special projects on inclusive education, relevant Catholic church-related matters (CBCP), and finance soundness and literacy (CIMA) are also being undertaken by the center.
Research projects of the Center have received support from foreign and Philippine partners in AY 2020-2021. These include:
Foreign: Fondazione Gravissimum Educationis, Porticus, Global Alliance on Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), University of East Anglia (United Kingdom), and Brown University (United States of America)
Local: Commission on Higher Education, Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
The Center and its researchers also collaborate with foreign and Philippine universities in research projects and capacity-building activities.
The Center’s researchers also strive to influence public policy, in particular policies and programs of national government agencies (e.g. environment, cultural heritage, tourism, labor and employment) and local government units (provincial, city, municipal,, barangay). This is not to mention that some studies of the Center also help some players in the private or business sector, as well as civil society organizations. Even community-based organizations (e.g. urban poor, rural women) have benefitted from some action research projects run by the Center.
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International journals
Philippine journals
Books and creative works released by foreign publishers
Books and creative works released by Philippine-based publishers
Assoc. Prof. Ronald R. Fernandez, MIT
Master of Information Technology
Assoc. Prof. Melanie D. Turingan, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy, major in Araling Filipino, Wika, Kultura, Midya
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Ninia I. Calaca, MA, MPhil
Master of Arts in Development Education
Master of Philosophy in Development Studies
Asst. Prof. Alvin Ringgo C. Reyes, MA
Master of Arts in Filipino, major in Filipino Studies – Language, Culture, and Media
Asst. Prof. Ma. Criselda T. Pacquing, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, major in Industrial Psychology
The National Catechetical Study 2021 (NCS 2021), a five-year collaboration
Professor Allan B. de Guzman, PhD of the Research Center
To promote adult literacy and learning through research, community development
The National Catechetical Study research team, led by Professor Clarence
The UST Research Center on Social Sciences and Education (RCSSEd) was created in January 2017, from the previously merged Research Center on Culture, Education, and Social Issues (RCCESI). Further into its history, the social sciences and education researches were handled by the old Social Research Center (SRC) and Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD).
Prof. Belinda D.V. de Castro, PhD is the inaugural Director of the RCSSEd.