EXTERNAL REFEREES’ ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCHES OF A UNIVERSITY IN
SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
by Dr. Genaro V. Japos
The descriptive study evaluated the researches of a University in Southern
Philippines in two time periods using the quantitative-qualitative research design. It
discovered that the student researches improved significantly from fair to satisfactory in
the areas of substantive, methodological and style parameters. However, the quality of
faculty researches did not improve significantly in the substantive, methodological, and
style aspects. The study also found out that the researches did not contain ISI journal
references and that gray literature was accessed such as Wikipedia, unverified online
sources and unpublished materials such as theses and dissertations. There was no
discussion of research ethics in the methodology. There was lack of research utilization
although there was evidence that the studies were disseminated in local and international
fora.
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