The 2nd GALACST International Conference is going to be held on March 25-26, 2022 via zoom. The conference theme, objectives, list of speakers, conference fees, registration details, and other pertinent information are found in the conference brochure. The deadline for registration is until March 17, 2022. If interested, please visit the official Facebook page of the conference, https://www.facebook.com/Galacst-2022-103127398972089
The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School strongly promotes adult literacy and learning through research, community development initiatives, and continuing education programmes. Thus, the NGO Transformare, in collaboration with the UST Family Literacy Team under RCSSED (Dr. Gina Lontoc, Dr. Camilla Vizconde & Dr. Belinda de Castro), is pleased to invite you to apply for scholarship opportunities for the ‘Certificate Course in Family Literacy and Intergenerational Learning’.
The deadline for submission of application is on February 21, 2022. Successful applicants will be notified on or before February 28, 2022. The organizers are currently processing the CPD Units (for professional teachers and social workers) for this certificate course
This program is part of the impact activities of the research project of the UST Family Literacy Team titled, ‘Family literacy, indigenous learning and sustainable development: Proof of concept pilot’. The aim of the course is to help students develop an understanding of key components of family literacy and intergenerational learning. By the end of the certificate course, students are expected to produce a project proposal which they intend to implement within their institutions.
The course will run for 8 weeks in April and May 2022 and sessions will be delivered fully online. This course is intended for Adult literacy/DepEd ALS (Alternative Learning System) facilitators and program implementers, social/community workers, social ministry staff and coordinators, and faculty members/coordinators involved in service learning and community integration/extension programmes of their institutions.
To apply for scholarship, kindly use this link:
https://forms.gle/dLkTVujk8nzpm5Sj6
📩 If you have inquiries and other concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. You may also contact the Family Literacy Project Secretariat at familyliteracy.ust@gmail.com.
RCSSED’s young scholarly journal, the Journal of Social Health, is now indexed in the Andrew Gonzalez Philippine Citation Index. Also, readership of the said journal also increased from 7,752 Views (2020) to 12,164 Views (2021) as of today, with over 78 countries accessing the journal. Cheers and congratulations to the Journal of Social Health, led by editor Dr. Maria Carinnes Alejandria!
For more on the journal, see its articles at http://socialhealthjournal.org/
JOIN us in the 2021 Philippine Local Antenna Democracy Congress on Saturday, October 9, 2021, from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Dr. Judith Pace of the University of San Francisco will speak about “Teaching Controversial Issues for Agency in Times of Crisis in Democracy”. Dr. Enrique Niño Leviste of Ateneo de Manila University and Dr. Vicente Reyes, Jr. of the University of Nottingham will serve as reactors.
Register via link or scan the QR code:
https://ust-edu-ph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_COBMo5YYQv2hKpsKcPoM5A
Program link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WGBO1OSJL8W5ZWnN6Rdao9aHK6Y91Tsz/view?usp=sharing
The Research Center and the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management will co-organize a Second National Virtual Tourism and Hospitality Conference this October 22. Details can be seen from the images below.
The Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research (Emerald Insight) Journal with editors Dr. Clarence M. Batan of University of Santo Tomas, Dr. Sampson Blair of the City University of New York at Buffalo, and Dr. Veronica Gregorio of the National University of Singapore are inviting researchers working on Filipino family research to submit their papers. The volume will focus on the theme of ‘Resilience and Familism: The Dynamic Nature of Families in the Philippines’.
The deadline for initial submissions is April 15, 2022. For further inquiries, you may contact the following editors: cmbatan@ust.edu.ph, slblair@buffalo.edu and socvdlg@nus.edu.ph
We invite students from the University of Santo Tomas taking an undergraduate degree who have experienced any symptom or form of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm to participate in this study. The objective is to understand the contexts within the home and university setting that affect a student’s experience of these mental health issues. Our ultimate goal is to provide culturally sensitive guidance to policy-makers on effective interventions and programs for our students.
Read more about how to participate through this link: https://forms.gle/WvMzwjfaGj4qWf6H8
Ethics Committee Approval: FE-2020-016
Malugod na inaanyayahan ng Sentro sa Salin at Araling Salin at ng Research Center for Social Sciences and Education ng Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas ang mga mananaliksik, tagasalin, mga tagapagtaguyod ng serbisyong pangkalusugan, at mga mag-aaral mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa na dumalo sa “Saliksik at Salin 2021: Webinar sa Pagsasalin sa Pananaliksik Pangkalusugan” na gaganapin sa Hulyo 01, 2021, Huwebes, 8:00 n.u. hanggang 5:00 n.h. sa pamamagitan ng FB Live.Layunin ng programang ito na mapalawak ang talakayan sa mga konsiderasyon at hamon sa pagsasalin ng mga teksto para sa pananaliksik pangkalusugan sa pangunguna ng mga Tomasinong propesor ng wika at mga disiplinang pangkalusugan:
• Ang Papel ng Kultura sa Komunikasyong Pangkalusugan -Dr. Minerva Calimag
• Questionnaire Development, Translation, and Validation for Research -Dr. Warren Bacorro
• Protokol sa Ebalwasyon ng Pagsasalin ng UST Sentro sa Salin at Araling Salin -Dr. Wennielyn Fajilan
• Mga Hamon sa Ebalwasyon ng Pagsasaling Pangkalusugan sa Filipino: Mga Tala sa Pagsasalin ng mga Terminong para sa Rehabilitasyong Pang-Agham – Asst. Prof. Ma. Lanie Vergara
• Mga Hamon sa Ebalwasyon ng Pagsasaling Pangkalusugan sa Filipino: Mga Tala sa Pagsasalin ng mga Tekstong Pang-Biyolohiya– Dr. Dino Tordesillas
Libre ang pagdalo sa webinar. Kailangan lamang magpatala at aktibong makilahok upang makatanggap ng sertipiko ng pagdalo. Para sa mga nais dumalo magpatala hanggang Hunyo 28, 2021 sa link na: https://bit.ly/2SvJRHW
Mr. Jame Monren T. Mercado, an Academic Staff from the Department of Tourism Management, College of Tourism and Hospitality Management and a Faculty Research Associate under the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education of the University of Santo Tomas, delivered the culminating activity for his UST-funded research for A.Y. 2020-2021 last June 10, 2021 (Thursday) at Balay San Nicoleño, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. The research is entitled, Pamana sa Mata ng mga … Bata?: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Student Tour Guides on Heritage Sustainability – The Case of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The research promotes the significance of encouraging the youth, specifically the students, to contribute to their local heritage and implement different programs and projects. It will also determine the youth sector’s perspective on balancing conservation, safeguarding, and rapid development in local heritages. In addition, several virtual meetings were implemented, such as focus group discussions and virtual doodling, to gather significant data and information. The participants were the nationally award-winning student tour guides of Museo San Nicoleño, advisers, and consultants.
During the culminating activity, updates on the research were presented to the primary and secondary stakeholders. There was also an awarding of certificates and tokens to its partner institutions and individuals. Assoc. Prof. Eric B. Zerrudo, the Director of the UST Graduate School – Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics (GS-CCCPET), represented the UST administration during the awarding ceremony. The final presentation of the research output will be scheduled for August 2021.
The project is officially partnered with the Municipal Government of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, headed by Hon. Alfredo P. Valdez, Jr., MD, Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Ilocos Norte District of San Nicolas, and the San Nicolas Elementary School, headed by Dr. Rolen A. Oracion.
The UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) just launched an online certificate program on teaching controversial issues and digital literacy for public school teachers.
This three-month certificate program is training 20 high school teachers on teaching digital literacy and social issues, the latter covering the role of citizens and of teachers in fostering democratic citizenship.
By the end of the certificate program, the 20 teachers coming from nine regions will make an instructional plan to teach controversial issues anchored on online tools, these being fitting to current flexible learning arrangements. All teacher-participants come from the public schools system.
This certificate program began last May 22 and will end on August 7.
Some UST faculty members will mentor participants on digital literacy, while “democracy mentors” from universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and the Philippines will handle topics related to teaching controversial issues.
The program is among the projects in RCSSED’s funded project with Fondazione Gravissimum Educationis, a foundation under the aegis of The Vatican. The foundation is implementing a 14-country project titled “Democracy: an educational urgency in pluricultural and pluri-religious contexts,” which aims to promote democratic citizenship to teachers and to Catholic universities.
UST is one of two universities from Asia involved in the three-year project. Universities in the Fondazione Gravissimum Educationis project are called “antennas.”
RCSSED is handling the project led by Local Antenna Coordinator Dr. Allan De Guzman, RCSSED Director Dr. Belinda de Castro and research associate Dr Joel Adamos.
