CY 2017 Inventory of Student Researches

Following are the highlights of the inventory of research studies that were undertaken:

1. In CY 2017 there were 147 researches facilitated which is relatively lower by 36.9% compared to CY 2016. Of the 147 facilitated researches during CY 2017, only 20 completed researches were able to transmit by the researchers to the Department. The number of completed researches is relatively lower as to the number of facilitated researches due to time restriction.
2. More than half of the research facilitated in 2017 are contributory to Families and Children and Youth Sectors. Among Children and Youth Sector, facilitated research studies were mainly focused on Development and Improvement of Centers and Institutions for Children especially those who are Abandoned Children and Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL). On the Family Sector, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program remains as the most favored subject of study by the researchers as in the past years. A large number of studies (14 or 69% of total researches in family sector) focused on the Assessment of the CCT program implementation.
3. University of the Philippines recorded the highest number of students that conducted research studies in DSWD. Second in rank was the Cagayan State University and third was the University of Santo Tomas.
4. Thirty seven percent of facilitated researches are conducted by students that enrolled in Social and Behavioral Science Programs. Courses under Social and Behavioral Science Program was recognized with the most number of research studies conducted at 37% or 55 researches. When they are classified according to their degrees/courses, 57% are taking Bachelor’s degree on social work and 43% are taking Master’s on Social Work1.