CY 2014-2016 Inventory of Student Researches

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

1. Facilitated research studies are constantly increasing from year 2010 to 2013. However, a rapid declined was observed in 2014 to 2015 due to minimal number of student request for study in DSWD Offices, Centers and Institutions. In CY 2016 there were 233 researches facilitated which is relatively higher compared to the previous years. On the completed researches, the DSWD was able to obtained 110 completed studies or about 19% of the facilitated researches during CY 2010-2016. Ratio of completed researches to the number of facilitated researches is relatively lower due to time restriction. Major issues are that some students shifted their respondents because of time constraints in the approval of their request to conduct data gathering and lack of follow-up of DSWD on the submission of completed research studies.
2. Families and Communities sector gained the highest number of research topics facilitated during CY 2014-2016. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program reported the highest number of researches facilitated. Most of the studies tend to assess the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program implementation and compliance to its conditions and impact evaluation studies. The Children and Youth sector recorded second highest number of research studies conducted. Common interests of researchers are on the development and improvement of centers and institutions for children and related to children in conflict with the law (CICL).
3. Five (5) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines are major contributor on the research in social welfare and development. A State University in Region V, the Bicol University recorded with highest number of students that conducted research studies in DSWD from 2014 to 2016. Other SUCs with major contributor of researches are the University of the Philippines (UP Diliman and UP Los Baños), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and Western Mindanao State University.
4. Courses under Social and Behavioral Science Program was recognized with most number of research studies and followed by courses enrolled under Health Programs. Among courses under Social and Behavioral Science, major contributors of research are students enrolled in BS Psychology and BS Social Work. It was also observed that courses under General Programs in Architecture and Town Planning continuously increasing their interest in conducting research in our Center and Institutions1.