Culture and Arts Practitioners’ Competencies as Basis for the Establishment of Public Service Network for Philippine Education Institutions

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2022)
Title: Culture and Arts Practitioners’ Competencies as Basis for the Establishment of Public Service Network for Philippine Education Institutions
Stream: Educational Policy, Leadership, Management & Administration
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Leandro Loyola, De La Salle University, Philippines
Czarina Labayo, De La Salle University, Philippines
Augustus Ceasar Latosa, Far Eastern University, Philippines
Glorife Samodio, De La Salle University, Philippines

Abstract:

As mandated by the Philipines' Commission on Higher Education, colleges and universities should develop and implement culture and arts (CA) programs aimed at enhancing students’ skills in the field and conserving cultural heritage. However, not all higher education institutions have the capacity to fulfill such mandate. This research identified cognitive and functional gaps that constrain HEIs from fulfilling their mandate. Using Mintzberg’s competencies of managing (2009), the study determined that cognitive competencies include personal and factional competencies, while functional competencies involve interpersonal and informational as well as personal and factional competencies. The study proposed six hypotheses that intended to identify the relationship between university position and cognitive and functional competencies (H1 and H4), the relationship between typology of college/university and cognitive and functional competencies (H2 and H5), and the correlation between the number of years in the college/university and cognitive and functional competencies (H3 and H6). Chi-square tests of independence showed non-significant relationship for H1, H2, H4, and H5. Pearson correlation coefficient showed weak but positive correlation for H3 and H5. While both position in the college/university and typology of HEI do not indicate cognitive and functional competencies of CA practitioners, the number of years they spent in the college/university help them to be cognitively and functionally competent although the relationship between the variables is weak. The establishment of a public service network should be able to help address the cognitive and functional gaps in the area of culture and the arts.

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