AcademicandCurricularPrograms(DevelopingaGenderStudiesProgram)

ThoughtsonAspira/ons,Reali/es,andHope

OdineMariaM.deGuzmanUniversityofthePhilippines

CenterforWomen’sandGenderStudies

Aspira:ons

•  Principles,beliefsonsocialjus:ce,educa:onassocializa:onandreflec:onofwhoweare

•  Inspiredbyhistoricalexperience,bothinterna:onalandna:onal–  Secondwavefeminism,civilrightsmovement

•  ‘thepersonalispoli:cal’•  Mul:culturalism

–  Na:onalist-democra:cmovements,feministmovement–  Poli:calandsocialrepression

•  ‘fromthestreetstotheacademe’

•  Basedon:–  Interna:onalconven:ons:CEDAW,MDGs,SDGs– Na:onallawsandgovernmentaldirec:ves

•  PhilippineDevelopmentPlanforGender-ResponsiveDevelopment,1995-2025•  TheMagnaCartaofWomen•  GADAccordofPhilippineHigherEduca:onwithDeclara:onofCommitmentsbyPresidentsandHeadsofHEIsandCSC,PCW,CHED(2011)•  CommissiononHigherEduca:ondirec:ves:CHEDMemoNo.1s.2015

TheProposal

•  EstablishmentofGenderStudiesprogramsinSUCsandHEIs

•  CHEDTechnicalPanel:WomenandGenderStudiesProgram– MAinWomenandGenderStudies–  ProgramGoals:developgenderadvocates,feministscholars,GADprac::oners

–  SampleCurriculum:Corecourses(21units),Elec:ves(basedontracksA[9u],B[12u],TerminalRequirement(basedontracksA[thesis],B[fieldwork]

CoreCourses

Elec:ves

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Reali:es

•  GendermainstreaminginHEIsiss:lluneven•  Universi:eswithestablishedprogramsandcoursesongenderandandwomen’sstudieshavehadalonggesta:onperiod,rangingfrom40-20years– UPDilimanistheonlyuniversitywithamaster’sdegreeinwomenanddevelopmentstudies

–  PNU,MiriamCollege,Ateneo,SillimanUniversityofferasaminorinfieldssuchasInterna:onalStudies,InterdisciplinaryStudies,Sociology,Anthropology

•  Inmost,facultydevelopmentinthefieldiss:llatearlystages

•  Instruc:onalmaterialsdevelopmentislikewiseatearlystages

•  Interestinthefieldamongfacultyandresearchersmaynotbehighbecausenotseenashigh-value,intheacademicandeconomicsense

•  Becauseisnotperceivedashigh-value,in:mesofretrenchment,becomesfirsttogo(asisexperienceabroad)

Thoughts

•  Conceptualizevis-à-vis:–  CHEDMemoNo.53s.2007:PoliciesandStandardsonGraduateEduca:onforTeachersandOtherEduca:onProfessionals

–  Programgoalsinrela:ontoCHEDstrategicplansandownSUCorHEI’sM-V-G’sandstrategicplans•  IfnotinownHEI’s,thentakefirststepandar:culateinthese

–  CHEDMemoNo.2s.2011:RevisedGuidelinesintheFormula:onofCHEDPolicies,StandardsandGuidelinesofAcademicPrograms

•  Astand-aloneprogramhousedinapar:culardisciplinehastendencytocarry,primarily,perspec:veandmethodsofthatdisciplinealone

•  Minoringenderandwomen’sstudiesahachedtoseveralprogramsmaybebeherop:on–isalsoanapplica:onofmainstreaming;offersperspec:vesongenderandwomen’sissuesfromdifferentdisciplines,e.g,literature/humani:es,sociology,environmentalscience,educa:on,communityhealth,economics,architectureanddesign,etc.

•  DevelopnicheofHEIindeliveryofprogram,suchasgenderandhealth,genderandliberalarts,genderandenvironment,genderandruraldevelopment

•  ReflectonownHEI’sandcontemporaryFilipino’sphilosophyofeduca:on,especiallypurposeofter:aryeduca:on– Maycenterontwomainstrands:thephilosophicalandtheeconomical

•  Ibelievethesehavecri:calbearingontheoutcomeofouraspira:onsandproposedprogramongenderandwomen’sstudies

ToDo[intertwinedwithotheracademicfunc:ons]

•  Plantodevelopfacultyresource:encourageyourownfacultytomajoringenderandwomen’sstudiesinuniversi:eswhereoffered

•  Developresearchandinstruc:onalmaterialsdevelopmentbyencouragingacademicworkintheseareas

•  Putadministra:vesupportforthedevelopmentofprogram:policydirec:onandfinancialsupport

•  Promoteinterestandresearchopportuni:esforthefield/s

Hope

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