Higher Education Research in the Philippines: Policies, Practices, and Problems

Abstract

The advent and expansion of the “knowledge society” has brought new challenges to higher education. Situated at the heart of the “knowledge society,” higher education must respond to the rapid changes that characterize the knowledge-driven socioeconomic, political, and technological developments in the twenty-first century (Teichler, 2000). In the context of these changing conditions, higher education is faced with the task of reconceptualizing or reengineering its mission and roles. As declared by the participants of the Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on “National Strategies and Regional Co-operation for the 21st Century” (Regional Conference on Higher Education, Tokyo, Japan, 1997), and echoed by the World Conference on Higher Education (WCHE, 1998), the relevance of higher education institutions is shown by how their policies and practices coincide with the expectations of society.