PUBLIC BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS’ ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The study investigated into the research engagement of public-school teachers in Northern Mindanao - Region X for the years 2018-2019. It is a qualitative study on the completed action researches on Teaching and Learning being one of the research themes of DepEd’s Basic Research Agenda. Specifically, through secondary data analysis on pertinent archives referenced from the official reports submitted by the fourteen (14) Schools Divisions and through narrative analysis of interviews and FGD responses, the findings indicate that more than half (60.76%) of the action researches studied on Instruction, some on Curriculum (17.72%), few on Learning Outcomes (12.24%), very few are about the Learners (5.91%), and the least on Assessment (3.38%). The findings highlight significant implications on the didactic triad, the teaching and learning and content, as a strong research focus of the teachers. However, the little research focus of teachers on the Learners and Assessment may not uncover the gaps in the developmental, social, and behavioral effects of the teaching-learning process on the learners; and issues in the new, criterionbased policy holistic development from an academic achievement-focus to equal recognition for a wide range of student achievements such as leadership and social responsibility. (195 words).