भारतीय संस्कृति में एकात्म मानववाद की जड़ें गहरी और व्यापक रूप से व्याप्त हैं। यह दर्शन पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय द्वारा प्रतिपादित किया गया था, जो समाज, अर्थव्यवस्था, राजनीति और आध्यात्मिकता के समन्वय पर बल देता है। एकात्म मानववाद का मुख्य उद्देश्य व्यक्ति, समाज और राष्ट्र के बीच संतुलन स्थापित करना है, जिसमें भारतीय परंपराओं, नैतिक मूल्यों और सांस्कृतिक आदर्शों का समावेश हो। यह विचारधारा पश्चिमी पूंजीवाद और साम्यवाद के चरमपंथी दृष्टिकोणों के विपरीत एक वैकल्पिक सामाजिक-आर्थिक व्यवस्था प्रस्तुत करती है, जिसमें आत्मनिर्भरता, समरसता और लोकहितकारी नीतियों को प्राथमिकता दी जाती है। भारतीय संस्कृति की मूल अवधारणाएँ, जैसे धर्म, कर्तव्य, स्वदेशी, सहअस्तित्व और सर्वजन हिताय-सर्वजन सुखाय एकात्म मानववाद के सिद्धांतों के साथ पूर्णतः समाहित हैं। आधुनिक संदर्भ में, यह विचारधारा आत्मनिर्भर भारत, स्वदेशी जागरण, सतत विकास, और सामाजिक समरसता की नीतियों के माध्यम से प्रासंगिक बनी हुई है। यह शोध भारतीय संस्कृति और एकात्म मानववाद के पारस्परिक संबंधों की व्याख्या करते हुए यह विश्लेषण करेगा कि कैसे यह दर्शन वर्तमान सामाजिक और आर्थिक नीतियों में योगदान दे सकता है।

मूल शब्द: एकात्म मानववाद, भारतीय संस्कृति, दीनदयाल उपाध्याय, सांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रवाद, आत्मनिर्भरता, समग्र विकास।

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Indian English literature has emerged as a vibrant and dynamic domain, showcasing a unique blend of linguistic innovation and cultural diversity. Over the decades, writers have not only adapted English to reflect the nuances of Indian life but also enriched it with a distinctive linguistic identity. This study explores how Indian authors have creatively manipulated syntax, vocabulary, idioms, and stylistic devices to develop a literary voice that transcends traditional norms. By examining key literary works and authors, the research highlights the evolution of Indian English from a colonial legacy to a recognized and respected literary medium. This linguistic transformation has played a pivotal role in defining the cultural and artistic contributions of Indian writing in English, establishing it as a significant force in global literature.

Keywords: Indian English Literature, Linguistic Creativity, Language Evolution, Cultural Identity, Postcolonial Literature.

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The postlapsarian curse of senescence and the various ailments and fragilities that accompany it have provided subject matter for much literary discussion in the recent years. On the one hand there is a quiet acceptance of the approaching inevitability of death on the other there is an ululation over loss of youth, power and potential for greatness. To tackle the disquietude of one’s own ephemeral existence, one may resort to either a stoic acceptance of the inexorable reality and submit to the idea: momento mori[i]; or revel in the hedonistic realization of carpe diem[ii]. This paper explores Shakespeare’s attempt to chronicle the process of aging as well as to comment on the vacillating command of an aging man over his cognitive and physical faculties. With fields like gerontology and medical humanities growing in critical importance in the recent years, it is interesting to study how the passage of time impacts an individual’s agency and identity. The paper attempts to answer these questions taking Titus Andronicus as the core text.

Keywords: Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Agency, Senility, Gerontology, Identity, Medical Humanities.

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This study was conducted to investigate the Level of Mathematics Proficiency among the Grade 10 Junior High School Students in one of the private schools in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental during the school year 2016-2017. This research employed a descriptive research design with 110 respondents selected through the stratified proportionate sampling. The validity of the test was established using the Lawshe’s content validation method resulting in a content validity ratio value of 0.8.   The reliability of the test was assessed using the Kuder Richardson 20, yielding a coefficient of 0.71, indicating a reasonably reliable instrument. Descriptive statistics such as Mean, Standard Deviation were used to analyze the responses. Additionally, the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Tukey HSD for post-hoc test were utilized to identify any significant differences among groups. Results of the study revealed that the overall level of proficiency in the learning competencies of Grade 10 Junior High School students was “Satisfactory”, interpreted as a “Moderate” level of proficiency.  When analyzing specific areas, Algebra and Statistics and Probability turned out to be “Outstanding”, indicating a “Very High” level of proficiency in these two areas. The study revealed significant differences between various pairs of competencies: Algebra and Geometry, Algebra and Trigonometry, Geometry and Statistics and Probability, Statistics and Probability and Trigonometry.  Based on the results, the study proposed an action plan to address the identified areas for improvement that may benefit the students, teachers, administrators, and other members of the institution.

Keywords: Level of Proficiency, Learning Competencies, Junior High School Students, Descriptive Research, Action Plan, Bacolod City, Central Philippines.

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The transition to mass higher education and the influence of educational policies have largely influenced school and university trajectories without reducing the transition period between studies and employment. The analysis of professional integration pathways no longer reveals a single pattern of entry into working life. Integration pathways, sometimes it’s longer, sometimes it’s more precarious, are often characterized by strong disparities within the same cohorts and the same levels of training. If the observation of individual situations shows that this diversity gradually reduces over time, monthly it will remain very important at the start of working life. Young people take several years to access on position on the labor market in often less qualified jobs. This article is an outcome of the solution after the analysis of young people who have difficulties entering into their working life and their socio-professional integration in the observation where this moment it is crucial to place guidance counselors in schools and so teachers and parents are also actors in the educational and professional guidance of young people, by providing informations and/or educating young people on their choices of academic and professional project, for which the State must also provide an entity which looks after the study of job offers in order to adjust them to an academic training, this raises the problem of choosing a student for a profession and the choice of a recruiter on the desired profile by calling into a question professional integration.

Keywords: Higher Education, Working Life, Socio-Professional Integration, Guidance Counselor, Student Choice.

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COVID-19 in the Philippines led to several changes in the educational landscape. One of these is the way that the Department of Education has implemented the modes of instruction. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, most educational systems have been pushed to develop alternatives to face-to-face teaching and learning. Yet, it is increasingly challenging for teachers to deliver a fundamental, high-quality education as a result of the transition to modular distance learning.

This qualitative phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of English teachers in their teaching using the Most Essential Learning Competency-Based instructional modules. Ten (10) English teachers were interviewed to gather the data. Interviews that were recorded were transcribed and analyzed. Thematic analysis was employed as the data processing method in the study. During the conduct of the study, ethical considerations were taken into account. Results revealed teachers believed that MELCs-Based instructional modules had dramatically altered their methods of instruction, given them a better knowledge of their students and their learning, and allowed them to utilize class time more effectively. However, some competencies are unclear, repetitious, and inappropriate for the material or subject matter. Teachers found it difficult to define several goals that were still doable throughout the implementation of the MELCs module. Nonetheless, teachers are making use of a range of activities, whatever modality used, to deliver lessons more effectively. Moreover, teachers were able to adapt and pick up new ideas and approaches for solving the challenges.

Keywords: Lived Experience, English Teachers, MELCs, Modules.

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The goal of teaching, research and extension must be towards the improvement of the community, systems, processes, and the improvement of people’s lives in general. This paper aims to assess the implementation of Project CARE-Calabanga Community College Alumni Reading Skills Enricher, a community engagement project to evaluate its impact on target beneficiaries and to determine how to improve the conduct and implementation of this project. This study utilized mixed-method research design to investigate the operations, engagement of alumni-volunteers, problems encountered, as well as the effectiveness of the reading intervention conducted with selected Grade 7 students. A 3.83 score on Likert scale showed the passion of the alumni-volunteers in terms of their engagement and dedication to the project despite the problems encountered like conflict in schedule, lack of resources, emotional, and physical distractions during the conduct of the reading intervention. A 9.56 % increase in Oral Reading Proficiency and 18.08 score difference in Maze Test from beginning to the end of the project indicate significant improvements in reading proficiency of students using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) test. The results were conclusive to indicate the effectiveness of the reading intervention project but recommendations were provided for further improvement.

Keywords: Oral Reading Proficiency, Reading, Reading Enrichment, Community Engagement, Extension Research.

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The Philippines is one of the three countries in the world and the only country in Asia that only offered 10 years of basic education until the young Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 was signed and enacted. Aiming to equip the learners to be globally competitive future professionals, the said law was designed to offer graduates four expected curriculum exits – employment, entrepreneurship, tertiary education, and middle skills development (www.officialgazette.gov.ph, 2017). With this, the researcher conducted a Descriptive Correlation Research that examined the learners chosen track and strand and its relationship to their taken curriculum exits after graduating in Senior High School. The said research used a researcher-made questionnaire, where 564 SHS graduates from a private institution in Plaridel, Bulacan participated. The research revealed that more than three-fourth of the SHS graduates pursued Tertiary Education after the program, where high percentage are enrolled in teacher education and tourism management courses. Whereas, the others opted to ventured employment and entrepreneurship, 10.11% and 7.09%. Using Pearson-r Correlation, the research discovered that Senior High School Track and Strands and the pursued curriculum exits of the graduates has a significant relationship and demonstrate a positive correlation. Thus, this, concluded that implemented Career Guidance and Counseling Program implemented on the institutions were effective on helping the graduates on arriving to right career decision. On the other hand, it also suggested that additional activities should be added aiming to strengthen and help the graduates.

Keywords: Senior High School, SHS Tracks and Strands, Curriculum Exits, Career Decision.

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Metacognition is a strategy that is used to achieve pragmatic results in academia. Simply defined, metacognition can be known as being aware of one’s own learning process. Metacognition in academia is followed by metacognitive strategies such as the planning strategy, monitoring strategy and evaluation strategy. In addition, metacognition in reading comprehension has a similar approach where the learner reflects on their present knowledge on the text that they are reading. By doing so, they can utilize the above metacognitive strategies to accelerate the learning process. In terms of developing, one’s second language reading skills, metacognition shows the potential to achieve pragmatic results. This study focuses on the usage of metacognition to improve reading comprehension. It will examine the usage of above-mentioned three metacognitive strategies within the reading comprehension context. Overall, this study underscores the importance of metacognition in foreign language learning and suggests practical strategies for educators seeking to enhance reading comprehension in the classroom.

Keywords: Metacognition, Metacognition in Reading Comprehension, Second Language Acquisition, Metacognitive Strategies.

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This paper seeks to know what happened to the graduates who availed of a DOST-SEI scholarship grant at the College of Education-Graduate School of a higher education institution in the Philippines. The data in this research were gathered through an online questionnaire; quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Both close-ended and open-ended questions were included. The participants in this research were the cohort of scholars and grantees from 2007 until 2013 who finished their master’s or doctorate degree. These scholars came from the MAEd (Physics & Biology) and PhD in Science Education (Biology Education) programs of the College of Education-Graduate School. The data were analyzed using mean scores, points, and thematic analysis. The study revealed that the DOST-SEI graduate students’ in Science were locally employed and had a permanent employment status. There was a high percentage of promotion among DOST-SEI scholar graduate students in Science, in which 68% were promoted while 32% were retained in their position or designation. In terms of their compensation, 68% have experienced an increase, while 32% have no increase in their salary. It implies a great assurance to be employed and has reasonable compensation if you are a DOST-SEI graduate scholar. The graduates were satisfied with the scholarship privileges and obligations that greatly contributed to their personality, family, career, and community. The extent to which the graduate science education program contributed to the scholar graduates research achievement enabled them to present their research paper at an International conference, receive any research-related recognition during or after the scholarship, publish their thesis/dissertation in a peer-reviewed journal, and to coach/adviser of a student who engaged in research or science investigation. The graduate scholars’ critical thinking skills showed excellent results in both the cognitive and affective domains. This indicates that the program gave a great extent to the essential skills of thinking of the graduate students’. On the other hand, the self-efficacy after undergoing DOST-SEI’s scholarship program greatly benefits the graduate student’s innate ability to achieve their life and career goals.

Keywords: DOST – SEI, College of Education, Western Visayas State University, Graduate School, Return of Investment.

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