academic and curricular programs (developing a gender
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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
ThisandtheslideoncorecoursesarefromDr.Z.Q.Reyes’spresenta:on.
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
noun1.afeelingofexpecta:onanddesireforacertainthingtohappen.2.archaicafeelingoftrust.