Dugenia, Magdalena E. (Philippines)

Field of
Expertise
Curriculum/Material Development
Policy/Programme Planning
Detailed
Information
on Expertise
- Curriculum/material development and policy/programme planning in literacy and continuing development.
- Developing curriculum framework for literacy amd continuing education.
- Supervisor on tasks related to development and production of prototype/examplar materials on literacy and continuing education for the country;
- Planning and organizing training activities on literacy materials development for central and field level personnel.
- Wrote the EOI and CED components of the Philippine Plan of Action on Education for All (1990-2000) as member of the EFA Project Management Team.
- Initiated the development of MIS on literacy for the Bureau of Nonformal Education.
- Teaching graduate courses leading to a master's degree in Nonformal Education.
- Consultant/resource person in regional (Asia-Pacific) and national (country level) training workshops for the development of literacy material organised by UNESCO and ACCU and UNESCO Resource Group member for the development of CE materials for the Region.
- Taft Avenue, Manila: Teaching courses in Nonformal Education and Health Education.
- Thesis advising in Nonformal Education and Health Education.
- Writer, Modules for Distance Education in Master of Arts in Nonformal Education, Philippine Normal University Distance Education Centre.
Position and
Organisation		 Associate Professor, College of Graduate Studies, Philippine Normal University
Contact
Address		 36 Maalalahanin St., Teachers Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila
E-mail -
Language
Proficiency		 English, Philipino
Education
Background
and Degree		 Doctor of Education (Educational Administration)




Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1) Name of the Project Female Functional Literacy
Name of Organiser Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS)
Duration -
Project Location Muslim Mindanao and selected indigenous communities
Your Role/
Responsibility
a) Policy development and programme planning;
b) Monitoring the project implementation;
c) Evaluation of the project; and
d) Institutionalization of project in on-going literacy programmes of the DECS & BNFE.
(2) Name of the Project Functional Literacy for Parents of Working Children (Child Labor Project)
Name of Organiser DECS
Duration -
Project Location Selected provinces/cities with high incidence of children in the informal labor force (quarrying, agriculture/marine fishing, pyrotechniques manufacturing, vending etc)
Your Role/
Responsibility
a) Formulating policy and programmes for implementation and institutionalization of the project;
b) Monitoring and evaluation; and
c) Member of inter-agency committee
(3) Name of the Project ADB-assisted Philippines Nonformal Education Project, 1995-2000
Name of Organiser DECS
Duration -
Project Location Selected Regions and Provinces (with lowest literacy rates)
Your Role/
Responsibility
a) National Project Director; and
b) Managing the initial implementation phase of the project.
(4) Name of the Project UNESCO-Assisted Community Learning and Resource Centre Project
Name of Organiser DECS
Duration -
Project Location Regions X and CAR
Your Role/
Responsibility
a) Initiated conduct of social mobilization activities involving key local officials to generate continuing support for the CLRCs in two pilot sites in Luzon and Mindanao;
b) Served as resource person in orientation activities on the CLRC;
c) Institutionalized CLRC within the framework of literacy programmed development.


Major Publication(s):

1. Female Functional Literacy: A Case Study (included in a publication on UNICEF-Assisted Projects), UNICEF, Philippines, 1995.
2. "Home Factors Affecting Pupil Performance," Search Journal Vol.I. 1989.

[Updated in June 2001]



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