Cebu hosts 1st Nat’l Research Conference

CEBU, Philippines - Faculty members of tertiary institutions throughout the country have convened in Cebu City for the first National Research Conference that started yesterday.

The two-day event discussed Fractal Modeling, a new concept in research, and Theory Developing.

Fractal Analysis and Statistics were introduced by Commission on Higher Education (CHED) former Commissioner Roberto Padua.

“This is a new development in research using Fractal analysis and statistics which do not only focus on central tendencies but more on geographical presentation of certain variables that we consider in our researches,” explained Dr. Daisy Palompon, Director of the Center for Research and Development of Cebu Normal University (CNU).

Palompon added that they are also pushing for the Theory Development in researches.

“Because in most cases, we are only utilizers of research. That is the usual thing that we do. But now, we urge our researchers to go into developing their own theories through research,” she said.

CNU, University of San Jose-Recoletos, University of the Visayas, and the Philippine Association of State Colleges and Universities host the event.

Dr. Jose “Dodong” Gullas, UV executive vice president who welcomed the participants, yesterday said he was grateful that UV was one of the hosts for the national conference.

Apart from the main discussions, different concepts related to recent advances of research in health, sciences, quality assessment on higher education are also presented in the conference.

“This is to allow also our academicians, industry practitioners to also share and disseminate their papers. It is not enough to submit a paper and afterwards nothing happens. This one is we present and we dissimilate,” Palompon said

Meanwhile, Palompon stressed that Visayas has been moving forward in terms of research practices.

“We are moving towards it. We will be able to really practice the best practices that other Asian countries have done specifically in theory development,” Palompon said. (FREEMAN)