EMPOWERING THE CAMPUS STUDENT ORGANIZATION ADVISERS IN THE PHILIPPINES:A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Campus Organization Advisers play a vital role in the success of any student organizations. They are considered as motivational factors as they lead their organizations into the right track of student leadership. They can even break or make the whole performance of the student organization. In the Philippines, there is no existing relevant guidelines, many Campus Organization Advisers from different HEIs are confused on how they will do their role as Campus Student Organization Advisers. This study will help Campus Organization Advisers to be more effective and efficient by producing institutionalized principles and guidelines that are acceptable to the majority to the HEIs. In addition, the study will primarily focus on helping the Campus Organization Advisers understand their roles and responsibilities by coming up with suitable guidelines about Campus Advising. It targets majority of the Campus Advisers from the National Capital Region, from private and public universities and colleges. Still, some of the Campus Organization Advisers from different provinces will be the major respondents in order to have a comparative perspective on the set--up of Campus Advising in NCR and from provinces. Furthermore, this study will present different challenges and concerns facing all Campus Advisers in performing their responsibilities. Campus Advisers are confused on how they will perform their responsibilities as Advisers. It is also good to note that in the Philippines, private and public HEIs have different set--up in regards with Campus Organization Advising. While there are challenges, this study will also present the best practices on Campus Advising from different private and public HEIs in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces. To have a sustainable guidelines, it also best to benchmark from different national organizations focusing on developing the skills of Campus Organization Advisers. It plays an important role in having a different perspective about the major focus of the study. This action research will gather data based from the interview to some of the Student Leaders, Campus Organization Advisers, Student Affairs Practitioners and even the administrators from private and public universities and colleges in NCR and nearby provinces to know how Campus Organization Advisers failed or become productive and successful.