Jabar, Melvin A.

Jabar, Melvin A.

PhD Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Specialization: Sociology of education, health, family studies, intercultural marriages,
policy research

Recent publications:

• Jabar, M. A. (2021). Qualitative inquiry on parental involvement in children’s education: perspectives of parents, children, and teachers in select elementary schools in the Philippines. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 41(3), 488-502. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2020.1806035
• Jabar, M., Kasilag, R., Collado, Z., & Jamoral, R. (2021). Family capital and parental involvement among parents in public elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines: perspectives of parents and children. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2021.1944841
• Jabar, M., Regadio, C., & Collado, Z. (2021). Knowledge on and Membership in PhilHealth: The Case of Overseas Filipino Workers. Social Work in Public Health, 36(6), 677-687. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2021.1942377
• Jabar, M. A. (2021). Child-related factors and parental involvement among parents in select public elementary and high schools in the Philippines. Education 3-13, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.1954968
• Jabar, M. (2020). Immigrants caring for other immigrants: The case of the Kaagapay Oita Filipino Association. In New Frontiers in Japanese Studies(pp. 116-128). Routledge.

Selected funded research projects:

• Assessment of Existing Competencies of Child Development Workers (CDWs) Toward Progressive Achievement of National Standard Competencies (Funding agency: UNICEF)
• Qualitative Evaluation of the BF1KD and other Right Start Interventions in the Philippines (Funding agency: Nutrition International)
• NHCP Culion Museum and Archives Digitization Project (Funding agency: NCHP)