Revisions for SDRC Field Manual Underway

Ten research fellows led by Social Development Research Center Director Dr. Maria Caridad Tarroja, seven research associates and assistants, and eight research staff members participated in a writeshop held on August 5 and 6, 2016 to reconstruct a manual for field research operations for SDRC. Last revised in 2004, the manual is intended provide a guide on the processes involved in project development, financial management and operating procedures, and recruitment and hiring procedures for researchers conducting externally-funded projects. It also presents an orientation on the Center via its mission-vision, research and program agenda, and organizational structure.

Prof. Ma. Angeles G. Lapeña facilitated the writeshop, held at the Orchid Garden Suites in Manila, through two major sessions: One on the field research experience of researchers at SDRC, and another to consolidate the manual’s provisions for field research. A plenary presentation of outputs from the latter session, followed by a discussion among writeshop participants, concluded the activity. Finalization of the writeshop output is currently being done by Prof. Lapeña and the SDRC research staff.