Mindanao State University

Navigating Multiple Identities: Intersectionality of Teacher, Researcher, and Mother Roles among Graduate Students in Research Writing

Women graduate students who juggle the roles of teacher, researcher, and mother face a unique set of challenges that emerge at the intersection of these identities. Women graduate students often struggle to balance their academic responsibilities and family duties. This balancing...

Socio-cognitive process of financial agency in women farmers’ indebtedness

Purpose This research investigated the financial decision-making of indebted women farmers in the Philippines, a group facing a persistent “gender gap” in resource access that leads to systematic exclusion from formal credit. Despite being a cornerstone of the agricultural labor...

The intergenerational transmission of advantage: parental education, out-of-school engagement and mathematics achievement in 81 countries

Parental education predicts academic success, but its transmission is often oversimplified. This study examines how students’ out-of-school engagement, what Bourdieu called internalized family dispositions or ‘habitus’, mediates this relationship for mathematics achievement. Usin...

Integrating Islamic Values into School Management Practices to Enhance Teacher Collaboration and Organizational Effectiveness

This research study assessed the influence of an Islamic Values-Based Management (IVBM) intervention to enhance teacher collaboration and organizational effectiveness in elementary schools in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi. Using a quasi–experimental mixed methods design, the study examined...

Integrating Islamic Values into School Management Practices to Enhance Teacher Collaboration and Organizational Effectiveness

This research study assessed the influence of an Islamic Values-Based Management (IVBM) intervention to enhance teacher collaboration and organizational effectiveness in elementary schools in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi. Using a quasi–experimental mixed methods design, the study examined...

Assessing gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion for social justice in Philippine higher education through an integrative bibliometric and qualitative analysis

This study investigates the implementation of gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion (GEDSI) in higher education in the Philippines using an integrative bibliometric and qualitative approach. The bibliometric analysis examined national research outputs from 2020 to 2025...