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R e p u b lic o f th e P h ilip p in e s D E P A R T M E N T O F E D U C A T IO N R e g io n V II, C e n tra l V isa y a s D IV IS IO N O F B O H O L C ity o f T a g b ila ran O c to b e r 1 4, 2 0 1 5 D IV IS IO N M E M O R A N D U M N o. ^ @ P\ s. 2 0 1 5 R E V IS E D G U ID E L IN E S F O R T H E B A S IC E D U C A T IO N R E S E A R C H F U N D (B E R F ) T o : A ll E d u ca tio n S u p e rv iso rs P u b lic S c h o o ls D istric t S u p e rv iso rs P u b lic S e c o n d a ry S c h o o l H e a d s 1. A tta c h e d is R e g io n a l M e m o ra n d u m N o. 6 1 6, s. 2 0 1 5 re R E V IS E D G U ID E L IN E S F O R T H E B A S IC E D U C A T IO N R E S E A R C H F U N D (B E R F ) fo r y o u r in fo rm a tio n a n d g u id a n c e. 2. F o r m o re d e ta ils, se e a tta c h m e n t. 3. Im m e d ia te a n d w id e st d isse m in a tio n o f th is M e m o ra n d u m to a ll c o n ce rn e d is d e s ire d. W IL F R E D A D. B O N S A L O S, P h.d., C E S O V I S c h o o ls D iv is io n S u p e rin te n d e n t

d a te jm j/jjg. R E G IO N ^ L M F M O R A N D U M N o. 6 1 0 t s. 2 0 15 R E P U B L IK A N G P IL B P IN A S R E P U B L IC O F TO E P H IL IP P IN E S K A G A W A R A N N G E D U K A S Y O N D E P A R T M E N T O F E D U C A T IO N R E B O Y O N V H, G IT N A N G V IS A Y A S R E G IO N V n, C E N T R A L V IS A Y A S S u d lo n, L a h u g, C e b u C ity O C T 0 6 2 0 1 5 D E R M O M E OT 1 O F E D U C A T IO N R E V IS E D G U ID E L IN E S F O R T H E B A S IC E D U C A T IO N R E S E A R C H F U N D (B E R F ) T O : S ch o o ls D iv isio n /C ity S u p e rin te n d e nts O ffice rs-in -C h a rg e o f R e g u lar D iv isio n s H e a d s, P u b lic E le m e nta ry a n d S e co n d a ry S c h o o ls A ll O th e rs C o n ce rn e d 1. P u rsu a nt to D e p E d O rd e r N o. 4 3, s. 2 0 1 5, th e D e p a rtm e nt o f E d u c a tio n (D e p E d ) is c o n tin u in g its in itiativ e to w a rd s stre n g th e n in g e v id e n ce -b a s e d p o licy d e v e lo p m e n t a n d d e c isio n -m a k in g th ro u g h th e p ro v isio n o f re se a rc h fu n d to e lig ib le p ro p o n e nts fro m th e n atio n a l, re g io n a l, sch o o ls d iv isio n o ffices to th e p u b lic e le m e n ta ry a n d se co n d a ry n atio n w id e. F u n d s sh a ll c o m e fro m th e F isc a l Y e a r (F Y ) 2 0 1 5 G e n e ra l A p p ro p riatio n s A ct-b a sic E d u catio n R e se a rch F u n d (G A A -6 E R F ) a n d su c c e e d in g y e a rs th e re o n. 2. A tta c h e d is D e p E d O rd e r N o. 4 3, s. 2 0 1 5 fo r y o u r g u id a n ce. 3. A ll e x istin g D e p E d O rd e rs a n d D e p E d M e m o ra n d a, p a rticu larly th e p ro v isio n in D e p E d O rd er N o. 2 4, s. 2 0 1 0, w h ic h a re in c o n siste nt w ith th e D e p E d O rd e r, a re re s c in d ed. T h e se g u id e lin e s s h a ll re m a in in fo rce a n d in e ffe ct, u n le ss so o n e r re p e a le d, a m e n d e d, o r re sc in d e d. 4. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n, co nta ct th e P o lic y, R e se a rch a n d D e v e lo p m e nt D iv isio n -P la n n in g S e rv ic e (P R D -P S ) at te le p h o n e n o. (0 2 ) 6 3 5-3 9 7 6 o r at te le fa x n o. (0 2 ) 6 3 3-7 2 7 5 o r e m a il at p s.o rd @ d e p e d.g o v.p h. ; im m e d iate d isse m in atio n o f a n d strict co m p lia n ce w ith th is O rd er is d e sire d. JA J/C R F p p rd C K lw N L fla n F D fe ^ o v JU L ICT A. JE R U T A, P h'd., C E S O V D ire cto r III Q ffice r-n -C h a rg e 3 I0 M A T U D E /:. R e g io n al D ire cto r's O fic e: T el. n o s.: (0 3 2 ) 23 1-14 3 3 ; 2 3 1-1 3 0 9 ;'tele fax 4 1 4-7 3 OT ; 4 14 -/^ 3; a ssl K e g io n ai u ire c to r s m o cc ic icn u i: \ j >.u j-tj-., F ie W E ffe ctiv e n e ss D iv isio n :(0 3 2 ) 4 1 4-7 3 2 4 ; C in ricu lu m L e arn in g M a terials D iv isio n (0 3 2) 4 14-7 3 2 3 ; Q u a lity A ssu ra n ce a n d A c c o u n tab ility D iv isio n :(0 3 2 ) 2 3 1-10 7 1 ; R eso u rc e M o b iliz a tio n an d S p e c ial P ro g ra m s a n d Pro jects D ivisio n : (0 3 2 ) 2 5 4-7 0 6 2 ; T ra in in g an d D e v e lo p m e n t D iv isio n :(0 3 2 ) 2 5 5-5 2 3 9 to e. 1 12 ; P la n n in g, P o licy a n d R ese arch D iv isio n :(0 3 2 ) 2 3 3-9 0 3 0 ; 4 14-7 0 6 5 ; A d m in istra tiv e D iv isio n :(0 3 2 ) 4 1 4-7 3 2 6 ; 2 5 5-1 3 1 3 ; 4 14-7 36 6 4 1 4-4 3 6 7 ; B u d g et a n d F in a n ce D iv isio n :(0 3 2) 2 5 6-2 3 7 5 ; 2 5 3-8 0 6 1 ; 4 1 4-7 3 2 1 'W eb site : h ttp :-H -w w w.d e p edro 7.c o m.p h ''3 a 2 O 1 5 :J Cm a 0 ata n m afa *,S b iu u ia # u ta n n9 afa t"

D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c atio n R eg io n V II, C e ntra l V isa y a s 'S M M S M /J R D 2 0 1 5-8 6 9 2 ^ @S ^^ 1 8 -S e p -1 5 R ep u b lic o f tlje p jilip m e s d e p a rtm e n t o f C fc tic a tum D e p E d O R D E R N o. 4 3, s. 2 0 1 5 1 6 a tr o jia R E V IS E D G U ID E L IN E S F O R T H E B A S IC E D U C A T IO N R E S E A R C H F U N D (S E R F ) T o: U n d erse c re tarie s A ssista n t S e c re ta rie s B u re a u D irec to rs D ire c to rs o f S e rv ic e s, C e n te rs a n d H ea d s o f U n its R e g io n al S e c re ta ry, A R M M R e g io n al D ire cto rs S c h o o ls D iv isio n S u p e rin ten d e n ts H e ad s, P u b lic E lem e n ta ry a n d S e c o n d ary S c h o o ls A ll O th e rs C o n c e rn e d 1. T h e D e p artm en t o f E d u c atio n is c o n tin u in g its in itia tiv es to w ard s stren g th e n in g e v id e n c e -b as ed p o licy d e v e lo p m ent a n d d e cis io n -m a k in g th ro u gh th e p ro v is io n o f rese arch fu n d to e lig ib le p ro p o n e n ts fr o m th e n a tio n al, re g io n al, sc h o o ls div is io n ofic es to th e p u b lic e le m e n ta ry a n d se c o n d ary s c h o o ls n atio n w id e. F u n ds sh a ll c o m e fr o m th e F isc al Y e ar (F Y ) 2 0 1 5 G e n e ral A p p ro p ria tio n s A c t-b a sic E d u c a tio n R e se a rch F u n d (G A A - B E R F ) an d su c c e e d in g y e a rs th e re o n. 2. T o p ro m o te th e cu ltu re of re s e a rch, e lig ib le p ro p o n en ts sh a ll u tilize th e re se arc h fu n d for re se arch p roje c ts a n ch o red o n th e fo llo w in g th e m a tic a re a s : a. Im p ro v in g A c c ess to E d u c a tio n ; b.im p ro v in g th e Q u a lity of E d u c a tio n ; a n d c. Im p ro v in g G o v e rn a n ce. 3. T h e e n c lo s ed re v ised g u id e lin es sh a ll serv e as a g u id e o n th e a p p lica tio n, a v a ilm en t, re le a se, u tilizatio n, liq u id atio n, m o n itorin g, a n d re p o rtin g o f th e B E R F. 4. A ll e x istin g D e p E d O rd e rs a n d D e p E d M e m o ra n d a, p artic u larly th e p ro visio n s in D e p E d O rd er N o. 2 4, s. 2 0 1 0, w h ich are in c o n siste nt w ith th is D e p E d O rd er, a re resc in d e d. T h e se g u id e lin es sh all re m a in in fo rc e a n d in e ffect, u n le ss s o o n er re p ea led, a m en d ed, o r re scin d ed. 5. M o re o v e r, th is p o licy sh a ll ta k e e ffe ct 1 5 d ay s a fter th e p u b lic a tio n in th e O fic ia l G a z ette a n d b y th e O ffice o f th e N a tio n a l A d m in istra tiv e R eg ister (O N A R ) at th e U n iv e rsity o f th e P h ilip p in es (U P ) L a w C en ter, U P D ilim a n, Q u e z o n C ily. 6. F or m o re in fo rm a tio n, a ll c o n c e rn ed m ay c o n ta ct th e P o licy R e se a rch a n d D e v e lo p m e nt D iv isio n -P lan n in g S e rv ice (P R D -P S ), D ep a rtm e n t o f E d u c atio n (D e p E d ) C e n tral O ffice (C O ), T e o d o ra A lo n so B ld g., D e p E d C o m p lex, M era lco A v e n u e, P a sig C ity a t te le p h o n e n o.: (0 2 ) 6 3 5-3 9 7 6 or at te le fax n o.: (0 2 ) 6 3 3-7 2 7 5 or e m a il a t p s.o rd @ d ep e d.g o v.p h. t t ;@ *, A io^ m in a tin n o f a n d strict c o m p lia n ce i w ith flu tik is O r,d rd er is d ire c te d.

(E n c lo su re to D e p E d O rd er N o. 4 3, s. 2 0 1 5 ) R E V IS E D G U ID E L IN E S F O R T H E B A S IC E D U C A T IO N R E S E A R C H F U N D I. R atio n a le In lin e w ith R A 9 1 5 5, th e D ep artm e n t o f E d u c atio n h a s to e n a b le p o lic ies a n d m e c h a n ism s fr o m w h ich th e d e liv ery of q u a lity b a sic e d u ca tion c an b e c o n tin u o u sly im p ro v ed. C h a p ter 1, S ectio n 7 (5 ) o f R.A 9 1 5 5 sta tes th at D e p E d is m a n d a ted to "u n d e rta k e n a tio n al ed u c a tio n al re sea rch a n d stu d ie s8 fro m w h ich it c an b e c o m e p art o f th e b a sis for n e c essary re fo rm s a n d p o licy in p u ts. T h e c u rre n t a d m in istra tio n a lso re c o g n ized th e n e ed for e v id e n c e -b a sed p o licy d e v e lo p m e n t b y in stitu tin g re fo rm s th at stren g th e n ed tra n s p a re n cy a n d a c c o u n ta b ility a m o n g g o v ern m en t e n tities. In su p p o rt of th e se, D ep E d h as is su e d D e p a rtm e n t O rd er N o. 1 3, s. 2 0 1 5 w h ich e sta b lish ed a sy ste m a tic p o licy d e v e lo p m e n t p ro c e ss in th e d e p artm e n t. T h e s a id o rd er e x p licitly p ro m o tes e v id e n c e d -b ased p o licy fo rm u la tio n th at c an b e su p p o rted b y resea rch w h ich c a n b e in itiate d in tern a lly or b y q u a lifie d ex tern al rese a rch in stitutio n s. T h e in te n t of th e said p o licy ca n b e b est a ch ie v e d w h e n s u p p o rte d b y a c le ar m e c h a n is m in c o n d u c tin g e d u c a tio n re sea rch. R e c o g n iz in g th e im p o rta n ce of re se arch in im p ro v in g th e d e liv ery o f b a sic e d u catio n se rv ic e s, th e D e p E d sta rted to p ro v id e fu n d in g fa c ility for re sea rch th ro u g h th e B a sic E d u ca tio n R e sea rc h F u n d (B E R F ) u n d er D e p E d O rd er N o. 2 4, s. 2 0 1 0. T h e said fu n d w as m a d e a v a ila b le to in tern al a n d ex tern al re se arch p ra ctitio n ers th a t w ill m e et th e m in im iitn e lig ib ility re q u ire m e n ts. H o w e v er, a fter fo u r y e a rs o f im p le m e n ta tio n, o n ly tw e lv e (1 2 ) re sea rch p ro p o s a ls h a v e b een a p p ro v ed a n d c o m p le ted. T h e lo w in ta k e of B E R F w as a ttrib u ted to la ck o f sy stem a n d stru ctu re th at w o u ld g o v e rn e d u c a tio n re search in th e d ep artm e nt D e p E d O rd er N o. 1 3 h a s a d d re ssed th e s a id d efic ie n cy b y d efin in g th e p o licy d e v e lo p m e n t p ro c e ss. A lso, th e ratio n a liz a tio n p la n p ro v id e d th e rig h t u n it a n d p o s itio n s th at w ill m a n a g e th e rese arch a n d p o licy d e v e lo p m e n t p ro c e ss in th e d ep artm e n t. M o re o v e r, th e u se a n d s c o p e of th e B E R F w ill b e ratio n a liz ed a n d ex p a n d ed to su p p o rt th e th ru st o f e v id e n c e -b a se d p o licy m ak in g d e scrib ed in D ep E d O rd er N o. 1 3, s. 2 0 1 5. S p e c ifica lly, th is O rd er a im s to e s ta b lish g u id e lin es o n th e a v a ilm e n t o f B E R F an d th e c o n d u ct a n d m a n a g e m e nt of e d u c ation rese a rch. A ll fo rm s o f e d u c ation re sea rc h th at w ill b e fu n d ed th ro u g h B E R F sh a ll stric tly fo llo w th e p ro v isio n s o f th is p o licy. F in a lly, th is p o licy e x p lic itly p ro m o tes th e c u ltu re o f re se a rch in th e D ep a rtm e n t p artic u la rly, a m o n g its o fficia ls a n d p e rso n n el in c lu d in g te a ch e rs. E L S c o p e T h is D e p E d O rd er p ro v id es fo r th e es ta b lish m en t o f g u id e lin es o n th e u tilizatio n o f th e B E R F relativ e to th e c o n d u ct o f e d u c atio n rese arch a t a ll le v e ls n atio n w id e. A ll re sea rc h in itiativ es sh a ll g o th ro u gh th e sta n d a rd p ro c e ss o f p ro p o sal p rep aratio n, su b m is sio n, e v a lu atio n, a p p ro v a l, im p le m e n tatio n a n d su b m is sio n of re sea rc h fin d in g s articu late d in th e se g u id e lin es. T h is re sea rch fu n d is a c c e s sib le to a ll

D e p E d e m p lo y e es w h o m e et th e e lig ib ility re q u ire m e n ts stip u la te d in S e ctio n v 0 1 th is d o c u m e n t. T h e B E R F fa c ility is also o p en to e x te rn a l re se arch in stitu tio n s su bje ct to th e p ro v isio n s o f th e se g u id e lin es. m. D efinitio n o f T erm s F o r c larity a n d c o n s iste n c y, th e fo llo w in g fre q u e n tly u s e d te rm s an d p h ra s es in th is d o c u m e n t sh a ll b e c o n stru e d to m e an as fo llo w s : 1. A ctio n R e s e a rch - is a p ro ce ss of sy ste m atic in q u iry to im p ro v e e d u c atio n a l p ra c tic es or re so lv e p ro b le m s in cla ssro o m s a n d sch o o ls. 2. B a sic E d u c atio n R e se a rc h F u n d - is a g ra nt p ro v id ed b y th e D e p artm e n t o f E d u c atio n to su p p o rt e d u cation re search in a id o f e v id en ce-b a sed p o licy fo rm u la tio n, 3. C u ltu re o f re se a rch - re fers to c u ltiv a ted b eh a v io r o n g a th erin g e m p iric a l e v id e n ce in a id o f p o licy fo rm u latio n th a t is p ro p a g a ted in th e D ep a rtm e n t. 4. D o u b le B lin d P e er R e v ie w er - is a n e v alu a tio n of th e re se a rch p ro p o sa l b y a n in d iv id u al/ s th at is c o n c e a le d fro m th e p ro p o n e n t/s a n d v ice -v e rsa. 5. E d u c atio n R e se a rch - is th e s c ie n tific fie ld o f stu d y th a t e x a m in es e d u c a tio n a n d le a rn in g p ro ce s ses a n d th e h u m an a ttrib u te s, in tera ctio n s, o rg a n iza tio n, a n d in stitu tio n s th at sh a p e e d u c atio n al o u tc o m es (A E R A ). 6. E vid e n c e -b a se d p o licy - is p o licy in fo rm ed by rig o ro u sly e s ta b lish ed o bje c tiv e e v id e n c e. 7. F ra u d - is a d e lib e rate fo rm of d e c e ption in te n d ed to resu lt in fin a n cial o r p ers o n al g ain. 8. P la g ia rism - is in te lle ctu al th eft, i.e. p re s e n tin g a n o th er in d iv id u a l's w o rk a s y o ur o w n w ith o u t a p p ro p riate re fe re n cin g a n d c itatio n. 9. P ro p o n e n t/s - re fers to an in d iv id u al or g ro u p th at w ill p ro p o se a n d /o r c o n d u ct th e c o m p le te re s e arch p ro c ess. 1 0. R e fe re n c in g - is c itin g th e a u th o rs or d o cu m en ts u s ed in th e re se arc h p ro p o s al an d re se arch re p o rt. R efe re n cin g c a n b e w ithin th e d o cu m e n t a n d in th e re fere n ce list. 1 1. R e se a rch - is a sy ste m atic p ro c e ss of c o lle ctin g a n d lo g ic a lly a n a ly zin g d ata fo r so m e p u rp o se. 1 2. R e se arch P ro p o s al - is a d o cu m e n t th at p ro v id es a d e ta iled d e s criptio n o f th e entire re se arch p ro c e ss fo lio -w in g th e te m p late p ro v id ed in th e se g u id e lin e s in c lu d in g d o c u m en tary re q u ire m e n ts. IV. P o licy S tatem e n t T h e D e p artm e nt o f E d u catio n is c o ntin u in g its in itiativ es to w a rd s stre n g th e n in g e v id e n c e -b a sed p o licy d ev e lo p m e nt a n d d e cisio n -m a k in g th ro u gh th e p ro visio n o f re s e arch fu n d to elig ib le p ro p o n e n ts fr o m th e N atio n al, R e g io n, D ivisio n O ffic es a s v e il a s p u b lic e le m en tary a n d se c o n d a ry sch o o ls n atio n w id e. F u n d sh a ll c o m e fro m th e F Y 2 0 1 4 a n d 2 0 1 5 G e n e ral A p p ro p riatio n s A ct - B a s ic E d u c atio n R e se a rc h i? ir /1 fr E R F J a n d su c c e e d in g v e ars th ere o n.

T h e D e p E d h e re by e sta b lish es m e c h a n ism a n d p ro c ess in tn e a v a u m e u i in m e B a sic E d u c a tio n R e se arch F u n d for c o n d u ctin g e d u c a tion re se a rch in th e D e p a rtm e n t. T h e fu n d in g m e c h a n ism w ill d ire ctry su p p o rt th e fo llo w in g : i) th e in ten t o f D e p E d O rd er N o. 1 3, s. 2 0 1 5 fo r e v id e n c e -b a sed p o licy m a k in g th ro u g h rese arch a n d stu d ie s, ii) p ro m otion of cu ltu re o f re se a rch a m o n g D e p E d oficia ls a n d staf in clu d in g te a c h ers; iii) su p p o rt a ctio n re s e a rch fro m s ch o o ls resu ltin g fro m e ith er th e L e arn in g A c tio n C e lls (L A C ) ses sio n s a n d S c h o o l Im p ro v e m e n t P la n (S IP ) situ a tio n al a n a ly sis. R e g io n al R e sea rch F u n d w ill b e d o w n lo a d ed to th e re g io n s w hich w ill b e m a n a g e d b y th e P o licy, P la n n in g a n d R e se a rch D iv isio n - R eg io n al O fice (P P R D -R O ), w h ich c an b e a c c e sse d b y q u alified D e p E d p e rs o n n e l fr o m re g io n, d iv isio n an d sch o o l. T h e c o n d u ct o f a ll e d u c atio n re se a rch th at w ill b e fu n d ed u n d er th e B E R F sh a ll strictly fo llo w th e p ro c e d u res a n d p ro ce ss es d efin e d in th is p o lic y. T o b etter m a n a g e th e re s e a rch fu n d, N a tio n al a n d R e g io n al R e se arch C o m m itte e s are h e reb y c re ated. T h e c o m p o sitio n a n d c o rre sp o n d in g ro les a n d re sp o n sib ilitie s are refle cted in A n n ex 1. T h e C h a ir, C o -C h a ir a n d m em b ers of th e R e searc h C o m m ittees a n d/or th e ir re p re s en ta tiv es are e x p e c ted to a tte n d th e re g u la r m e etin g s o f th e R e s e a rc h C o m m itte es. V. T ta d a n d R e se a rc h M a n a g e m e n t T h e re a ch a n d u se of T h e B E R F w ill b e e x p a n d ed d o w n to th e sch o o l le v el to p ro m o te th e c u ltu re of re s e a rch in th e D e p a rtm e n t an d a llo w D e p E d e m p lo y ees p a rtic u la rly te a c h e rs to b e m o re en g a g ed in rese a rc h a c tiv ities to im p ro v e tea ch in g a n d le a rn in g as w ell as s c h o ol g o v e rn a n ce. 1.A llo c a tio n F or F Y 2 0 1 5, an a llo c atio n of tw o m illion p e so s (P h P 2 M ) sh a ll b e rele ase d to e a ch o f th e s e v e n te en (1 7 ) reg io n s o f w h ich w ill b e m a n ag ed b y th e re gio n al o ffice, th ro u gh th e P P R D -R O. F or th e su c c e e d in g y e ars, th e a m o u nt o f re g io n al a llo ca tion w ill b e d eterm in ed a n n u a lly b a sed o n c erta in p ara m e ters. T h e re g io n al a llo c a tio n re p re s e n ts th e to tal a m o u n t of th e fu n d th at c an b e a c c e s s ed by resea rc h p ro p o n e n ts fr o m th e R e g io n, D iv is ion a n d S c h o o ls in th e c o n d u ct o f a p p ro v e d resea rch. O n th e o th er h a n d, th e N a tio n al O fice, th ro u gh th e P o lic y R e search a n d D e v elo p m e n t D iv ision - C en tral O fice (P R D -C O ), w ill b e m a n a g in g c en tra lly -lo d g e d re s e a rch p ro p o sa ls, a s w e ll a s th e ca p a c ity b u ild in g c o m p o n e n t o f th e fu n d. T h e a m o u n t p er re sea rch w ill b e b a sed o n th e a p p ro v ed p ro p o s a ls w h ich h a v e p a ss ed th e e v a lu a tio n as d is c u ssed in th e su c c e e d in g se c tio n s. H o w e v e r, th e m a x im u m a m o u nt th at c an b e a v aile d w ill d ep e n d o n th e ty p e of re se arch b e in g p ro p o sed. 2. A re as o f R ese arc h T h e area o f rese a rch d iffers b a sed o n th e lev e ls of g o v e rn an c e. A ll re s ea rc h o uu ia m u st h * a n ch o re d o n th e fo llo w in g th e m atic a re a s: i) im p ro v in g a c c e ss to

e d u c a tio n, ii) im p ro v in g th e q u a lity of e d u ca tio n, a n d iii) im p ro v in g g o v ern a n c e. T a b le 1 b e lo w o u tlin es th e a re a s o f re se a rch th a t th e N atio n a l, R e g io n al O fic e, D iv isio n O ffic e a n d sch o o l sh a ll u n d erta k e. T a b le 1. P ro p o se d a re as o f re s e a rc h, p er le v el o f g o v e rn a n c e f L e v elo f G o v ern a n c e N atio n a l R e g io n, D iv isio n, D istric t! S ch o o ls A re as o f R e se a rc h re se a rch th atw o u ld in fo rm p o licy a n d d ec isio n m a k in g atth e n a tio n alle v e l;p ro g ra m d e v e lo p m en ta n d im p le m e n ta tio n ; p ro g ra m e v alu atio n ; p ro ce ss e v a lu a tion a n d im p a ctstu d y re se a rch th atw o u ld o o n tex tu a liz a tio n a n d im p le m en ta tion o f p o lic y in th e re g io n, d iv isio n an d d is trict; p ro g ra m d e v e lo p m e n t a n d p ro cess a n d p ro g ra m e v a lu a tio n a ction research th a t w o u ld im p ro v e te a c h in g a n d le a rn in g a n d s c h o olg o v e rn a n ce; m atte rs a risin g fro m S IP a n a ly sis a n d L e a rn in g A c tion C e lls sess io n s th atre q u ire fu rth er in v e stig a tion M a x im u m a m o u n t N otm o re th a n P h P S O O.O O O p er re se arc h N otm o re th a n P h P ls O.0 0 0 p erre se a rc h N otm o re th a n P h P 3 0,0 0 0 p er rese a rch W h o can a v a il? R eg u lar D ep B d e m p lo y e es w ith S G n o t b e lo w 1 1 ; q u a lifie d e x te rn a l rese a rc h in stitu tio n s R e g u la r em p lo y e es o f D e p E d R O, S D O a n d D istricts w ith S G n otb e lo w 1 1 R e g u lars ch o o l te a c h e rs an d q u a lis ed n o n - tea c hin g p e rs o n n el W h ere to S u b m it? P o licy R ese a rc h a n d D e v e lo p m e n t D iv isio n - C en tra l O ffice (P R D - P olicy, P la n n in g a n d R ese a rch D ivisio n - R e g io n a l Q fice fp P R D - R O) D u ratio n ofth e R e se arc h M a x im u m of 1 y e a r M a x im u m o f 6 m o n th s A n n ex 2 sh o w s th e b re a k d o w n o f re sea rch fu n d th at w ill b e d o w n lo a d ed to a ll re g io n s. 3. E lig ib ility o f p ro p o n e n ts 3.1 E x te rn al to D e p E d : A ll re se arch an d hig h er e d u c atio n in stitu tio n s w ith an e x p ertise or sp e cia liz atio n in re se arch a re e lig ib le to av a il of th e re s ea rch fu n d p ro v id e d th ey h a v e th e fo llo w in g e lig ib ility c riteria : 1. L e g al c a p a c ity to en ter in to a c o n tra c t 2.Fre e fro m in so lv e n c y, b an k ru p tcy o r s im ilar statu s 3.G o o d tra c k re co rd in p a y in g ta x es

3.2 In te rn al to D e p E d : A ll re g u lar e m p lo y e es, te a c h in g a n d n o n -tea c h in g o rg a n ic p e rso n n el o f th e D e p E d N a tio n al O ffice, re gio n s, d iv isio n s a n d s c h o o ls are e lig ib le to a v a il of th e re se a rc h fu n d p ro v id e d th e y m eet th e fo llo w in g e lig ib ility c rite ria : 1.R e g u lar/p e rm a n e nt te a c h in g a n d n o n -te a c h in g p e rs o n n el o f th e D ep artm e n t o f E d u c a tio n ; 2. A g es o f p ro p o n en t sh o u ld b e b etw e en 2 1 to 6 0 y ea rs o f a g e ; 3. S a lary G ra d e of at le a st 1 1 ; 4. P ro p o n en t sh o u ld h a v e n o p en d in g a d m in istra tive ca se ; 5. A re se a rch p ro p o n e n t c an o n ly a v a il o f th e gra nt o n ce a y e ar; a n d 6. T h e m a x im u m re sea rch te a m m e m b e rs sh a ll n ot ex c e e d th re e. V I. N o n -E lig ib le A ctiv itie s a n d E x p e n d itu res T h e re se a rch fu n d sh a ll b e u tiliz ed for th e fo llo w in g a c tiv ities: 1.im p le m e n tatio n o f th e a p p ro v ed re se a rch p ro p o sals, a n d 2. resu lts d iss em in a tio n. T h e im p lem e n ta tio n of ap p ro v ed research p ro p o sa ls to b e fu n d ed u n d er B E R F 'w h ich w ill b e u n d e rta k en b y a D e p E d p erso n n el at all le v els sh a ll b e g u id ed b y th e e x istin g a u d itin g a n d acco u n tin g ru les an d re g u la tio n s. S p e c ifically, th e re se a rc h fu n d s h a ll n ot b e u sed for th e fo llo w in g e x p en se ite m s : 1.e q u ip m e n t; 2.so ftw a re ; 3.salary, o v e rtim e p ay a n d h o n o ra riu m for re s o u rc e p e rs o n s, statistic ian s, a n d o th er p ro v id er o f se rv ice s ; 4. utilitie s ; 5.office ren tal; 6. a ll o v e rs ea s tra v el an d a ll ite m s n ot in clu d e d in th e a p p ro v e d re se arch p ro p o sal. T h e sele ctio n an d e n g a g e m e n t o f e x tern al re se a rch in stitutio n s o r se rv ic e p ro v id ers w ill b e g o v ern ed b y th e re g u lar G o v ern m e n t P ro cu re m e n t P ro ce ss as p ro v id ed in R.A A ct 9 1 8 4. A lso, th e u tilizatio n of a w a rd e d re search fu n d sh a ll b e g u id ed b y th e d eta ils of th e ap p ro v ed re se a rch p ro p o sal a n d th e te rm s an d c o n d itio n s u n d er a M e m o ran d u m o f A g re e m en t (M O A ) w h ich sh a ll b e e x e cu ted p rior to th e sta rt o f im p le m e n tatio n. N o ap p ro v ed re s e a rch p ro p o sa l s h a ll b e im p le m en te d w ith o u t a sig n ed M O A by b o th p a rtie s. G o v ern m e n t a c c o u n tin g a n d a u d itin g ru les an d re g u lation sh a ll a ls o a p p ly in th is k in d o f re se arc h in itiativ e s. R esearc h fu n d s th a t w ill b e m a n a g e d b y th e n atio n a l ofice m ay a lso b e u tiliz ed fo r th e fo llo w in g : 1. c ap a city b u ild in g of th e e v a lu a to rs o f re se a rch p ro p o s a ls a n d fu n d m a n a g e rs, fro m th e N a tio n al a n d re g io n al o ffic es, on th e d iffe re n t sta g es of th e re s e a rc h p ro ce ss ; 2. d e v e lo p m e n t o f a d ata b a se sy ste m for e d u c atio n re se arch ; 3. p erio d ic m o n ito rin g o f re s ea rch im p le m en ta tio n ; 4. d e v elo p m e n t a n d p u b lic atio n of resea rch jo u rn a ls a n d b u lletin s o f D ep E d

m. P ro c e d ure s T h e p ro ce d u res for th e su b m is sio n, e v a lu atio n, a n d a p p ro v al of p ro p o s a ls, a n d re le a s e o f fu n d a re d e scrib e d in th e fo llo w in g flo w c h a rt: C a ll fo r P ro p o sals P ro p o n e nt P fld /fp R D C a ll fo r P ro p o sa ls ^ e ce lv es an d co n d u cts in itial a sse ssm e nt I C o m m ittee C H r P la n n in g / A sst R e g io n a l D ire cto r E v a lu atio n a n d A p pro v a l o f P ro p o s a ls E v a lu ate s p ro p o sa ls Pre -tm p le m e n tatio n S u b m its in c e p tion N @ re p ort/w o rk p lan J E v a lu ate s In ceptio n ] A p p ro ve p ro p o s a ls Im p le m e n tatio n o f E n d o rse s for F u n d R e le a se " ftn p lc n ic n ts th e rese a rch a n d su b m its 2 n d d e riv c ra b!es E v a lu ates 2 n d d e liv era b le ; R e le ases F u n d (T ra n che 1 ) S u b m iss io n a n d A c c e p ta n ce o f R ep o rt s -J E n d o rsw fo r fu n d R e le a se* R e leases F u n d { T ra n ch e 2 ) A c cep ts fin a l rep o rt & en d o rse s re le ase o f las t tra n c he \ o te s: l@ C O p ro p o n e nt fn o y d ln x tly re q u est forfa nd re letu a fram B a d g at D iv is io n A ctio n rese a rth re q u ires o n iy tw o (2 ) tra n ch es of fu n d ufa a * to m <d resea K h lra tlm io m * ih h a n!fo ar(4)tra ik )>es offm d re le ase T h * tm efra m e forthe o p p m m lp ro ceb h 3 0 d ap jq rp P R D -IM a n d tim m o Ta hstrp rtt> < O a ssm n k \ th e^

1.C a U fo r P ro p o sa ls ; S u b m issio n o f re sea rch p ro p o sa ls w ill ta k e p la ce tw ice a y e ar. T h e first cy c le o f s u b m issio n w ill sta rt in O cto b er a n d th e s e c o n d in A p ril o f ea ch y ear. P ro p o n e n ts are g iv en o n e (1 ) m o n th to su b m it th e ir p ro p o sa ls. T h e N a tio n a l a n d R e g io n al O fice sh a ll is su e sep ara te m e m o ra n d a fo r th e su b m issio n o f re se a rch p ro p o sa ls, re sp e c tiv e ly. 1.1 N a tio n al L e v el A resea rc h p ro p o sa l w ith a c o v er letter s ig n ed b y th e im m e d ia te su p e rv isor of th e p ro p o n e nt sh a ll b e su b m itted in h a rd an d e le c tro n ic c o p ies to th e C h ief o f th e P o licy R e s e arch a n d D e v elo p m e n t D iv isio n - P la n n in g S e rv ic e, 2 n d F lo o r, T e o d o ra A lo n z o B u ild in g, D e p E d C o m p le x, M e ra lc o A v e n u e, P a sig C ity. T h e e le c tro n ic c o py c an a lso b e s en t th ro u gh th e ofic ia l e m a il a d d ress of th e P o licy R ese a rch a n d D e v e lo p m e nt D iv isio n (P R D -C O ), p s.p rd ia d e p e d.g o v.p h. A ll p ro p o sa ls th at p a ssed th e in itial a ss e ssm en t sh a ll b e e n d o rs ed b y P R D -C O to th e N atio n al R e s ea rch C o m m ittee fo r te c h n ic a l e v a lu a tio n, a n d u p on a p p ro v al, o n w a rd en d o rse m e n t to th e E x e c u tiv e C o m m ittee (E x e C o m ). 1.2 R eg io nal L e v el A re se a rch p ro p o sal w ith a c o v er letter sig n e d b y th e im m e d ia te su p e rv isor of th e p ro p o n e n t s h a ll b e s u b m itted in h a rd a n d ele ctro n ic c o p ies to th e P P R D -R O. A H p ro p o sals th at p a s sed th e in itial re v ie w sh a ll b e e n d o rs ed b y P P R D -R O to th e R e g io n a l R e se a rch C o m m ittee fo r fa rth e r e v a lu a tio n a n d o n w a rd en d o rs em e n t to th e A ssis ta n t R e g io n al D ire c tor fo r fin a l a p p ro v al. 2. E v a luatio n a n d A p p ro v al of P rop o sa ls: In itial a sse ssm e n t o n th e s u b m itted p ro p o s a ls sh a ll b e u n d e rtak en b y th e P R D -C O a n d P P R D -R O to e v alu a te p ro p o sa ls on its c o m p lia n ce w ith elig ib ility re q u ire m en ts. A ll p ro p o sa ls th a t m a n ife st a n y of th e fo llo w in g c o n d itio n s sh a ll n o t b e fu rth er ev a lu a ted a n d sh a ll b e retu rn ed im m e d ia te ly to th e p ro p o n en t w ith n o ta tio n : a. d o n ot fa ll w ith in th e th ree th e m atic a reas o f a c c e ss, q u a lity a n d g o v ern a n c e ; b. w ith c o n flict o f in tere st (p e rso n al a n d p ro fe ss io n a l); c. e x c e ed th e m a x im u m a m o u n t o f re s e a rch g ra n t w ith n o p ro v isio n fo r co s t sh a rin g ; a n d d. d o n o t fo llo w th e p re s c rib ed fo rm at a n d te m p la te d e scrib ed in A n n ex 3 a a n d 3 b. P ro p o sa ls th at p a ssed th e in itial scre e n in g sh a ll th en b e e n d o rs e d to th e re se a rch c o m m itte es fo r a m ore in te n siv e e v a lu atio n u sin g th e criteria a n d sc o rin g te m p la te as atta c h ed in A n n ex 4 a a n d 4 b. T o q u a lify fo r a p p ro v a l, th e pro p o n e n t m u st h a v e a m in im u m a v e ra g e sc o re o f 7 0 % w ith n o sc o re b e lo w 6 0 % in a n y o f th e c riteria. If th e N a tio n al R e se a rch C o m m ittee fin d s it n e ce ssa ry, a d o u b le b lin d p e e r re v iew n ro c e ss w ill b e u n d e rta k en for e x te rn al re se a rch in stitu tio n s w h ere in

s e a s o n ed rese a rch p ro fe ss io n a ls m il b e in v ited to a s sist th e C o m m itte e to c h o o se th e m o st te c h n ic a lly so u n d rese a rch p ro p o s a ls. T h e N a tio n a l R e s e a rc h C o m m itte e sh a ll ofic ia lly in v ite th e re v iew e rs u n d er term s a n d c o n d itio n s a n d su bje ct to e x istin g ru les a n d re g u la tio n s. T h e sa m e e v a lu a tion criteria a n d sc o rin g te m p la te in A n n ex 5 sh a ll b e u sed. T h e a v e ra g e sco res o f th e re sea rc h c o m m itte es a n d th e p e er re v ie w er w ill b e th e fin al s c o re. B a s ed o n th e re su lts of e v a lu atio n of th e R e g io n al R e se a rch C o m m itte e, a research p ro p o sa l w h ich is d e e m ed re le v a n t to p o licy fo rm u la tio n at th e n a tio n a l le v e l m ay b e e n d o rsed to th e N a tio n al R e se a rch C o m m ittee fo r c o n sid era tio n. T h e R e g io n al O ffice sh a ll in d ica te th e fin d in g s a n d rea s o n s fo r re fe rral to th e N atio n al R e s e a rch C o m m itte e. R ese a rch p ro p o n e n ts sh o u ld e n su re th at th e ir re s e a rch p ro p o sa ls a re c o m p lete w ith n e c e ssary a tta c h m en ts in c lu d in g d e ta ile d b u d g etary re q u ire m e n ts. A fter th e p a p er e v a lu atio n, th e p ro p o n e n t/s m ay b e re q u e sted to d o o ra l p re sen ta tio n u p o n th e re q u e st o f th e re s e a rch c o m m ittee in ca ses w h e re th e re a re a rea s in th e re se arc h p ro p o s al th at n e ed s c la rifica tio n a n d ju stifica tio n. T h e p ro p o n en t w ill in c o rp o ra te th e s u g g e stio n s o f th e e v a lu ato rs g e n e ra te d in th e d iffe re n t p h a ses o f a s sessm e n t after w h ich th ey w ill b e re q u ire d to su b m it th e fin al rese a rch p ro p o sa l in h a rd a n d e le c tro n ic c o p y to P R D -C O o r P P R D -R O. 3. P r& im pte m e n tatia n. T h e p ro p o n en ts sh all su b m it th e re q u ired p re - im p le m e n ta tio n d o c u m e n ts su ch as In c e p tion R ep o rt for c en trally lo d g e d re sea rch p ro p o s a ls; a n d R e v ised W o rk P lan fo r th e re g io n al le v e L P R D -C O a n d P P R D -R O sh a ll e v a lu ate th e in c e p tio n re p o rts an d re v ised w o rk p la n s a n d in d o rse to th e re sp ectiv e re s e a rch c o m m itte es for a p p ro v al. T h is w ill trig g er th e re lease o f th e first tra n c h e. O th erw is e, th e In c ep tio n R ep o rt a n d W o rk P la n w ill b e retu rn e d to th e rese a rc h er fo r re v isio n. N a tio n a l L e v e h U p o n th e a p p ro v al o f th e re s earch p ro p o sa l, th e P R D -C O sh a ll re q u e st re le a se o f fu n d for th e first a n d su c c e e d in g tra n c h e s. F or p ro p o n en ts fr o m th e fie ld w h o se fu n d in g s o u rc e is fr o m th e N a tio n al le v e l, th e P R D -C O w ill fa c ilita te th e re le ase o f p a y m e n t o n th e ir b e h a lf. T h e P R D -C O w ill in fo rm th e re s e a rch p ro p o n e n ts o n th e re le a se o f p ay m e n t in ea c h tra n c h e. R eg io n a l L e v e h T h e P R D -C O w ill re q u e st th e C h ief of th e B u d g et D iv isio n to d o w n lo a d th e a llo c a ted fu n d to th e re g io n al o ffic e. T h e P P R D -R O w ill m a n a g e th e fu n d fo r th e re g io n, d iv is io n s a n d s c h o o ls. U p o n a p p ro v al of th e re se a rc h p ro p o s a l, th e reg io n w ill re le a se th e c o rre s p o n d in g res ea rch fu n d to th e p ro p o n e n t. T h e m o d e o f p a y m en t w ill b e th ro u gh th e issu an ce of a ch e ck. T h e fu n d w ill b e tre a ted as a c a sh a d v a n ce th at w ill b e liq u id a ted p er tra n ch e a c c o rd in g to e x istin g a u d itin g ru les an d re g u latio n s. R e fer to A n n ex 2 for th e a llo c atio n o f rese a rch fu n d p er re g ion. 4. Im p le m e ntatio n of A p p ro v ed R e sea rch in itiativ e s. E ith er a L etter o f A p p ro v al for in te rn al p ro p o n e n ts, o r a M e m o ra n d u m of A g re e m ent (M O A ) fo r

e x te rn al re se arch in stitu tio n s is re q u ired p rior to th e sta rt ol im p le m en ta tio n. T h e re s e a rc h m u st c o m m e n ce w ith in fiv e w o rk in g d a y s u p on re lea se o f th e letter o f ap p ro v al o r M O A. T h e re le a se o f su c c e e d in g tra n ch e s w ill d e p e n d p rim a rily o n c o m p le te n e ss o f d o c u m e n ts, in clu d in g liq u id ation re p o rts, re q u ired fo r su b m is sio n. P R D -C O a n d P P R D -R O m u st e n su re th at th e su b m itte d in itia l d e liv e ra b les m e et th e sta n d a rd s b efo re re c o m m e n d in g th e re lea se o f th e su c c e e d in g tra n c h e. T h e re q u ire d d eliv e ra b les p er tra n c h e a re liste d in T a b le 2. T ab le 2. R e q u ire d d e liv e rab les p er tra n c h e fo r re se a rc h p ro p o sa ls b y ty p e f n tn n a n e n ts P ro p o n en ts /T y p e,o f R ese a rc h N a tio n al, R eg io n, D iv is io n a n d D istrict S c h o o ls (A ctio n R e s e a rch ) E x te rn a l T ra n c h e F irstt ran c h e (M o b iliz atio n F u n d ) S e c o n d T ran c h e L a st T ra n ch e F irstt ran ch e L a st T ra n c h e F irstt ra n ch o (M o b ilization F u n d ) S e c o n d T ran ch e P ro p o n e n tst h ird T ran c h e L a st T ra n c he P e rc e n ta g e 2 0 % 5 0 % 3 0 % 7 0 % 3 0 % 2 0 % 4 0 % 3 0 % 1 0% @ D e liv era b le s < @ D ata c o llection in stru m en ts > D a ta c o lle c tio n a ctivitie s > D ata a n a ly sis? In itialfin d in g s > L iq u id a tio n o ffirsttra n c h e 4 i @ 1 @ @ In c e p tio n R ep o rtorw o rk P la n F in alr e p o rt > C e rtific ate of A ccep ta n ce fro m th e N atio n alor R e g io n al R e s e a rc h @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C o m m itte e s P o licy n o te or p o licy b rie f liq u id a tion ofse c o n d tran ch e W o rk p la n D ata g a th erin g m eth o d s a n d in stru m e n ts D ata c o lle ctio n activ itie s In itialfin d in g s a n d an a ly sis F in alre p ort C e rtificate ofa c ce p ta n ce fro m th e R e g io n al R e s earch C o m m itte e A ctio n p lan b a sed on re su lts o f a c tio n re se arch liq u id a tio n o ffirsttra n c h e In c e p tion R ep o rt D a ta c olle ction in stru m e n ts D ata c o lle c tio n a ctiv itie s In itiale n d in g s a n d an a ly sis liq u id ation o ffirsttra n c h e @ D ra ft re p o rt > L iq u id a tion o fse c o n d tra n ch e? F in al R e p o rt? C e rtifica te of A c c e p ta n ce fro m th e N a tio n al R e search C o m m itte e @ P o licy n o te or p o licy b rie f @ Liq u id a tio n o fth ird tran c h e <

F o r th e fin a l tra n c h e, th e p ro p o n en t m u st liq u id a te th e re m ain in g re se a rch tu n d w ith in th irty (3 0 ) d a ys a fter th e a c ce p ta n c e o f th e re se arch o u tp u ts. A ll liq u id a tion w ill b e su b je ct to e x istin g a c c o u n tin g a n d a u d itin g ru les a n d re g u la tio n s. A n y d e v ia tio n fr o m th e o rig in a l a n d a p p ro v ed re s e a rch p ro p o sal, s p e c ifica lly o n re q u e sts fo r in cre a se in b u d g e ta ry a llo c atio n is h igh ly d isc o u ra g ed. If th e re w ill b e a ch a n g e in th e a p p ro v ed research to p ic, th e p ro p o n e n t m u st u n d e rg o th e e n tire c y c le of th e re v ie w p ro cess a g a in. A d d itio n al co st in c u rred as a re su lt o f th e ch an g e in to p ic (i.e. serv ice fee of p e er re v ie w ers) -w ill b e sh o u ld e red b y th e p ro p o n e n t, o r fr o m o th er fu n d so u rc e. C o st sh a rin g a rra n g e m e n ts sh o u ld b e ex p lic itly in d ic a te d in th e p ro p o sal, id en tify in g w h at a c tiv ities w ill b e fu n d ed b y th e B E R F a n d th at of th e c o u n te rp a rt fu n d. 5. S u b m is sio n a n d A c c ep ta n ce of R esu lts of th e R e se a rc h. R e su lts o f th e re s e arch m u st b e su b m itted to P R D -C O /P P R D -R O b a sed o n th e a p p ro v e d tim e lin es. T h ey sh a ll g o th ro u g h te c h n ic al e v a lu a tio n to d eterm in e if th e o u tp u t is a c c e p ta b le. O th erw ise, th e o u tp u t m u st b e retu rn ed to th e p ro p o n e n t w ith d eta iled c o m m en ts a n d re c o m m e n d atio n s. In th e e v e n t th e p ro p o n e n t sees th e n e e d for a n e x ten sio n, a le tter o f re q u e st fo r e x te n sio n w ith stro n g ju stific atio n m u st b e su b m itte d to th e A ssista nt S e cre tary fo r P la n n in g a n d A ssista nt R e g ion al D ire c tor b e in g th e C h a irs o f th e N a tio n a l R e s e arch C o m m ittee a n d R e g io n al R e sea rch C o m m itte e, re sp e ctiv e ly. V a lid re a so n s for e x ten s ion in c lu d e illn e ss o f th e re s ea rc h er, c a la m ities, d isas ters a n d o th er c irc u m s ta n c es w h ich w ill b e d e c id ed b y th e c o n c ern ed R e se a rc h C o m m itte e s. T h e re q u e st o f e x te n sio n w ill a lso b e a p p ro v ed p ro v id ed th e re w ill b e n o a d d itio n a l co st o n th e p a rt o f D ep E d. T h e re s e a rch p ro p o n e n t w ill b e a llo w e d o n ly o n e re q u est for ex ten sio n fo r a m a x im u m o f th re e (3 ) m o n th s. T h e d e cisio n of th e re se arch co m m itte es is fin al. A tta c h e d a s A n n ex S is th e T a b le o f S ig n in g A u th ority fo r th e B E R F. V m. S p e c ial P ro v is io n s 1. O w n e rsh ip o f th e R e s e arch P a p er. T h e c o m p le te d re se a rch stu d y fu n d e d u n d er B E R F sh all b e c o -o w n ed b y th e a u th o r a n d D ep E d. W ritten p e rm iss io n fro m th e N a tio n al a n d R e g io n al R e s e a rch C o m m itte es is re q u ired w h en th e research w ill b e p re se n ted in rese a rch c o n fe re n c e s, fo ra a n d o th er re la te d e v en ts, or b e p u b lish ed in re se a rc h jo u rn a ls a n d b u lle tin s. 2.P la giaris m a n d F ra u d. T h e rese arch p ro p o n e n ts a re re q u ired to o b se rve th e h ig h e st sta n d ard o f e th ics d u rin g th e p re p a ra tion a n d im p le m e n tation o f re search p ro p o sa ls. T h ey sh a ll e n su re th at th e re s e a rch p ro p o sal a n d fin a l re p o rt su b m itted fo r B E R F fin a n c in g is an o rig in al w o rk. A p p ro p ria te refe ren c in g a n d c itatio n m u st b e in clu d e d in th e re search p ro p o sal a n d re se a rch re -n o rts.

A n y a ct o f fr a u d o r p la g iarism sh a ll b e d ea lt w ith a c c o rd in g ly. 3.S a fe ty N e ta._t h e L e tter o f A p p ro v al o r M O A d e sc rib ed in S ectio n V ll, atta c h e d re sp e c tiv e ly w ill in clu d e a p ro vision th at in th e e v en t th at th e re searc h p ro p o n ent fa ile d to c o m p lete a n d su b m it th e d e liv e ra b le s, th e re s e a rc h p ro p o n e nt sh a ll b e re q u ired to retu rn th e fu ll a m o u n t of re se a rch fu n d th ro u g h d ire ct p a y m e n t a n d /o r sa la ry d e d u ctio n. A fo rm at fo r th e L etter o f A p p ro v al fo r sc h o o ls, d iv is io n s a n d reg io n s is atta c h ed as A n n ex 6. 4. R e se a rch D isse m in atio n a n d U tiliz atio n. T h e N a tio n al an d R e g io n al O fic e m u st en su re th at a ll re s e a rch fin d in g s a n d re c o m m en d a tio n s g e n era ted fr o m th e researc h es fu n d e d b y B E R F sh a ll b e u sed a s in p u ts to p o licy fo rm u la tio n, p o licy re v ie w, p o licy refo rm u latio n an d sy ste m e n h a n c e m e n t. It is im p o rtan t th at b o th ofices m u st e n d ea v or to c o m e u p w ith a su m m a ry of re se a rc h fin d in gs a n d re c o m m en d a tio n s ta k en fro m re s ea rc h es u n d e rta k en in a g iv e n y e ar. C o m m u n ic atin g rese a rch fin d in g s to k ey D ep E d oficia ls an d sta k e h o ld ers m u st b e c o n d u cted at le a st o n ce a y ea r. R e searc h es to b e p re s e n ted in a N a tio n al or re g io n al c o n fere n c e s/fo ra w ill b e d e te rm in ed b y th e N a tio n al a n d R e g io n al R es ea rch C o m m itte es b a sed o n c e rta in c rite ria th a t w ill b e fo rm u la te d b y th e resp e c tiv e R e sea rch C o m m itte es. IX.M o n itorin g a n d E v a lu a tio n T h e P R D -C O a n d th e P P R D -R O to g e th er w ith th e R ese a rc h C o m m itte es w ill co n d u ct ra n d o m a n d s tru ctu re d m o n ito rin g o f th e im p le m e n ta tio n of th e re se arc h in itia tiv es a t th e n a tio n al an d re g io n a l le v el, re sp e c tiv e ly. T h e m o n itorin g te a m w fll u se m o n ito rin g to o ls w h ich w ill b e d e v e lo p ed b y P R D -C O a n d P P R D -R O a n d a p p ro v ed b y th e O fice o f th e A ss ista n t S e cre tary for P la n n in g an d D e v e lo p m e n t. X. E fe c tiv ity/t ra n sito ry P ro v is io n s T h e se g u id e lin es s u p e rs e d e D e p artm en t O rd er N o. 2 4 d a ted M arch 0 8, 2 0 1 0. It sh a ll b e c o m e e ffe ctiv e fifte en (1 5 ) d ay s after its p u b lic a tio n in th e O ficia l G a ze tte an d th e O fice o f th e N atio n a l A d m in istra tiv e R e g is ter (O N A R ) at th e U n iv e rs ity o f th e P h ilip p in es (U P ) L aw C en ter, U P D itim a n, Q u e z o n C ity. X L R e fe re n c e s A m eric a n E d u ca tio n a l R e s e a rch A sso c ia tio n (A E R A ). R e trie v ed fro m h ttp ://w w w.a e ra.n e t/e d u catio n R e se a rch/w h atis E d u catio n R e se a rc h /ta b id /1 3 4 5 3 /D e fa u it.a sd x C o h e n, L., M a xrio n, L., & M o rriso n, K. (2 0 1 1 ). R ese arc h m e th o d s in e d u ca tio n (7 th ed.). N e w Y o rk, N Y : R o u tle d g e D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u ca tio n. (2 0 1 0 ). B asic E d u ca tio n R e se a rch F u n d (N o. 2 4 ). P a sig C ity, P h ilip p in e s G o u g h, D., T rip n ey J., K en n y C, B u k -B e rg e E. (2 0 1 1 ) E v id e n ce info rm ed p o licy in ed u ca tio n m E u rop e: E IP E E fin al p roje ct rep o rt L o n d o n

A n n e x 1. C o m p o sitio n o f N atio n a l a n d R e se a rch C o m m itte e s a n d R o le s a n d R e sp o n sib ilitie s C o m p o sitio n o f th e R e se a rch C o m m ite e s 1. N atio n a l R e se a rch C o m m ite e sh a ll b e co m p o se d o f th e fo llo w in g : a. C h a ir: A ssista n t S e c re ta ry fo r P la n n in g a n d D e v e lo p m e n t b. C o -C h a irs: D ire cto r o f P la n n in g S e rv ic e D ire cto r o f B u re a u o f E d u c atio n A sse ssm e n t (B E A ) c. A d v ise rs: U n d e rse c re ta ry fo r P ro g ra m s a n d P ro je cts U n d e rse c re ta ry fo r G o v e rn a n ce a n d O p e ratio n s d. M e m b e rs : @ C h ief o f P o licy R e se a rc h a n d D e v e lo p m e nt D iv is io n (P R D -P S ) @ C h ief o f E d u catio n R e se a rc h D iv isio n (E R D -B E A ) @ C h ie f o f S c h o o l E ffe ctiv e n e ss D iv isio n (S E D -B H R O D ) @ C h ie f o f E d u catio n M a n a g e m e n t In fo rm atio n S y ste m D iv isio n (E M IS D -P S ) @ C h ie f, Q u a lity A ssu ra n c e D iv isio n (Q A D -N E A P ) @ C h ie f, B u d g e t D iv isio n (B D -F M S ) e. S e c re ta riat: P o licy R e se a rch a n d D ev e lo p m e n t D iv isio n, P la n n in g S e rv ice (P R D -P S ) R o les a n d R e sp o n sib ilitie s : 1. F o rm u la te s e d u c atio n re s e a rc h a g e n d a. 2. E v a lu ates a n d a pp ro v e s re sea rch p ro p o sa ls a n d o th er re late d a ctiv itie s. 3. R e so lv e s e m e rg in g issu e s. 4. R e co m m e n d s re le a se o f re se a rc h fu n d s. 5. P ro v id e s fe e d b a c k to E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e (E x e C o m ) o n re se a rch m atte rs. 2. R e g io n a l R e se a rc h C o m m ite e sh a ll b e c o m p o se d o f th e fo llo w in g : a. C h a ir A ssista nt R e g io n a l D ire cto r (A R D ) b. C o -C h a ir: C h ie f o f P o lic y, P la n n in g a n d R e se a rch D iv isio n (P P R D ) c A d v iser: R e g io n a l D ire cto r d. M e m b e rs : @ C h ief o f C u rricu lu m a n d L e a rn in g M a n a g e m e nt D iv isio n (C L M D ) @ C h ief o f F ie ld T e c h n ic a l A ssista n ce D iv isio n (F T A D ) @ C h ief o f Q u a lity A ssu ra n ce D iv isio n (Q A D ) @ C h ief o f H u m a n R e so u rce D e v e lo p m e nt D iv isio n (H R D D ) @ C h ief o f F in a n ce D iv is io n @ E d u catio n P ro g ra m S u p e rv iso r (E P S )- b y in v itatio n, d e p e n d in g o n th e n atu re o f re se a rc h e. S e c re ta riat: P P R D R o les a n d R e sp o n sib ilities: 1. C o n te x tu a lizes e d u c atio n re se a rch a g e n d a. 2. E v a lu a te s a n d a p p ro v es re sea rch p ro p o sa ls a n d o th er re la te d a ctiv itie s. 3. R e so lv e s e m e rg in g issu es. 4. R e co m m e n d s re le a se o f re g io n a l re se a rc h fu n d s. 5. P ro v id es fe e d b a c k to R e g io n a l E x e cu tiv e C o m m itee o n re se a rch m atte rs.

A n n e x 2 : B a sk E d u ca tio n R ese a rch F u n d (B E R F ) A llo catio n, b y R e g io n R e g io n R e g io n 1 R e g io n II R e g io n III R e g io n IV -A R e g io n IV -B R e g io n V R e g io n V I R e g io n V II R e g io n V III R e g io n IX R e g io n X R e g io n X I R e g io n X II C A R A G A A R M M C A R N CR A m o u n t 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 00.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0,0 0 0.0 0 2,0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0

A n n e x 3.a. O u tlin e o f R e se a rch Pro p o sa l 1.T h e re se a rch p ro p o n e nt sh a ll u se th e D e p E d p re sc rib ed o u tlin e b e lo w fo r re se a rc h p ro p o sa l. H ie n u m b er of p a g es of re se a rch p ro p o sa ls sh a ll b e a m a x im u m o f tw e n ty (2 0 ) p a g e s, d o u b le -sp a c e d, u sin g an A ria l fo n t o f 1 1. 2.T h e re se a rc h p ro p o sal sh o u ld c o n ta in th e fo llo w in g : I. In tro d u ctio n of th e R ese arch - in c lu d es th e ratio n a le fo r th e re se a rch a n d re le v a n t, so c ia l, p o lic y, o r p ra ctice c o n te x t fo r th e stu d y. T h e in tro d u c tio n s h o u ld e x p la in w h y th e re se a rc h stu d y is b e in g u n d e rta k e n (e.g. to a n sw er a q u e stio n a b o u t a sp e c ifie d p ro b le m in e d u catio n ) a n d h o w th e re su lts c o u ld b e u se d in a ctio n p la n n in g a n d/o r p o lic y fo rm u la tio n a n d d e v e lo p m e n t. II. L ite ratu re R e v iew - fo c u ses o n k e y issu e s w h ich u n d e rlie th e re se a rc h ; m ajo r fin d in g s, p ro b le m s id e n tifie d, re co m m e n d atio n s, a n d q u e stio n s ra ise d in p re v io u s re sea rc h ; th e m a in p o in ts o f v ie w a n d c o n tro v e rsie s; critic al e v a lu atio n o f th e se v ie w s, th e ir stre n g th s a n d w e a k n e sse s; g e n e ra l c o n c lu sio n s a b o ut th e re se a rch p a p e rs; w h at re se a rch still n e e d s to b e d o n e; a n d w h at k n o w le d g e g a p s re m a in th at th e stu d y w ill a im to fill. III. R e sea rch Q u e stio n s - in v o lv es in v e stig atin g o r te stin g an Id e a; try in g o ut so lu tio n s to a p ro b le m ; e x p lo rin g a n d a n a ly z in g issu e s; c re a tin g a n ew p ro ce d u re o r sy ste m ; e x p la in in g a p h e n o m e n o n ; o r a co m b in atio n o f a n y o f th e se. IV. S c o p e a n d L im itatio n -c o v e ra g e o f th e re sea rch in te rm s o f lo c atio n, tim e, resp o n d e n ts, e tc.; in h e re nt d e s ig n o r m eth o d o lo g y p a ra m e te rs th at can re strict th e sc o p e o f th e re se a rch fin d in g s a n d a re o u tsid e th e c o n tro l o f th e re se a rc h e r. V. R e se a rc h M e th o d o lo g y - c o n ta in s d eta ils o f h o w th e re se a rc h w ill b e co n d u c te d a. S a m p lin g - d eta ils s h o u ld b e p ro v id ed a b o ut w h o w ill p a rtic ip a te in th e re se a rc h : n u m b er o f p e o p le a n d th e c h a ra cteristics o f th o se w h o w ill p a rtic ip a te in th e re se a rc h ; a n d h o w w ill th e sa m p le b e se le c te d a n d re cru ite d. b. D ata c o lle ctio n - th e v a rio u s in stru m e n ts a n d p ro c e d u re s fo r d ata c o lle ctio n sh o u ld b e o u tlin e d a n d e x te n siv e ly d iscu sse d. c. E th ic al issu es -Id e n tific atio n o f eth ica l co n ce rn s th at c o u ld p o ssib ly e m a n ate fro m th e co n d u ct o f th e re se a rc h, a n d an e la b o ra te d isc u ss io n o n h o w to p re v e nt th e se fro m ta k in g p la ce. It c a n in c lu d e, b ut n o t lim ite d to th e fo llo w in g : rig h t to co n d u ct a stu d y o r in v e stig a tio n to a n s w e r a q u e stio n ; se cu rin g free p rio r a n d in fo rm e d c o n se nt fro m re sp o n d e n ts; issu es o f co n fid e n tia lity a n d a n o n y m ity ; w ritten ap p ro v al fo r u se o f m a te ria ls w ith c o p y rig ht (e.g. se c o n d a ry d a ta se ts, d ata c o lle ctio n to o ls). d. P la n fo r D ata a n a ly s is - in d ic ate s h o w the d ata w ill b e a n a ly ze d a n d re p o rte d ; it sh o u ld sp e c ify th e q u a litativ e a n d /o r q u a n titativ e m e th o d s th at w ill b e u se d in a n a ly z in g th e d a ta g ath e re d fo r th e re se a rc h. V I. T im eta b le / G a n tt c h a rt - co n ta in s th e re se a rch tim e lin es - w h e n w ill th e p ro je ct b e g in a n d h o w lo n g w ill it ta ke fo r it to b e c o m p le te d ; in c lu d e tim e e stim a te s fo r e a ch ste p in th e re se a rch n rn ra cc le.s. 5 d a v s. 2 w e e k s).