Networking of Engineering Schools in Region VI： Input to Development of Linkages.pdfVIP

US—ChinaEducationReview A，May2015，Vo1．5，No．5，301·313 doi：10．17265／2161．623X／2015．05．OO1 … N 每 NetworkingofEngineeringSchoolsinRegionVI：Inputto DevelopmentofLinkages AnnieV．Reyes，BraulioA．Reyes CapizStateUniversityMainCampus，RoxasCity，Philippines Thestudy wasconductedtodeterminethenetworking programsofengineeringschools，theareascovered，the extentofcoverageofnetworkingexistingintheregion．andtheSuccesslevelofnetworking．Likewise，thestudy soughttodeterminethesignificantdifferencesinthenetworkingprograms，areascovered，extentofcoverage，and Successlevelwhenrespondentschoolsraeclassifiedintotypeofschoolandstudentpopulation．Findingsofthe study showed thatthe networking programs of engineering schools are infomr ation sharing，research and development(RD)，skillslearning，jointextensionprojects，technicalassistance，andon-the-jobtraining(OJT)． Theareascoveredareinstruction，communityextension，library，research，humanresourcedevelopment(HRD)， andproduction．Thecoverageofnewt orkingisextensiveintheareasofresearchandinstruction．Newt orkingof engineeringschoolsisof A‘‘verage”success．Therewasasing ificantdifferenceinthenetworkingprogramswhen therespondentschoolswerecategorizedintostudentpopul~ion． Keywords．newt orking，engineeringschools，engineering，networkingprograms，RegionVI IntrOductiOn Intoday’sglobally competitiveand fastchanging environment，new technologies，products，skills，and servicesalsobecomeverycomplex，thereby，creatingnew challengesforuniversitiesandcollegesinmaking educationworks．Universitiesneedtointeractwithoneanotherandwith otherorganizationsandagenciesin ordertoberelevantandprogressive，andmo