THE PHILIPPINES: BASIS FOR A FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NURSING SCHOOLS
NAME : RONNA R. PUZO
Degree : Doctor of Philosophy, major in School Leadership
and Educational Management
Institution : St. Dominic Savio College
Schoolyear : 2016
Adviser : Dr. Leticia P. Atienza
No. of Pages : 156
Introduction
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are strategically managed today
because of its competitive local, national and international environment. One of these is the knowledge-based in terms of innovation and research; and in providing highly knowledgeable and skilled human capital.
For instance, the new generations of learners, budgetary constraints,
academic and technological innovations, and even economic factors have given rise to the need for re-evaluating strategies employed by schools.
In addition, because of competitiveness, attracting and keeping
students also makes education administrators to re-consider their strategies to realize their schools’ core activities.
It is in this consideration that the researcher conducts this study on the
status of the nursing education in the Philippines so that a Proposed Framework for Strategic Planning for Nursing Schools may be offered.
This study is descriptive in nature where selected nursing schools in the
National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A were made respondents of the study. From these findings, 39 administrators, 120 faculty, and 725 students were made the individual groups of respondents. viii
A modified Institute Sustainable Assessment (I.S.A.) standardized
instrument by CHED has used to gather the data.
From series of surveys and interviews conducted, the researcher
arrived at the researcher offers the following recommendations: 1) the College should not only review its recruitment, hiring and selection of its faculty of nursing, but also consider their advanced knowledge, skills, preparation, instructional competency, and attitudes as well as commitment to the delivery of quality education and healthcare services; 2) a holistic approach to strategic management and planning should be considered in the implementation of the teaching-learning strategies that will ultimately produce nurses who are fit for the profession. Likewise, providing student-centered approach to learning, promoting self-reflection, lifelong learning as well as embracing competence and confidence in the delivery of high quality evidence-based instruction and care will help in the management of Schools of Nursing; 3) these schools and education managers should be compelled to think outside the box, be critical and creative in planning strategically with the following considerations: 3.1) Plan and carry out all the core activities to achieve the schools’ ultimate goal; 3.2) use resources both financial, people, and physical, which can lead to a different level of benefits; and 3.3) set priorities and make choices through a balanced decision-making, trade-offs across the school system, and consensus building choices; 4) use corporate level strategy – making institutional image building, motivate and stimulate all levels of the institutional ladder to undergo managerial and instructional training and development (T&D), research, and communication skills as well as community extension services in collaboration with other educational environments to achieve the necessary synergy across the functional units and across disciplinary areas, internally and externally; and 5) if adopted, the Proposed Framework for Strategic Planning for Nursing Schools, will stimulate excellence in education and research and improve the quality of the schools’ academic services and facilities that will redound to a successful school.