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Interview Part II — Parenting through the Quarantine: Helping Children Adjust to Life in the “New Normal”

By |April 28th, 2020|CRC Communications, Family and Youth Education, Trends, University News|

In part one of our two-part interview with the staff of the University of Asia and the Pacific’s Child Development and Education (CDE) Center about several issues related to COVID- 19, including how parents can prepare their kids emotionally for the upcoming “new normal”; how parents should adjust their approach in explaining the quarantine to ... continue reading

Interview Part I — Parenting through the Quarantine: Helping Children Adjust to Life in the “New Normal” 

By |April 20th, 2020|CRC Communications, Family and Youth Education, Trends, University News|

Perhaps more than most groups of people, parents were caught by surprise when the COVID-19 quarantine became a long-term reality. A month into the extended quarantine, there’s still no certainty about when it will all finally end. But after spending a month at home in constant contact with their kids, many parents – even more ... continue reading

Words of Encouragement — On Parenting through the Quarantine

By |April 18th, 2020|Family and Youth Education, Trends, University News|

A month into the extended quarantine, there’s still no certainty about when it will all finally end. But after spending a month at home in constant contact with their kids, many parents – even more keyed in to their kids’ emotional lives than usual – are wondering how to prepare their children for adjusting to ... continue reading

Intentionality – the Key to Producing “T-Shaped Thinkers”

By |September 2nd, 2019|CRC Communications, CRC Events, Digital Sector, Research Findings, Trends, University News|

This article was originally published on 2019-09-02 15:40:11 As buzzwords in the world of education and human resources go, the phrase 'T-shaped skills' is still relatively new.  It was first used, rarely, in the 1980s and 1990s, but came into common use among technology companies some time in the early-to-mid 2010s. But the principle behind ... continue reading

Education and agriculture essential for Ph to maximize its economic “double sweet spots” — Villegas

By |July 12th, 2019|CRC Communications, Food and Agribusiness, Research Findings, Social Economics, Trends, University News|

This article was originally posted on 2019-07-12 19:28:14 “The Philippine economy has two ‘sweet spots’ going for it in the next twenty years at least,” says eminent economist Bernardo M. Villegas in a paper released during the recent Midyear Business Economics Briefing at the University of Asia and the Pacific. The first is the country’s ... continue reading

Making Education Respond to BPO Industry Needs: The Second of a Series of Round Table Discussions on BPO

By |August 26th, 2013|CRC Events, News, Round Table Discussions, University News|

This post was recovered from an article posted on 2013-08-26 07:37:52 [photo: crcarch201308260737a] The Philippine economy continues to improve, with the International Monetary Fund upgrading its growth forecast from six to seven percent, in contrast to a sluggish outlook for Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. And one of the key factors behind this improvement is an ... continue reading

Announcement: Policy Conference on the Issues, Challenges and Initiatives

By |February 12th, 2013|Conferences, CRC Events, News, Social Economics, Trends, University News|

This post was recovered from an article posted on  2013-02-12 02:17:10 The Center for Research and Communication, in cooperation with the School of Economics of the University of Asia and the Pacific, will hold a Policy Conference on the Issues, Challenges and Initiatives facing the Education, Health and Water Sectors. The conference will take place on February 26 at ... continue reading