GBSEALD Faculty

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Go, Johnny C. S.J.

Johnny GoAdministrative Position

Founding Dean of the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design (GBSEALD) 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Formative assessment 
  • Teacher epistemologies 
  • Critical thinking 
  • Religious education
  • Reflective practice 
  • Ignatian pedagogies 
  • Critical realism

Dissertation

  • A Critical Realist Epistemology and the Catholic Notion of the  ‘Sensus Fidei’ as Key to Critical Thinking in Confessional  Catholic Religious Education in the Philippines 

Publications

  • Go, Johnny C., "Leadership as a Spiritual Practice: Case Studies  from School Leaders", Filipino Leadership: Stories and  Science (2021). 
  • Go, Johnny and Atienza, Rita, "Learning by Refraction: A  Practitioner's Guide to 21st-Century Ignatian Pedagogy”, (2018). 
  • Johnny Go, "Religious Education from a Critical Realist  Perspective: Sensus Fidei and Critical Thinking", Original, (2018) 1-144. 
  • Johnny C. Go, "Catholic Educational Leadership as a Spiritual  Practice", LANDAS, 32 (2018).  
  • Johnny Go, "Critical thinking and Catholic religious education:  an empirical research report from the Philippines", International Studies on Catholic Education, 10 (2018),  184-282.

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 132i - Educational Psychology
  • EDUC 201 - Foundations of Education

Education

  • Doctor of Education in School Leadership  and Administration, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Religious  Education  - National Institute of Education, Singapore and the Institute of  Education, University  College London
Alejo, Maria Resurreccion P.

Alejo

Administrative Position

Director of the Loyola Schools Quality Assurance
 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Educational Administration
  • Guidance and Counseling

Dissertation

  • Navigating the Bend in the Road: A Phenomenological Study of the Retirement Experience of Basic Education Teachers, 2016

Publication

  • Pilipinas Kong Mahal [Araling Panlipunan Series], Co-Author of Grade 4 Textbook Publisher: Anvil Publishing House, Special edition 2015
  • Discovering God Our Father [CLE Series], Co-Author of Grade 1 Textbook Publisher: Phoenix Publishing House, 3rd edition 2014
  • Experiencing English Textbook Series Coordinator Publisher: Ateneo de Manila University Press 2008

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 220 - School Administration and Management: Theory and Practice
  • EDUC 224 - Supervision of Classrom Instruction
  • EDUC 241 - Modern Trends & Directions in Curriculum & Teaching

Education

  • PhD Psychology, Clinical Psychology - Ateneo de Manila University
Alvarez, Francis D. SJ

AlvarezAdministrative Position

Chair of the Department of Catholic Education Philosophy and Practice

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Biblical theology and education 
  • Gospels 
  • Psalms 
  • Religious education 
  • Spirituality

Dissertation

  • The Unfolding of Your Words (Ps 119:130): The Pedagogy of  the Psalms

Publications

  • Alvarez, Francis D., Kenneth R. Ross and Todd M. Johnson, eds.  Christianity in East and Southeast Asia, Edinburgh  Companions to Global Christianity Vol. 4. Edinburgh:  Edinburgh University Press, 2020. 
  • Alvarez, Francis D. “A Test Case for Recent Reflections on  Inspiration: How Can Psalm 137 Be Inspired?” Landas:  Journal of Loyola School of Theology 32, no. 1 (2018): 65- 82. 
  • Alvarez, Francis D. “Ignatian Contemplation in the Classroom:  Fostering Imagination in Graduate Scripture Study.”  Landas: Journal of Loyola School of Theology 31, no. 1  (2017): 1-23. 
  • Alvarez, Francis D. “The Temple Controversy in Mark.” Landas:  Journal of Loyola School of Theology 28, no. 1 (2014): 115- 152.

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 201 - Foundations of Education
  • EDUC 211 - Ignatian Philosophy of Education
  • EDUC 292 - Methods and Materials of Research

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Theology and Education - Boston College Lynch  School of Education,  Massachusetts
Atienza, Ma. Rita J.

AtienzaAdministrative Position

Director of the Ateneo Teacher Center

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Curriculum development
  • Instructional design
    Assessment
  • Ignatian pedagogies
  • Project-based learning
  • Deeper learning

Publication

  • Go, Johnny, S. J. & Atienza, Rita. (2018). Learning by Refraction: A Practitioner’s guide to 21st century Ignatian pedagogy. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 241 -  Modern Trends & Directions in Curriculum & Teaching

Education

  • MA Education Major in Educ Adm - Ateneo de Manila University
Ching, Jeraldine K.

ChingAdministrative Position

Program Director of the Ignatian Initiative for Teacher Excellence

 

Area of Specialization/ Research Thrust

  • Psychology
  • Ignatian Education and Formation

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 130.3 - Practice Teaching
  • EDUC 132i - Educational Psychology

Education

  • MA Psychology - Ateneo de Manila University
Cuyegkeng, Ma. Assunta C.

CuyegkengAdministrative Position

Executive Director of the Lily Gokongwei Ngochua Leadership Academy

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Leadership 
  • Sustainability
  • Systems thinking
  • Science education
  • Social entrepreneurship

Publications

  • Mendiola, A. A., & Cuyegkeng, A. C. (2021). Leading for sustainability. In M T Calleja, M R M Hechanova, E P Franco, & E J Ilac (Eds.), Filipino Leadership: Stories and Science (pp. 198–213). Ateneo de Manila University Press. https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/e-book-filipino-leadership-stories-and-science
  • Cuyegkeng, A. C., Goya, N. A., and de Guzman, J. A.  (2021). "Reinvigorating the Strategy Course in Business Education", Journal of Jesuit Business Education, 12 , 103-114.
  • Cuyegkeng, Ma. Assunta C., "Living with Technology in a VUCA world" (2020). Magisterial Lectures. https://archium.ateneo.edu/magisterial-lectures/2
  • Maria Assunta C. Cuyegkeng. (2019). The Context and Challenges of Interdisciplinarity in the Philippines (pp. 318-337). Kritika Kultura.
  • Cuyegkeng, M.A.C., Cementina Olpoc, R., & Tan, A.M.A. (2020). Creating Sustainable Value in Social Enterprises: Stories of Social Innovation, Ateneo de Manila University Press.
  • Cuyegkeng, M.A.C. & Gotangco Gonzales, C.K. (2020). Feedback-Guided Analysis as an Approach to Managing Sustainability in ASEAN Countries. Journal of Management for Global Sustainability, 8(2), 133-156. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13185/3402
  • Vistro-Yu, C.,  Gonzalez, M.C.T., & Cuyegkeng, M.A.C. (2020). Chapter 30: Building a Student-Centered Organizational Culture: Case Study of the Ateneo de Manila University. In S. Hoidn & M. Klemenčič (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Instruction in Higher Education. Routledge, pp. 491-509.
  • Cuyegkeng, M.A.C. & Favis, A.M.T. (2019). Stakeholder Engagement in Promoting Campus Sustainability. Journal of Management for Global Sustainability, 7(2), 101-117. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13185/JM2019.07206

Subjects Taught

  • LEAD 301 - Foundations of Leadership Theory
  • EDUC 394 - Methods of Inquiry 2: Qualitative Approach to Investigation
  • EDUC 220 - School Administration and Management: Theory and Practice

Education

  • PhD in Chemistry - University of Regensburg
Escarez, Socorro Perpetual E.

EscarezArea of Specialization/ Research Thrust

  • Guidance & Counseling

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 261 - Organization and Management of Guidance Personnel Programs
  • EDUC 263.1 - Counseling Techniques
  • EDUC 267 - Supervised Field Work and Practice in Guidance
  • EDUC 264.1 - Group Process in Career Development

Education

  • MA Education (Guidance & Counseling) - Ateneo de Manila University

 

Martin, Maria Isabel P.

MartinAdministrative Positions

Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Management, and Coordinator for Research of GBSEALD

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Language and literature education 
  • Languages in education 
  • Language policy 
  • Mother tongue-based multilingual education 
  • Teaching English in multilingual contexts 
  • Teacher Education

Dissertation

  • Ideological Strategies of American Colonialism in the  Philippines: Analysis of the Literary Canon in Schools, 1901- 1941 

Publications

  • Madrunio, Marilu Ranosa and Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2022). Purposive Communication: Using English in Multilingual Contexts, Second Edition. Quezon City: C&E Publishing, Inc. 
  • Espino, Jovie; Gonzales, Dan Henry, and Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2021). Multilingual English Language Teaching in the Philippines. International Journal of TESOL Studies, Vol. 3 (3) 110-125. https://doi.org/10.46451/ijts.2021.10.03.
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2020). Periphery ELT: Myths about  English in the Philippines. In Andy Kirkpatrick (Ed.), The  Routledge Handbook of World Englishes, 2nd edition, 281- 296. 
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2020). Philippine English. In Kingsley  Bolton, Werner Botha, and Andy Kirkpatrick (Eds.), The  Handbook of Asian Englishes, 479-500.  
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2019). Philippine English in Retrospect  and Prospect. World Englishes, 38, 134– 143, https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12367. 
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco (Ed.) (2018). Re-conceptualizing  English Education in a Multilingual Society: English in the  Philippines. Singapore: Springer. 
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco (2018). The Social Dimensions of  English Language Testing in the Philippines. In Isabel  Pefianco Martin (Ed), Re-conceptualizing English Education  in a Multilingual Society: English in the Philippines,  Singapore: Springer.  
  • Tupas, Ruanni F. and Isabel Pefianco Martin (2016). Bilingual  and Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education in the  Philippines. In Ofelia Garcia, et al. (Eds.), Bilingual and  Multilingual Education: Encyclopedia of Language and  Education, 1-13. Switzerland: Springer International  Publishing.  
  • Madrunio, Marilu Rañosa, Isabel Pefianco Martin & Sterling  Miranda Plata. (2016). English Language Education in the  Philippines: Policies, Problems, and Prospects. In Robert  Kirkpatrick (ed), English Language Education Policy in Asia,  245-264. Singapore: Springer. 
  • Martin, Isabel Pefianco. (2015). English in Mother Tongue  based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) in the Philippines.  In Terance Bigalke and Salbrina Sharbawi (eds), English for  ASEAN Integration: Policies and Practices in the Region,  110-119. Brunei: Universiti Brunei Dharussalam.

 

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 292 - Methods and Materials of Research
  • EDUC 224 - Supervision of Classroom Instruction
  • EDUC 270.3 - Language Arts and the Teaching of Reading

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy  in Filipino - University of the Philippines-Diliman
Moreno, Ma. Monica L.

MorenoAreas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Reading education 
  • Emergent literacy 
  • Reading intervention 
  • Language learning

Dissertation

  • Early Predictors of Later Attainment in Reading and Spelling

Publications

  • Ma. Monica L. Moreno, Timothy Jireh C. Gaspar, Johanna Marion R. Torres, Jenilyn L. Agapito, Maria Mercedes T. Rodrigo. (2022). Factors Affecting Student Self-Efficacy During Emergency Remote Teaching. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Modern Educational Technology, 73-79. DOI https://doi.org/10.1145/3543407.3543420
  • Ma. Monica L. Moreno, Maria Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Johanna Marion R. Torres, Timothy Jireh Gaspar and Jenilyn L. Agapito. (2022). Cura Personalis: A Case Study on the Pedagogy of Compassion during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Computer-Based Learning in Context, 5 (1), 22 - 63. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7256911
  • Silvia K. Bartolic, David Boud, Jenilyn Agapito, Dominique Verpoorten, Siobhan Williams, Louise Lutze-Mann, Uwe Matzat, Ma Monica Moreno, Patsie Polly, Joanna Tai, Heidi L. Marsh, Lin Lin, Jamie-Lee Burgess, Senay Habtu, Ma Maria Mercedes Rodrigo, Mary Roth, Tania Heap & Neil Guppy. (2021). A multi-institutional assessment of changes in higher education teaching and learning in the face of COVID-19. Educational Review. DOI 10.1080/00131911.2021.1955830
  • Agapito, J.L., Manahan, D. M. A., Moreno, M.M.L., Beraquit,  J.I., Herras, I.Y., Mora, K.A.C., Torres, J.M. and Rodrigo,  M.M.T. (2020). Development and Field Testing of a  Narrative-Centered Digital Game for English Comprehension. In So, H. J. et al. (Eds.) (2020). Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on  Computers in Education. Australia: Asia-Pacific Society for  Computers in Education.
  • Agapito, J.L., Manahan, D. M. A., Moreno, M.M.L., Beraquit,  J.I., Herras, I.Y., Mora, K.A.C., Torres, J.M. and Rodrigo,  M.M.T. (2020). Development and Field Testing of a MALL  for Filipino with a Reusable Framework for Mobile-based  Drills. In So, H. J. et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 28th  International Conference on Computers in Education.  Australia: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
  • Moreno, M., Manahan, D.M.A., Fernandez, M.G., Beraquit, J.I.,  Bugayong, N. and Rodrigo, M.M.T. (2019). The Development of a Teacher’s Guide for English Proficiency  Games. In Shih, J. L. et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th  International Conference on Computers in Education.  Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
  • Moreno, M., Manahan, D.M.A., Fernandez, M.G., Banawan,  M., Beraquit, J,I., Caparros, M.R.M., Caceres, P., Diy, W.D.,  Sarcilla, L.R., Amante, F., Rodrigo, M.M.T. (2019).  Development and Testing of a Mobile Game for English  Proficiency Among Filipino Learners. In Shih, J. L. et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Computers in Education. Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 270.4 - Language Development and Reading
  • EDUC 270.5 - Beginning Reading Instruction
  • EDUC 271 - Evaluation and Testing in Reading

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy  in Educational Psychology - University of Manchester

 

Natera, Karen Diane S.

NateraAdministrative Position

Coordinator for Education Technology and Innovation, Ateneo SALT Institute

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Classroom Assessment
  • Curriculum Development

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 140 - Curriculum Development
  • EDUC 145 - Classroom Assessment
  • EDUC 245 - Assessment and Evaluation of Learning

Education

  • MS I.T. Education - The University of Hong Kong
Nepomuceno, Marissa R.

Area of Specialization/ Research Thrust

  • Classroom management and instruction

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 130.3 -  Practice Teaching

Education

  • MA Education - Ateneo de Manila University
Ngo, Galvin Radley L.

NgoAdministrative Position

Director of the Ateneo SALT Institute

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Educational Administration
  • Educational Technology

Publication

  • Trinidad, J., & Ngo, G. (2019). Technology’s roles in student-centred learning in higher education. International Journal of Action Research,1, 81-94. doi:https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v15i1.06

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 101i - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • EDUC 130 - Principles and Methods of Teaching
  • EDUC 251 - Media and Technology Application

Education

  • Master Education-Ateneo de Manila University
Nicdao, Jaime Jose G.

Nicdao JAdministrative Position

Finance Officer at the Basic Education of Ateneo de Manila, and Director for Finance of the Ateneo Grade School
 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Scale development 
  • Mathematics education 
  • Evaluation methods
  • Statistics in Education

Dissertation

  • Development and Validation of a Parental Involvement Scale using Classical Tests and Item Response Theory Model 

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 293 - Statistics for Teachers

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Major  in Research and Evaluation - University of the Philippines-Diliman
Nicdao, Rhodora F.

Nicdao RAdministrative Position

Chair of the Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment

 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Positive discipline and classroom management 
  • Educational leadership 
  • Instruction and assessment  
  • Educational psychology

Dissertation

  • Positive Discipline: Effects of Psychological and Cognitive  Engagement & Classroom Social Environment 

Publication

  • Galiza, J. D. R., Nicdao, R. F., & Guidote, A. J. M. (2018).  Educational Attainment, Teaching Experience, Professional  Development and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Chemistry  Content Knowledge: Implication for the Development of a  National Promotion Examination. KIMIKA, 29(2), 7-22.  https://doi.org/10.26534/kimika.v29i2.7-22. 

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 132i - Educational Psychology
  • EDUC 231 - Classroom Dynamics
  • EDUC 232 - Psychology of Learning and Teaching

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy  in Education, Educational Psychology - University of the Philippines - Diliman
Oracion, Carmela C.

OracionAdministrative Position

Director of the Ateneo Center for Educational Development
 

Areas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • School leadership
  • Teacher leadership
  • School improvement
  • Schools facing challenging circumstances

Dissertation

  • Teacher Leadership in Public Schools in the Philippines

Publications

  • Amante, H. U., Oracion, C. C., & Nebres, B. F. (2021). Leadership in the Trenches: A Case of Education Leadership in the Philippines. In M. Teng-Calleja, M. R. M. Hechanova, E. P. Franco, & E. J. D. Ilac (Eds.), Filipino Leadership: Stories and Science (pp. 138–147). Ateneo de Manila University Press. https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/e-book-filipino-leadership-stories-and-science
  • Oracion, Naidu, Ng & Reyes (2020). Advancing the K-12 Reform from the Ground: A Case Study in the Philippines. Asian Development Bank and The HEAD Foundation.

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 140 - Curriculum Development
  • EDUC 220 - School Administration and Management: Theory and Practice
  • EDUC 222 - The Philippine Government and the Schools

Education

  • Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership - National Institute of Education, Singapore and the Institute of Education, University College London
Veloso, Marites R.

Veloso

Administrative Position

Testing and Research Director at the Ateneo Junior and Senior High School

Area of Specialization/ Research Thrust

  • Guidance and Counseling
  • Assessment

Subjects Taught

  • EDUC 260 - Foundations and Nature of Guidance
  • EDUC 263.3 - Personality and Counseling Theories
  • EDUC 265 - Psychological Measurements and Evaluation

Education

  • MA Psychology - University of Sto. Tomas
Yee, Karol Mark R.

YeeAreas of Specialization/ Research Thrusts

  • Inequities in access and outcomes in Philippine education
  • Higher education stratification
  • Private education
  • Social mobility

Dissertation

  • Teacher Leadership in Public Schools in the Philippines

Publications

Education

  • Master in Education - Harvard University