Jornal de Economia Global

Lessons on Gender Responsive Governance Gleaned From the Nature and Focus of a University Community Extension Program

Abstract

Leodinito Yongco Cañete

Cebu Normal University has a robust approach to its extension services. Eight extension projects were subjected to ex post facto evaluation to determine whether they have achieved their goals vis-a-vis the UNDP governance framework. The main objective of the evaluation was to construct a nature-focus paradigm for the extension services function of Philippine state universities and colleges to optimize the use of their limited resources. The current naturefocus of all eight extension projects point to a non-optimal pedagogy, andragogy - community service combination because it reflects a specification-led and output-driven type of extension project. Future extension projects have to incorporate the UNDP governance framework that optimizes relationships between their nature and focus with lesser actual time spent in the field and more community empowerment by catalyzing change.