Sunday, March 28, 2010

Cagape invited to speak in the XIV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies in Istanbul, Turkey

The organizers of the 2010 XIV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies announced anew that the research paper of Dr. Wendell Glenn P. Cagape entitled, “Indigenizing English Instruction in the Classroom: Issues, Challenges and Innovations”. Dr. Cagape is the Board Secretary of the JH Cerilles State College. He used to oversee the academic policies and its implementation on courses like Law, Nursing, HRRM, and Information Technology.



The research was conducted in one of the elementary schools in Pagadian City. It talks about how classroom teachers are indigenizing instruction to enhance teaching strategies and foster classroom participation and eventually, encourage better academic results.


Dr. Cagape has presented researches here and abroad. His paper on the “Islamization of the Philippine Basic Education Sector: Mainstreaming Madrasah Education” has been presented in the 1st International Language Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March 2008 and his other paper entitled, “Ethical Standards in Test Construction and Administration: A Study in Zamboanga del Sur” has been presented in the 13th International Conference on Education in Bandar Seri Begawan, Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam in May 2008. In 2009, he was asked by the Asian Conference on Education to Chair the scientific session on Special Education while he also presented his research entitled “Pursuing a Policy to educate children at risk: A Study on Factors affecting the Cohort Survival Rate in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines” which he presented in Osaka, Japan. He has been reputably one of the best speakers and paper presenters in the Province. He was invited to sit in the panel of reviewers and reactors in fora, conferences and symposia in education like the PAGE 10 in Cagayan de Oro City.


Dr. Cagape has served as the Provincial Information Officer of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur. He has also served as legislative staff in the Office of Senator Edgardo J. Angara, Senate of the Philippines and a professorial lecturer at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.



He has his MA in Foreign Service from the esteemed Lyceum of the Philippines University and a baccalaureate degree in Marketing (minor in Economics) from MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology. He obtained his PhD in Education from the La Salle University in Ozamis City.



His research interests are on basic education, educational policies and community-based education. He has an outstanding invitation to present his research at the Hawaii International Conference on Education in 2011.



The 2010 XIV World Congress will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on June 14-18, 2010 and is sponsored by the Faculty of Education, Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey.

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