The Department of Educational Communication (DEC) two faculty members, namely Dr. Clarisse M. Gonzalvo and Asst. Prof. Rovil A. Espiritu, presented research papers at the 11th International Conference on Teacher Education (ICTED) held on 13-15 November 2024 at the Iloilo Convention Center. Joining them was their co-researcher and DEC Chair, Asst. Prof. Elijah Jesse M. Pine.
Dr. Gonzalvo presented the paper titled “Situating EdCom in DevCom Research: A Meta-Analysis of Undergraduate Theses from 1997-2024.” The research analyzed 2,161 undergraduate DevCom theses produced over nearly three decades. Its primary objective was to contextualize the current status of EdCom research within the DevCom theses and to derive insights on improving future studies in EdCom.
On the other hand, Asst. Prof. Espiritu shared the paper titled “A 27-Year Meta-Analysis of Undergraduate Research in Educational Communication.” The study explored themes and trends from 414 EdCom-themed undergraduate theses conducted since 1997, aiming to reexamine EdCom as a subdomain of DevCom and as a distinct field of study and practice.
The team behind the papers is composed of DEC academic staff, namely Asst. Prof. Gonzalvo, Asst. Prof. Espiritu, Asst. Prof. Pine, University Extension Associate Renz Frances D. Abagat-Manrique, and Asst. Prof. Romel A. Daya.
Both papers are part of DEC’s flagship project, “Reimagining Educational Communication as a Domain of Development Communication: A Synthesis of Working Papers,” which seeks to deepen understanding and further intellectualize EdCom as a scholarly and practical discipline.
The participation of the DEC faculty at ICTED underscores the Department’s commitment to advancing EdCom and contributing to academic discourse in teacher education. (Rovil A. Espiritu)
