A Table of Contents

A TABLE OF CONTENTS

Con­tents

Page
Cover Page

i
Approval Sheet

ii
Ded­i­ca­tion

iii
Acknowl­edge­ment

iv
Table of Contents

v
List of Tables

viii
List of Figures

ix
List of Abbreviations

x
Chap­ter 1: The Prob­lem and Its Setting
Back­ground of the Study

5
Objec­tive of the Study

10
Con­text of the Study

13
Moti­va­tion to Con­duct the Study

31
State­ment of the Problem

36
The Research Questions

37
Scope and Lim­i­ta­tions of the Study

38
Research Time-Table

41
Sig­nif­i­cance of the Study

42
Def­i­n­i­tion of Terms

43
Chap­ter 2: Review of Related Lit­er­a­ture and Studies
The­o­ret­i­cal Orientation

53
Assump­tions of the Study

55
Review of Related Literature

60
Review of Related Studies

94
Trans­la­tions of Nakakaluwag

98
Jus­ti­fi­ca­tion of the Study

101
Chap­ter 3: Methodology
Research Design

105
Sub­jects of the Study

124
Pro­file of the Subjects

125
Data Gath­er­ing

126
Data Analy­sis

135
Chap­ter 4: Hermeneu­tics of the Phe­nom­e­non of Nakakaluwag
Hori­zonal Meaning

142
The­matic Analysis

144
The­matic Reflec­tion: Answers to the Research Questions

235
Sum­mary: Answered Research Questions

282
Interpretation-Description comes full circle

285
Interpretive-Descriptive Frame­work

289
Hermeneu­ti­cal Insight

295
Chap­ter 5: Cre­ative Syn­the­sis, Impli­ca­tions and Recommendations
Cre­ative Synthesis

300
Impli­ca­tions

306
Rec­om­men­da­tions

311
Chap­ter 6: Bibliography

320
Chap­ter 7: Appendices
Appen­dix 1: Cover Let­ter to the Co-Researcher

334
Appen­dix 2: Research Dec­la­ra­tion of Consent

335
Appen­dix 3: Guide Ques­tions for Jour­nal Writing

336
Appen­dix 4: Guide Ques­tions for Narration

337
Appen­dix 5: Guide Ques­tions for Interview

338

LIST OF TABLES

No

TITLE

Page

1

 Global and Local Poli­cies on Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment
1992–2009 at a Glance

30

2

 Research Time-Table Feb­ru­ary 2010 — March 2011

41

3

 These four inde­pen­dent stud­ies res­onate with
the four­fold relationality

94

4

 Trans­la­tions of “Nakakaluwag”into Top Twelve (12)
Lan­guages of the Philippines

99

5

 An Overview of the Research Design used in this study

123

6

 De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB)’s
Multi-Sectoral Representatives

126

7

 The Guide Ques­tions at A Glance

134

8

 Overview of the five (5) steps of the the­matic analy­sis as
applied to the Co-Researchers’ (Co-Rs’) TEXT

138

9

 The Four­teen (14) Co-Rs and the Avail­abil­ity Dates
of Reflec­tive­Jour­nal Entries (RJE),
Nar­ra­tive Expe­ri­ence Accounts (NEA) and
Face-to-face Inter­view Exchange (FIE)

145

10

 Aronson’s (1994) 5 Steps and Lind­seth &
Norberg’s (2004)Three (3) Steps on Data Analysis

148

11

 Three (3) Interpretive-Descriptive Phases:
First Interpretive-DescriptivePhase:
Reflec­tive Jour­nal Entries (1st IDP: RJE),
Sec­ond Interpretive-Descriptive Phase:
Nar­ra­tive Expe­ri­enceAc­counts (2nd IDP: NEA) and
Third Interpretive-Descriptive Phase:
Face-to-face Inter­view Exchange (3rd IDP: FIE)

153

12

 The Ini­tial and Recur­ring “Nakakaluwag” Sub-themes

210

13

 The Forty four (44) “Nakakaluwag”Sub-themes and their­Re­lated Sub-themes

231

14

 Seven (7) Prover­bial Themes and Forty four (44)
Sub-themes aris­ing from the Co-Rs’ TEXT

238

15

 Three (3) Research Ques­tions as Answered through the
Seven (7) Prover­bial Themes

283

16

 Hornedo’s Jus­tice and the proverb
“Anu­mang nakapag-uugnay ay nakaka­pag­paluwag”

307

LIST OF FIGURES

No

TITLE

Page

1

 God is exactly like that of a sphere by Mechthild of Magdeburg

291

2

 The “Nakakaluwag” Interpretive-Descriptive Framework

292

3

 The sphere “with no lock and no door”

293

4

 ARALPINOY.ORG INC (a.k.a. Aral Pinoy) LOGO

304

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACA Applied Cos­mic Anthropology
ASI Asian Social Institute
CAR Cordillera Admin­is­tra­tive Region
CHED Com­mis­sion on Higher Education
CHSO City Health Ser­vices Office
Co-Rs Co-Researchers
CSB­Com Co-creating Sus­tain­able Biore­gional Communities
CSHD Cen­ter for Sus­tain­able Human Development
DENR Depart­ment of Envi­ron­ment and Nat­ural Resources
DepEd Depart­ment of Education
DESD Decade of Edu­ca­tion for Sus­tain­able Development
DLS-CSB De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
DLSP De La Salle Philippines
DLSU-M De La Salle University-Manila
DOST Depart­ment of Sci­ence and Technology
DSWD Depart­ment of Social Wel­fare and Development
EARS Explo­ration, Analy­sis, Reflec­tion and Synthesis
EC Earth Char­ter
ECSOM Ecosystem-based Community-centered Sus­tain­ableDe­vel­op­ment Orga­ni­za­tion and Management
EEID Envi­ron­men­tal Edu­ca­tion and Infor­ma­tion Division
EO Exec­u­tive Order
EPA 21 Enhanced Philip­pine Agenda 21
ESD Edu­ca­tion for Sus­tain­able Development
FIE Face-to-face Inter­view Exchange
GHG Green­house Gas
IDP Interpretive-Descriptive Phase
LGUs Local Gov­ern­ment Units
MES Mary­knoll Eco­log­i­cal Sanctuary
MM Mary­knoll Missioners
MO Mem­o­ran­dum Order
MOGC Mary­knoll Office of Global Concerns
NCS National Con­ser­va­tion Strategy
NEA Nar­ra­tive Expe­ri­ence Accounts
NEAEA National Envi­ron­men­tal Aware­ness and Edu­ca­tion Act
NEDA National Eco­nomic and Devel­op­ment Authority
NGOs Non-Governmental Orga­ni­za­tions
NT New Tes­ta­ment
OT Old Tes­ta­ment
PA 21 Philip­pine Agenda 21
PAGE Philip­pine Asso­ci­a­tion for Grad­u­ate Education
PCSD Philip­pine Coun­cil for Sus­tain­able Development
PSSD Philip­pine Strat­egy for Sus­tain­able Development
RJE Reflec­tive Jour­nal Entries
RSHM Reli­gious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
SD Sus­tain­able Development
SEC Secu­ri­ties and Exchange Commission
SIAD Sus­tain­able Inte­grated Area Development
SMS School of Mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary Studies
TESDA Tech­ni­cal Edu­ca­tion and Skills Devel­op­ment Authority
TRD Trans­dici­pli­nary Research
UML Uni­fied Mod­el­ing Language
UN United Nations
UNCCC United Nations Cli­mate Change Conference
UNCE United Nations Con­fer­ence on the Environment
UNCED United Nations Con­fer­ence on Envi­ron­ment and Development
UNCSD United Nations Com­mis­sion on Sus­tain­able Development
UNDP United Nations Devel­op­ment Programme
UNEP United Nations Envi­ron­ment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Edu­ca­tional, Sci­en­tific and Cul­tural Organization
UNFCCC United Nations Frame­work Con­ven­tion on Cli­mate Change
WSSD World Sum­mit of Sus­tain­able Development
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
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