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679 students of UP Diliman were surveyed from December 9-16, 2010 for UP CommResSoc’s “Kabaka Ka Pa Ba?” study, and based on the results of the 3rd level of engagement (Mobilization):

The respondents very rarely joined and participated in socio-political demonstrations, campaigns, and the like. When compared with the overall level of involvement in level 2 activities (expression), the overall level of involvement in the level 3 activities (mobilization) dropped 1.16 points in difference, confirming the inverse relationship between the level of involvement of UP student respondents and the level of social and political activities. This relationship, though, has not been established to be statistically significant. More importantly, these findings do not represent the engagement of the entire UP Diliman student population, given the fact that activities on mobilization in the campus are still continuing.

Methodology

The organization used a quantitative-qualitative approach. Multi-stage sampling was employed for the quantitative part wherein a self-administered survey questionnaire was designed and distributed to 12 randomly selected colleges in UP Diliman. The four most populous colleges were automatically included (CSSP, ENG’G, CAL, and CS) in the sample. The researchers opted to equally distribute the survey forms across year levels by convenience. Out of the 800 survey forms distributed, 679 were returned. For the qualitative part, focus interviews were facilitated in order to delve more on UP students’ motivations behind engagement or disengagement in social and political activities within and/or outside the university. Sixteen (16) informants coming from different social and political orientations (with levels of political engagements ranging from high to low) were interviewed from different colleges in the university.

The researchers divided UP students’ engagement in different activities into three levels depending on how much effort was spent on certain activities. Activities on Level 3 can be described as mobilization-oriented activities ranging from paraphernalia distribution, to boycotts and strikes, and to mass demonstrations.

In this study, the researchers used the term social and political activities throughout the study in referring to levels 1, 2, and 3 activities. Respondents were asked to rate from 1 to 5 how often they engage in social and political activities described in the questionnaire.

Data obtained from the survey questionnaires of 679 sampled respondents were encoded and analyzed using descriptive and crosstabs statistics through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Program. Meanwhile, data from the focus interviews were used to support findings from the quantitative part.

For the purposes of this study, the researchers defined university issues as the most popular issues mainly concerning UP at the time. The same thing goes with national issues, which is the term the researchers used to refer to the most popular issues mainly concerning the country at the time. Among the university and national issues presented in the study, respondents were most knowledgeable about the Ampatuan massacre.

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AktibISKO at AktibISKA: Kabaka Ka Pa Ba?

AktibISKO at AktibISKA: Kabaka Ka Pa Ba? A study on the UP student's levels of engagement in social and political activities within and outside the university This is a study featured by Factbytes which was conducted by the UP Communication Research Society as part of their Commrespondent series 3 years ago. UP students are often associated with activism and other forms of political involvement. During the Marcos Era, activism in the university was said to be at its height. At present, it is assumed that activism in the university is on the decline. However, many still claim that students’ involvement in university and national issues is still very much alive.The UP Communication Research Society is interested in looking into the state of UP students’ knowledge and engagement in university and national issues. Thus, posing the question: How engaged are UP students on social and political activities related to the university and national issues during the year 2010 (June-December)? In line with this, the researchers seek to explore UP students’ motivation behind being engaged or disengaged in social and political activities related to university and national issues. To answer these questions, the researchers outlined the following objectives:

- Determine how knowledgeable UP students are on issues within and outside the university during the year 2010 (June-December)- Know the levels of engagement of UP students in social and political activities within and outside the university- Explore UP students’ motivations behind being engaged or disengaged in social and political activities related to university and national issuesThis study can provide a picture of UP students’ current knowledge and engagement in social and political activities within and outside the university.