This qualitative study focused on the stories of outstanding teachers from Bicol Region awarded by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. Through convenient sampling, the five key informants were determined. There were five awardees interviewed. The study examined the common themes along with their character, instructional competence, and social responsibility. Challenges along these parameters were also discussed. Also, the impact of winning the said search was highlighted. Through thematic analysis, the study revealed that their experiences vary along with the three areas. However, the promotion to a higher rank and the chance to go abroad for training and scholarships were the opportunities they thrived after winning the search. Continuing their respective advocacies was evident to the key informants even after they were awarded and recognized. It is also interesting that the teacher awardees acknowledged putting character at firstbefore galvanizing the skills and intellect of a human person. It is recommended that the Department of Education and Commission and Higher Education institutions strengthen the skills and character of the teachers to be the best educators in our country. These teacher awardees of Metrobank could encourage more outstanding educators to join the search, and through their alumni community, they could spearhead projects and programs to upgrade the teaching pedagogies of other educators in the country for the quality education of Filipino students across all levels. Future studies could also examine the other aspects of Metrobank awardees in other regions and consider other variables in the study.

Caedmon‟s hymn is an Old English poem written by a Northumbrian shepherd who had likely received the inspiration from the Christian God. It is considered as vernacular poetry, it was initially written in the Northumbrian dialect and, later on, transmitted into other translated versions. This brief paper is a literary analysis of the Leningrad version of the hymn with the aim to highlight stylistic features, use of language, themes, and value of the composition with reference to the contributions of several experts of the poem.

“African History is nothing but barbaric gyrations in grotesque and irrelevant corners of the globe”, moreso, when the African enjoys untrammeled natural abundance from his backyard. The 1970s and 1980s witnessed unprecedented activities in African history: to quickly record the histories of African communities, especially, the so-called acephalous societies. This task fell into the domain of historiography. Departments of History became enamoured with recording the oral traditions of motley of African communities, which were disappearing or becoming circumscribed into larger, more economically viable and vociferous ethnic groups. This was a tacit reaction to the biases of western scholars and commentators and to hatred and intellectual ignorance against the Black people and their humanity. Our education authorities have unwittingly joined the fray by de-emphasizing the study of some disciplines, among which is history, in preference to the sciences. The Historian, cap-in-hand has gone into alliances with some “Pentecostal departments, courses and disciplines” which cannot be missing from a well-crafted historical studies programme. The commitment to historical studies has been thrown into the dustbin of history and along with it. This study attempted finding out the point at which the historian lost steam, and reasons why the historian now begs for an office space, and will in the nearest future, for income. That some commentators described history as “mere antiquarianism” cannot negate its study. This paper concluded that history is still germane to knowledge.

Despite the long time of separation, dating about six thousand years ago, the Ijo (central, western and eastern) maintained a common language and culture. They are linguistically related to their neighbours, such as the Edo, Igbo and Yoruba, all grouped under the Niger-Kordofanian proto-phylum of languages. As a result of the referrals to these people by eminent historians as „city-states‟ and „trading states‟ made it imperative for this study to painstakingly review the traditional economic system of the Ijo, especially of the Eastern Niger Delta states. This entailed a survey of their land and tenure system, agricultural products and practices, crafts and manufacturing, and trade and marketing in the pre-Atlantic trade period. Having considered the primordial socio-political and economic institutions in Ijoland, the impact of the transAtlantic trade nexus the transformations it wrought on the Ijo society, the economic impact of the Atlantic trade: its attendant accumulation of wealth, therefore power, the specifications and specializations in the political apparatuses, and the eventual move away from the village assemblies of the various Ijo states to the centrality of the political institutions as evidenced in the case of the Elem Kalabari, and of course in the other city-states were equally surveyed in detail. The paper in which the analytical method was extensively used concluded that the socio-political institutions of the Ijo (Izon) which attained higher degrees of centrality were already in existence before the Atlantic slave trade (although it aided the development of the War Canoes and City-States) and colonial times.

The issues of encoding and decoding have been rife. Indeed, the two-in-one concept has denominated communication over the years. But have all the issues raised in the processes of human relations and development been effectively communicated? In this era of the World-Wide Web (www), it is observable that certain pre-modern facts of communication, such as ethnographic twitches and audio-visual forms have hardly been disserted on regarding the Cross River Igbo communities. This paper consequently, undertakes documenting these aspects that gave these traditional communities resilience and sustenance in pre-coloniality and presently (2021), and especially, since these have been hidden under anecdotes, proverbs, the didactic and ironical, among others. Oral interviews were conducted in the discerning and interpreting all un-surveyed means of communication in the Cross River Igbo. These modes ranged from the verbal, non-verbal to the audio and non-audio, and signages.

A self-regulated catalysts of learning and effective pedagogy of teaching provide the class in a route learning teaching and traditional method on the best factual learning and concept in an effective relationship between the teacher and students. The study aims to identify the self-regulated catalyst of learning in the teaching pedagogy approach among the respondents in the area of teacher-centered approach to learning, student-centered approach to learning, teacher-centered method of instruction, and student-centered method of instruction. The research employs descriptive quantitative research because this method describes the population and characteristics of the phenomenon under study. A non-probability sampling technique is utilized in the study which is convenience sampling and purposive sampling. It is the techniques that the researchers used to choose a sample of subjects/units from a population. The study comprised forty-five (45) respondents only. Results show that teachers are constantly changing themselves based on the interactions they have with their learners in order to produce intellectual and behavioral success, different approaches to teaching, educators gain a better understanding of best to govern their classroom, implement instruction, and connect with their students, Teachers can differentiate student access content, type of activities, product learning in a classroom setup, and teaching practice is tailored with instruction to meet individual student needs. Findings show that there is a significant correlation on the self-regulated catalyst of learning in the teaching pedagogy as observed by the respondents..

White collar crime poses a major threat for the country, the nation, and the general public. This is a monetarily persuaded crime done to get or try not to lose cash, property, administrations, or to get an individual or business advantage. It incorporates peaceful crime done in business circumstances to acquire cash. Rather than being another and advancing field of criminology, white-collar guiltiness has been predominantly common all through each area of the country in light of its extremely recognized highlights. These crimes are consuming inquiries in the period of present world circumstances. White-collar crime is continually advancing, incorporating a wide assortment of crimes, and having exceptional qualities that recognize it from savage and customary vandalism-related misdemeanors. Every country of the world is attempting to secure white-collar crime for the good foundation of the state. Regarding developing countries like Bangladesh, white-collar crime isn't notable yet. Besides, white-collar crimes are discouraged in Bangladesh and it is one of the significant issues in Bangladesh. The white-collar criminals similar to the heads of their particular fields, regularly keep themselves in the background. This existing paper tries to look at the contemporary issues as to white-collar crime in Bangladesh along with its causes, contributing factors, and the negative impacts of white-collar crime in Bangladesh. Moreover, the paper suggests few recommendations in order to prevent the white collar crimes from the society. The paper makes use of secondary data i.e. books, journals, newspaper articles, different national and international law reports, Acts etc.

Abstract. Generally the term stress refers to experiences of endangering one’s physical or psy¬chological wellbeing. Physiological stress refers to bodily adaptation processes and the maintenance of body’s balance. Selye defined stress as a function of elevated corticosteroid levels and used the term stress to refer to the effects of any agent that threatens the homeostasis of the organism. Thus, psychological stress can be defined as a discrepancy between personal capacities and environmental demands. Somatic stress symptoms are related to both physiological and psychological stress. The different types of stressors are likely to elicit divergent stress reactions. Rationale is as follows: temperament a) has a biological basis, b) is highly inherited, and c) explains what one experiences as a stress and partly determines what the health consequences are. On the basis of the results of scientific researches the strongest stress overtaking the man is the death of the partner in marriage if they lived together more than 15–20 years. Researches have cleared up the surprising, unexpected phenomenon that irreversible changes used to set in the personage if somebody occupies a leading post for a longer period. In the moment a person becomes a leader appears a distortion in its personality.

The Indian epic Mahabharata has influenced the writers in all Indian languages for several centuries. Yugantaby Irawatikarve (Marathi) and Bharataparyatanam by KuttikrishnaMarar (Malayalam) are two such works that illustrates Mahabharata in critic‟s perspectives.This paper tries to evaluate the character of Bhishma depicted in these two deliberations of Mahabharata.

Nutritional awareness is important in the diet, balance of food to eat, self-perception on food choice that can be classified accordingly to what is needed in the body and improves and explains the variance of quality of food that can affect the body and life. The study is focused on the nutrition awareness of college students as a basis in the improvement of nutrition program, deals on the profile of the respondents as to gender, age, height, weight, religion, and general average, the factors that affect nutrition practices of students in terms of personal concern, home and family, and community/environment which extended to the aforementioned factors affect nutrition practices of the respondents. Descriptive methods of research and design is utilized in the study since descriptive research is a fact finding method where it tells what exist and it tells the educational phenomena of the study under investigated. The study comprised of One Hundred Fifty (150) respondents only. Purposive sampling is employed in the study because it is judgmental and convenient to the researcher until it reaches the target number of population under study. Results show that profile of the respondents contributes to the nutritional awareness in the improvement program of the nutrition. It shows that they are aware on the proper nutrition, yet while they know these facts, they do not consider such factors in their health practices. Home, school, and community are three of the most important agencies that develop awareness on health and nutrition. From these agencies come the personal concern, home and family breeding, and community/environment influences. The support of these agencies directs the individuals on the right choices on nutrition. Different factors play a significant role on the nutrition practices of students. These include their choices, breeding, and environment status. These factors could dictate the eating/nutritional habits and practices of the individuals, and show that health of the students corresponds to their nutrition awareness and practices. Their physical and mental well-being could be attributed on the way that maintains strong and sound body condition.

The study assessed peer life coaching and the personal and reciprocal relationship among high school students. Primary data were utilized in the study by obtaining information of the level of awareness while personal and reciprocal relationship of students were obtained through the use of a validated survey questionnaire. The data were tallied and statistically analyzed using frequency, weighted mean, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The findings of the study revealed that the student-respondents were aware of peer life coaching in terms of individual relationships, group leadership, leadership discussion, advisory, tutorial, and human interpersonal relationships. Good personal and reciprocal relationships were noted among the students. Further, peer life coaching was found to be positively correlated with the personal and reciprocal relationships of the students. A guidance program was developed which aimed to improve the level of awareness of peer life coaching and the students‟ personal and reciprocal relationships

Career shift navigates individual the potential for work opportunity that will lead people to better career of their choice tailored with the type of job, company, location, source, and salary. Work is the center of many people. It will come along with privileges, shift priorities, and becomes complication in life. The study is focused on the factors affecting career shift: towards a focused vocation development. Specifically, it aims to identify the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil status, highest educational, monthly income (before and after) career, and length of service, factors that may affect career shift in terms of professional skills, valued interest, and opportunities, program of development on career shift, problems on career shifting and to know significant agreement between the profile of the respondents and the factors affecting career shift. The quantitative descriptive research design is utilized in the study because it provides gathering of data, validates, explains, and describes phenomena in an organize manner. The study comprised thirty (30) respondents only. Purposive sampling is utilized in the study because this kind of sampling is also subjective, selective and judgmental in choosing the respondents to participate in the study. Result shows that profile of the respondents‟ manifests challenging spirit in meeting the needs of their families. It shows that workers or employees who possess various skills will have more opportunities that will redound to success even if they seek career change. It shows that the program of development embodied various trainings and seminars and focused more on career change where respondents felt its importance and great need as it helps them in developing their positive attitudes toward world of work. It shows that career change is not advisable at all times because in the final analysis this may somehow turn out to be regrettable

Most studies on grit examined participants who were more successful than others and found grit was a significant factor. There was a gap in the literature for participants with extreme failure, first-time-detained juvenile delinquents, and the impact of grit. The purpose of the present study was an explanatory and exploratory study of grit and the interaction with other factors for first-time-detained juvenile delinquents. A sample of juvenile delinquents incarcerated for the first time in the United States was used. The results, using analyses of variances and correlational analysis, suggested grit in juvenile delinquents incarcerated correlated negatively with a mental illness screener and positively with higher social self-esteem. Examining grit at different levels revealed juvenile delinquents had other factors which impact grit. A discussion about the meaning of labeling theory followed from the results, and recommendations to improve educational outcomes in juvenile detention centers were given.

This study aimed to investigate the impact of Place-Based Education (PBE) and whether PBE has the prospect to meet the need of the teaching-learning process in the current pandemic Covid-19 and beyond. This study is anchored by Vygotsky on Constructivist theory as main theory and supported by Jonh Dewey’s theory on constructivism and Carl Roger on Experiential Learning Theory. The design of the research was experimental research. The respondents were the students at Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Muhammadiyah Tanjung Redeb, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The sample taking was cluster sampling, which consists of two groups The experimental group was 40 students, while the control group was 31 students. To get the data, the researcher administered the paper test as Instrument. The researcher considered that the researcher conducted quantitative research and would near use parametric data. So, to analyze was started by giving a score, compute normality distribution by Kolmogorov-Simonov formula, calculate homogeneity using LeveneStatistic, count mean performance, and finding the mean difference of each group's sample by using the T-Test formula. Afterward, based on the statistical data analysis, the research finding shown practice PBE during the Covid-19 pandemic is favorable.