Assessing Faculty Development Needs: The Case of Mindanao State University (MSU) - Marawi Campus

Abstract

Assessment is an essential process of gathering necessary information useful for evaluating the needs of a certain variables. In this study, assessment was primarily used to examine the faculty development needs of the Mindanao State University Marawi Campus. Variables investigated through survey, focus group discussions and consultative meetings include faculty profiles, trainings, performance, research and publications, housing program, appointment status, study grant and promotions, and the needs for faculty enhancement program. Based on the data gathered from the survey and series of consultative meeting/focus group discussion in the different colleges in the university, comprehensive results revealed that, the faculty force of Mindanao State University in terms of educational attainment, trainings, and research outputs is not enough for the university to be considered as candidate for center of excellence and or center of development. Faculty needs motivation such as financial supports, conducive learning environment, enough housing program, continuous and regular attendance of fora and other professional growth are the most urgent needs of the faculty. Generally, MSU administrations need extra efforts in providing faculty development needs so that the university will meet the requirement to achieve center of excellence and center of development