In the study entitled “Reading perceptions, needs, and practices among parents of an urban poor community in the Philippines,” Mirasol and Topacio surveyed 274 parents of K-1 pupils in an urban poor community in Manila, Philippines.

While the parents “believed that reading is important for their children’s social development, and that they are aware that reading starts at home. However, their needs and practices contradicted their perceptions because reading seemed to be not their priority probably due to the limited access and budget for reading materials.”

The researchers acknowledged the challenge this posed to those in-charge of education in the community, including the teachers, who share in the task of developing literacy.

Mirasol and Topacio are researchers of the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education.

Reading Psychology is a Scopus Q1 journal in Taylor & Francis Online. The article can be found here:  

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The study aims to “explore the (potential) effects of the pandemic to adult learning and education programs by drawing from reflections from contrasting contexts of the three countries,” namely, the Philippines, Afghanistan, and the United Kingdom. According to Lontoc, “findings from this research will form part of a policy brief which contains recommendations to the governments concerned on the means by which governments and non-state actors could be able to take into consideration the needs of adult learners as COVID-19 continues to rampage.”

This project will be managed by the British Association for Literacy in Development (BALID) and will be led by Dr. Ian Cheffy from Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and BALID, in collaboration with UEA UNESCO Chair team. 

The grant is given to the newly formed Transformare: A Network of Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning Advocates. Lontoc and Topacio are the President and Secretary of Transformare, respectively. The network was launched on November 21, 2019 during the 1^st Gender, Adult Literacy, and Active Citizenship for Social Transformation (GALACST) International Conference in UST.

Lontoc and Topacio are researchers of the .

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