Teaching and Learning Focused Faculty Promotion in Philippine State Universities using the Teaching Excellence Framework

Abstract

This article discusses the idea of integrating the Teaching Excellence Framework as a tool to solve the problem of salary stagnation of faculty members whose focus is on teaching and learning. Currently state universities use a metric-based system in faculty promotion which weighs research more than instruction causing faculty members to experience salary stagnation and slow movement in their promotion. The author discussed the four levels of the framework and highlighted practices from different literature in the country in accordance with these levels. The study used review of related literature and meta-analysis as the primary method in gathering the information needed. The RRL came from published local and international studies, news and report articles posted in websites, and from government documents. The outcomes and discussion followed a format of discussing the level based on the Royal Academy of Engineering who created the framework, followed by practices in the Philippines, the sphere of impact, promotion criteria and the evidence, and a concluding paragraph. An important finding of this study is the adoption of this framework with other universities in the ASEAN region and other international universities. According to these universities they have bridged the gap between research and instruction and leverage the pedagogical strategies of their faculty members. The framework also promoted diversification among faculty members, and a socially justified metric of salary increase and promotion.