The Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) is one of the research arms of Central Philippine University. The institute offers research, training, and consultancy services in the social sciences to the people, agencies, and institutions in Western Visayas (Region VI), as well as those outside the region.

Functions

Specifically, SSRI has the following functions:

a) Conducts research on various social concerns, like population, health, family planning, education, poverty, technology transfer, service delivery, local governance, business management, marketing, social and economic interventions, and other related subjects.

b) Designs and conducts training on research methodologies, statistics, computer use in research, data management and analysis (with SPSS application), technical writing, proposal preparation, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and other related topics.

c) Organizes seminars and symposia to disseminate research results and use these in program planning and decision-making by program managers, planners, policy makers and researchers.

d) Provides consultancy services and technical assistance to planners, policy makers, program managers and implementers, researchers, faculty members and graduate students in the conduct and/or utilization of research.

Services

A. Training

SSRI conducts training on research methods, statistics, computer use in data management and analysis (SPSS, MICROSTAT, EXCEL, etc), technical writing preparation of research and project proposal and other related subjects. SSRI usually designs, implements and manages the training. In some cases SRRI staff are invited as resource persons or workshop facilitators.

B. Consultancy

SRRI provides consultancy services in research, statistics and technical/report writing, project proposal development, strategic planning organizational diagnosis, or monitoring and evaluation to researchers, program managers, policy makers, graduate students, and also to government and non-government agencies.
The SSRI director and research associates have served as research or technical consultants to various regional, national as well as international agencies with projects in the Philippines.

SSRI has provided consultancy and technical assistance to provincial and municipal government units in REGION VI, particularly in the preparation of municipal or provincial, projects proposal and in the monitoring and evaluation of development projects.

SSRI provides technical assistance to researchers and students and faculty of CPU and other academic institutions who are involved in the research.

C. Networking Activities

SSRI has undertaken research, training, and other development endeavors in collaboration with various local, regional, national and international organizations as part of its networking activities. Among the organizations or groups with which SSRI or SSRI staff have linked or work with are:

a) Provincial and Municipal LGU;

b) Regional and national agencies, such as: DOH, DTI, DA, DECS, NEDA, POPCOM, and DOST

c) Regional and national research organizations/Institute like: the Regional Health Research and Development Council (RHRDC) and the Philippine Council of Health Research and Development (PCHRD), Health Research Network (HRN), UP Population Institute, etc;

d) International Research/Funding Institutions such Population Council, Family Health International. USAID, UNICEF, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), International Labor Organization (ILO), etc.

D. Research

In the past 25 years, SSRI has conducted numerous research studies for or in collaboration with local, regional, national and international agencies an various fields. Almost all of these studies have been commissioned to SSRI on a competitive basis. The list of these studies is available at the office.

For Further Information contact:
Dr. Fely P. David
Director
Social Science Research Institute, Central Philippine University
Tel: (063-33) 329-0418
Email: fpd_grad@cpu.edu.ph