Ateneo Social Science Research Center
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| Abbreviation | ASSRC |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Research and Service Center |
| Established | 1970 |
| Coordinates | 13°37′52.79″N 123°11′6.63″E / 13.6313306°N 123.1851750°E |
Director | Michael A. Cuesta[1] |
Affiliation | Ateneo de Naga University |
Main organ | Hinuhà |
| Affiliations | Society of Jesus |
| Website | ASSRC |
Ateneo Social Science Research Center at Jesuit Ateneo de Naga University in the Philippines has since 1970 undertaken research projects commissioned by various organizations in the interest of integral human development.
History
In 1970 Research and Service Center (RSC) was created to assist the Ateneo de Naga University with planning and management and to extend services into the community. In 1973, in conjunction with the Institute of Philippine Culture (IPC) of the Ateneo de Manila University, RSC lent its help to the Bikol River Basin Development Program Office. Activities in this period centered around helping set up cooperatives in the area. After 1981 RSC helped create what became the Center for Community Development (CCD) within the university, which involved students in community development activities – assisting tribal groups, farmers, workers, the youth, and the poor in Naga City.[2] With the creation of CCD, RSC's efforts became heavily focused on social science research. The name Ateneo Social Science Research Center was adopted in 1998. In 2000 ASSRC assumed the task of training undergraduate students in research. The Ateneo Student Researchers Pool was created,[3] with Hinuhà as its official publication.[4]
Project range
Most projects undertaken by ASSRC were commissioned by local, national, and international organizations, and fall under the categories: Children and Youth; Women and Gender Issues; Fertility, Family Planning, and Population; Education; Health; Environment; Agriculture; Cooperatives; Housing and Urban Development; Business; Politics and Governance; Program Planning and Evaluation; Bicol Data Set.[5]