Manuscript Guidelines
The length of the article including abstract, tables, and references must only be between 5,000 and 6,000 words.
Abstract. The abstract is a synopsis of the complete document, written in one paragraph, which should include these elements: purpose, methods, results, conclusion and recommendations. In writing the abstract: 1) Use specific words, phrases, concepts, and keywords from your paper. 2) Use precise, clear, descriptive language. 3) The abstract should be written with correct English/Filipino‐language grammar and spelling. 4) Write from an objective, rather than evaluative, point of view. Define unique terms and acronyms the first time used. 6) Write one paragraph, from 100 to 150 words in length and be written with 10-font size. Use complete sentences and use verb in active voice. 7) The first line must not be indented from the rest of the text. 8) One double space, 10-point Arial, separates the abstract, the affiliation, and the first section of the article.
Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 5 keywords be written with 10-font size in alphabetical order.
Introduction
This section includes the background of the study and the purposes of the research. The background of the study encompasses the conceptual/theoretical ground, related research, the practical applications and the nature, rationale of the study, and purpose(s) of the research. Cited literature must be within a decade range.
Methods
Method section that describes the participants (e.g., demographics, selection criteria, and group assignment), the materials (e.g., task[s], equipment, instruments, including a discussion of their validity and reliability, if appropriate), and the procedures employed in the study such as treatment(s) and data analysis. Evidence of ethical and/or legal procedures is observed.
Results and Discussion
Results should be clear and concise. Discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work in indigenous peoples education, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusion and Recommendations
The first paragraph of this section presents the main objective of the study. The second paragraph discusses the summary of finding. The third paragraph and succeeding paragraph presents the authors inferences based on the findings of the study, implications to theoretical grounds of the study, and insights from the study. The last paragraph focuses on the future direction of the study and the study limitations and how these limitations may be addressed in the study replication. (Authors may deviate from the aforecited key elements as subsections when doing/writing a qualitative research. But, in principle, the four elements are still in this article.)
Acknowledgements (when appropriate)
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.) and the research sponsors.
References
Please follow the APA 7th edition.
