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ADULT (18 or older)

I am aware that my participation is voluntary and I am free to participate in the research

project titled “Human Rights, Peace Education and Conflict Resolution: The Role of NGOs,

Civil Society, Social Movements in Social Transformation” being conducted by Reynaldo R. Ty,

a Doctoral candidate at Northern Illinois University. I have been informed that the goal of this

inquiry is to investigate the role, experiences, perceptions of and social issues that affect popular

educators actively involved in civil society, non-governmental organizations, and social

movements to bring about social change in order to construct a grounded model which will

explain the phenomenon.

I understand that if I agree to participate in this study, I will be asked to do the following:

(1) take part in an hour-long one-on-one interview; and (2) share my writings or published

articles about my volunteer social-work efforts that promote social change.

I am aware that my participation is voluntary and I am free to decide not to participate or

to withdraw at any time without penalty or prejudice, and that if I have any additional questions

concerning this study, I may contact Reynaldo R. Ty at (815) 753-1098 or Dr. Jorge Jeria at

(815) 753-9375. I understand that if I wish further information regarding my rights as a research

subject, I may contact the Office of Research Compliance at Northern Illinois University at (815)

753-8524. People, such as you, who are publicly known for your volunteer work in non-

governmental organizations, are invited to take part in this research.

As my volunteer work is public information, I decide to have all information gathered

during this study to be made public, as I want to publicize all my voluntary social-action-related

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activities that promote positive social change so that I can inspire more people to do volunteer

work. I understand that there are no known risks or discomforts associated with this study.

By participating in this research, I will benefit in the following ways: (1) to gain

knowledge about the larger picture of the role of people in civil society engaged in social

transformation work, (2) to have the opportunity to participate in a qualitative participatory

action research study that produces a grounded theory, and (3) to have my name and my

volunteer work, which are already publicly recognized, mentioned in the research papers.

I understand that my consent to participate in this project does not constitute a waiver of

any legal rights or redress I might have as a result of my participation, and I acknowledge that I

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Survey for Generative Themes:
For Use as Questionnaire, Face-to-Face Interview Questions, and Emailed Questions

For your kind effort in filling out this questionnaire, I will mail you one book from my personal collection
and from book donations, if you are interested. Please underline your preferences, so that I can send you
one book that is available: Any, Anthropology, Cookbook, Economics, General Interest, Marxism, Novel,
Philosophy, Politics, Public Administration, Reference (such as dictionary), Religion (Buddhism,
Christianity, Islam, Judaism), Research Methods, Sociology, Statistics, Travel, Others, please specify:
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Your Name and Complete Mailing Address with Zip Code (in print):
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Please answer all questions, both (a) multiple choice questions and (b) essays for your comments. Please
encode your answers in a computer or write legibly in all capital letters for readability. Your opinions
count and there are no correct and wrong answers here. Except for the demographic questions and unless
otherwise stated, you can check any or all answers, as necessary. All questions relate to the Philippine
situation.

Date:
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Place:
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Questions prepared by: Rey Ty
Administered by: Email ____, Face-to-face interview ____, or others, please specify
_________________
Interviewee or Respondent (your name): ____________________________________________________

Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile

1. Sex
a. Female ____
b. Male. ___
2. What is your ethnicity? ________________________________________________________
3. What is your religion? a. Indigenous _______, b. Islam _________, c. Christianity
________, d. Others, please specify ____________, e. None _____
4. What is your current job? ______________________________________________________
5. What is your current job or title? ________________________________________________
6. What are (a) the name and (b) the address of the institution where you work professionally or
study?
___________________________________________________________________________
7. What is/are (a) the name/s and (b) addresses of the organization/s where you do/did
(voluntary) social action, human rights, or peace work in the Philippines?
____________________
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 8. When you are/were doing (voluntary) social action, human rights, or peace work in the
Philippines, what is/ was your job title?
______________________________________________
9. More or less, from _________ year to __________ year were/are you involved in (voluntary)
social action, human rights, or peace work in the Philippines?

Questions on the “Philippine Situation” in General

10. Please describe and explain to me the current Philippine social, economic, political and
cultural context.
a. Poverty Yes ___ No ____
b. Gender inequality or discrimination Yes ___ No ____
c. Ethnic discrimination Yes ___ No ____
d. Religious discrimination Yes ___ No ____
e. Environmental destruction Yes ___ No ____
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
11. What are the causes of the current Philippine context?
a. Corruption Yes ___ No ____
b. Feudalism (rich landlord-poor peasant divide, patriarchal culture, hierarchical social
stratification, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
c. Foreign domination (neocolonial mentality, foreign monopolies, rich capitalist-poor
workers divide) Yes ___ No ____
d. Others, please specify: _____________________________________________________
e. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
12. What historical and social factors led to the current Philippine context?
a. Spanish colonialism Yes ___ No ____
b. U.S. colonialism Yes ___ No ____
c. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
d. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
13. How did the process unfold? ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
14. Which groups are in a position of economic, social, political, and cultural power?
a. Government of the Philippines in general Yes ___ No ____
b. Armed Forces of the Philippines Yes ___ No ____
c. Foreign corporations Yes ___ No ____
d. Local big businesses Yes ___ No ____
e. Local small businesses Yes ___ No ____
f. Religious hierarchy and groups (church, mosque, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
g. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
h. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
15. Which groups are in opposition to those in position of economic, social, political, and cultural
power?
a. Religious hierarchy and groups (church, mosque, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
b. Peasant organizations Yes ___ No ____
c. Labor unions Yes ___ No ____

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 d. Indigenous Peoples Yes ___ No ____
e. Women’s organizations Yes ___ No ____
f. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Yes ___ No ____
g. National Democratic Front (NDF) Yes ___ No ____
h. New People’s Army (NPA) Yes ___ No ____
i. Religious hierarchy and groups (church, mosque, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
j. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
k. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
16. What were the major events that led to and have impact on the current Philippine situation?
a. Marcos dictatorship Yes ___ No ____
b. EDSA People Power 1986 Yes ___ No ____
c. Government of the Republic of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (GRP-NDF)
Armed Conflict and Peace Talks Yes ___ No ____
d. People Power II (ousting former President Joseph Estrada) Yes ___ No ____
e. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
f. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
17. What are the consequences of the current “Philippine situation”?
a. Poverty Yes ___ No ____
b. Rates of dropping out of school increase due to poverty Yes ___ No ____
c. Armed conflict Yes ___ No ____
d. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
e. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
18. What are the obstacles or barriers to positive social change in the Philippines?
a. _______________________________________________________________________
_
b. _______________________________________________________________________
_
c. _______________________________________________________________________
_
d. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Questions on the “Mindanao Situation” in Particular
19. Please describe and explain to me the current Mindanao social, economic, political and
cultural context.
a. Poverty Yes ___ No ____
b. Gender inequality or discrimination Yes ___ No ____
c. Ethnic discrimination Yes ___ No ____
d. Religious discrimination Yes ___ No ____
e. Environmental destruction Yes ___ No ____
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
20. What are the causes of the current Mindanao context?
a. Corruption Yes ___ No ____
b. Feudalism (patriarchal culture, hierarchical social stratification, rich landlord-poor
peasant divide, etc.) Yes ___ No ____

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 c. Foreign domination (neocolonial mentality, foreign monopolies, rich capitalist-poor
workers divide) Yes ___ No ____
d. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
e. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
21. What historical and social factors led to the current Mindanao context?
a. Spanish colonialism Yes ___ No ____
b. U.S. colonialism Yes ___ No ____
c. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
d. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
22. How did the process unfold? ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
23. Which groups are in a position of economic, social, political, and cultural power in
Mindanao?
a. Government of the Philippines in general Yes ___ No ____
b. Armed Forces of the Philippines Yes ___ No ____
c. Foreign corporations Yes ___ No ____
d. Local big businesses Yes ___ No ____
e. Local small businesses Yes ___ No ____
f. Religious hierarchy and groups (church, mosque, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
g. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
h. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
24. Which groups are in opposition to those in position of economic, social, political, and cultural
power in Mindanao?
a. Religious hierarchy and groups (church, mosque, etc.) Yes ___ No ____
b. Peasant organizations Yes ___ No ____
c. Labor unions Yes ___ No ____
d. Indigenous Peoples Yes ___ No ____
e. Women’s organizations Yes ___ No ____
f. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Yes ___ No ____
g. National Democratic Front (NDF) Yes ___ No ____
h. New People’s Army (NPA) Yes ___ No ____
i. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
j. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
25. What were the major events that led to and have impact on the current Mindanao situation?
a. Marcos dictatorship Yes ___ No ____
b. EDSA People Power 1986 Yes ___ No ____
c. Government of the Republic of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (GRP-NDF)
Armed Conflict and Peace Talks Yes ___ No ____
d. People Power II (ousting former President Joseph Estrada) Yes ___ No ____
e. MNLF formation, struggle and later cooptation Yes ___ No ____
f. MILF formation and struggle Yes ___ No ____
g. Abu Sayyaf Group formation and armed hostilities Yes ___ No ____
h. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
i. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
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 26. What are the consequences of the current Mindanao context?
a. Poverty Yes ___ No ____
b. Rates of dropping out of school increase due to poverty Yes ___ No ____
c. Armed conflict Yes ___ No ____
d. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
e. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
27. What are the obstacles or barriers to positive social change in Mindanao?
a. _______________________________________________________________________
_
b. _______________________________________________________________________
_
c. _______________________________________________________________________
_
d. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
28. What are unique to the Mindanao Situation (that are not in the Philippine Situation in
general)?
a. _______________________________________________________________________
_
b. _______________________________________________________________________
_
c. _______________________________________________________________________
_
d. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Your Own Definitions
29. Give your own definition of social change or social transformation
_________________________________________________________________________________
30. Give your own definition of social action (or volunteer community social action)
_________________________________________________________________________________
31. Give your own definition of development
_________________________________________________________________________________
32. Give your own definition of human rights.
_________________________________________________________________________________
33. Give your own definition of peace.
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Questions on the Role of Civil Society, Non-Governmental Organizations & Social Movements for
Social Change
34. In general, as far as you know, what are the general visions, missions, goals, programs, and
actions of people in civil society, non-governmental organizations, and social movements
working in the fields of human rights and peace in which you were involved? When you
discuss, please cite names of groups, if possible.
_________________________________________________________________________________
35. In particular, what about you? Tell me about your organizational involvements, volunteer
work and social action in human rights, peace, or both.
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 36. Explain the learning experiences in terms of knowledge, skills, and values that you personally
need to have in order to engage in social action, human rights or peace work that promotes
change? Check as many as (or all) answers, where appropriate.
a. Issue areas:
i. Human rights Yes __ No __
ii. Peace Yes __ No __
iii. Development (cooperatives, income generation projects; entrepreneurship,
product development, social marketing) Yes ___ No ____
iv. Others: Please specify _______________________________________________
b. Preventive or Indirect Services
i. Advocacy:(campaign, lobbying, popular grassroots education, public
information, knowledge of laws on human rights standards/women’s rights,/
environment and development, research, publication, press and media relations,
protest action, networking, liaison with government/military/religious, oppose/
propose/demand implementation of laws) Yes ___ No ____
ii. Human resource development (grant proposal writing, strategic planning, action
plans, program planning, monitoring, evaluation, use of statistics, data analysis
and interpretation) Yes ___ No ____
iii. Organizational skills (organizing, grassroots work, Security and Exchange
Commission registration, organizing an executive board, conducting meeting,
Robert’s Rules, budgeting, accounting, auditing, report writing, financial reports,
management, supervision, monitoring, recruitment, membership mobilization,
annual general assembly, strengthening, consolidation, coalition building,
alliance work) Yes ___ No ____
c. Direct Services to Survivors or Victims
i. Jail visitation, conducting fact-finding missions and reports, photo or video
documentation Yes ___ No ____
ii. Conflict resolution methods (dialogue, negotiation panels, mediation, etc.) Yes
___ No ____
iii. Use human rights/women’s/indigenous people’s rights standards/ laws/
provisions for paralegal and legal work, writing reports and affidavits, filing
complaints to local/ national/ international bodies Yes ___ No ____
iv. Rehabilitation work (case work, counseling/therapy, bio-medical and psycho-
social work for survivors of violence, critical incident stress debriefing,
compensation to survivors and victims) Yes ___ No ____
d. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
e. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
37. Please list down al the major learning experiences, such as workshops or training programs,
you have attended, as they relate to your answers above. Don’t worry if you forgot the exact
dates or titles. Approximate dates and paraphrased titles and answers are fine.
Organizers of General Knowledge,
Month/ Specific Things You Have
the Learning Objectives Skills or Values You
(Days)/Year Learned
Program Have Learned
Example: College of Law, To train non- International human 1. Filing Complaints before the
June – July University of the governmental rights advocacy High Commissioner of Human
2008 Philippines, organizations Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
Diliman, on how to file 2. Seeking Volunteer help by
workshop held in complaints interns in Geneva for encoding,

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 Zamboanga City before the documentation, presentation, and
United Nations distribution of reports
Your
Answers
Here:

38. Retroactive Pre-Test: Before you had the learning experiences you cited above, how was
your knowledge of social action, human right or peace?
Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor __
39. Post-Test: After you had the learning experiences you cited above, how was your knowledge
of social action, human right or peace? Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor
__
40. Retroactive Pre-Test: Before you had the learning experiences you cited above, how were
your skills on human right or peace? Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor __
41. Post-Test: After you had the learning experiences you cited above, how were your skills of
social action, human right or peace? Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor __
42. Retroactive Pre-Test: Before you had the learning experiences you cited above, how were
your values related to social action, human right or peace? ? Excellent __, Very Good __,
Good __, Fair__, Poor __
43. Post-Test: After you had the learning experiences you cited above, how were your values
related to social action, human right or peace? Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__,
Poor __
44. Retroactive Pre-Test: Before you had the learning experiences you cited above, how
effective were you in your actual social action, human rights or peace work?
Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor __
45. Post-Test: After you had the learning experiences you cited above, how effective were/are
you in your actual social action, human right or peace work?
Excellent __, Very Good __, Good __, Fair__, Poor __

About Your Own Actions for Social Change

46. In general, what are your own actions or strategies to bring about concrete positive social
change in the Philippines? _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
47. In particular, what do you think is your one most important concrete action or strategy that
has actually brought about actual positive social change in the Philippines? _____________
_________________________________________________________________________________
48. How did/do your action that promotes social transformation in the Philippines free the people
and build community? ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
49. How did/you your action that promotes social transformation in the Philippines give power to
the people to shape their own future? _____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
50. In the action that promotes social transformation in the Philippines in which you were
involved, did the people participate in deciding, planning, and implementing projects based
on their needs? Yes __ No __
Please explain: ______________________________________________________________
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51. Did/does your action that promotes social transformation in the Philippines change economic,
political, or cultural power relations in society (such as rich-poor, people-leader, and
Indigenous-Muslim-Christian)? Yes __ No __
Please explain. ______________________________________________________________
52. What are some of the major challenges or problems in engaging in social action to bring
about concrete positive social change in the Philippines? _____________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
53. What are some possible solutions to solve the problems you have identified in work relations
to social action to bring about concrete positive social change in the Philippines? __________
54. ___________________________________________________________________________
55. What are some of the most important lessons you have learned and best practices in your
actions or strategies that bring about positive social change in the Philippines that you want to
share with others? ____________________________________________________________
56. Think Big: Just imagine, if you have all the power in the world to change the Philippine
society for a better future for everyone, what will you actually do concretely?
______________
_________________________________________________________________________________

About Your Belief System and Convictions

57. Personally for you, what is the most important general tool of analysis? Please choose only
one answer.
a. Interactionism or the study of how individuals relate to each other. __
b. Structural Function or the study of how society, despite differences among individuals
and groups, solves social problems, serves social functions, and achieves equilibrium. __
c. Conflict Perspective or the study of struggles among people of difference social classes,
ethnicities, religions, gender, beliefs, and other differences to bring about a new social
system. __
d. Postmodernism or the study of society that asserts the absence of any ultimate
foundations for action, ethics, and values because truth is subjective, personal, and
fragmentary; hence, absolute truth does not exist. __
e. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
f. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
58. Do you have specific theories or tools of analysis that you actually use to guide your actions
for social change in the Philippines? Yes __ No __ If yes, please give the names of the
theories and explain what they are:
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
59. With which system do you personally most closely associate? Please choose only one
answer which most closely relates to your own belief system in relation to Philippine society
and social change:
a. The dominant system, endorsing the current structure of social, economic, and political
relations, and enabling people to understand their social position within the existing
distribution of power, wealth, and jobs. This system produces in the subordinate class
either aspirational (by those who seek to improve it within the same system) or
deferential (by those who accept their position) responses. ___
b. The subordinate system, accepting the overall dominant system, but allowing particular
groups the right to demand a better position within it. It produces negotiated responses

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 which often try to exploit the system to the benefit of a specific group or class within it.
__
c. The radical system, which rejects the dominant system and proposes an alternative one
opposed to it, thus producing oppositional responses. __
60. Regardless of your own identification with a specific system in your answer above, for
people of which system do you have sympathies, in relation to Philippine society and social
change. Choose only one answer:
a. The dominant system, endorsing the current structure of social, economic, and political
relations, and enabling people to understand their social position within the existing
distribution of power, wealth, and jobs. This system produces in the subordinate class
either aspirational (by those who seek to improve it within the same system) or
deferential (by those who accept their position) responses. ___
b. The subordinate system, accepting the overall dominant system, but allowing particular
groups the right to demand a better position within it. It produces negotiated responses
which often try to exploit the system to the benefit of a specific group or class within it.
__
c. The radical system, which rejects the dominant system and proposes an alternative one
opposed to it, thus producing oppositional responses. __
61. Please choose only one answer which most closely relates to your own personal political
beliefs in relation to Philippine society and social change:
a. “Conservative” (preserve status quo and traditions; the government should support larger
military expenditures; the government could intrude into private life to protect society
against internal subversion and pursue criminal prosecution zealously to protect society
against domestic violence) ____
b. “Classical Liberal” (also now called libertarian; laissez-fare; the government should only
play a modest role and stay out of people’s lives; individual rights) ____
c. “New Deal Liberal” (focus on economic issues; the state should educate, protect the
health and safety of workers, help people through hard times, promote a healthy economy
and force business to act more humanely and responsibly) ____
d. “Progressive Liberal” (focus on social issues; civil rights; confront government over
poverty and war; New Left, Western or Neo-Marxism; work within the system; anti-
discrimination of all kinds; radical populism; pro-choice; affirmative action to benefit
minorities and women; anti-war) ____
e. “Revolutionary Marxism” (bring about radical social transformation of society in all
fields, support both aboveground and underground movements that promote
revolutionary change) ____
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
62. What is the general direction of your own actual courses of action to promote positive social
change in the Philippines? Please choose only one answer.
a. Support the status quo __
b. Institutionalized political change and reform (change laws; implement existing laws,
changeover of politicians and parties in office) __
c. Rebellion or the use armed force to achieve rapid political change that is not possible
within existing institutions. You do not call into question the legitimacy of power but its
use. __.
d. Political revolution or rapid transformations of state government structures that are not
accompanied by changes in social structures or stratification. __

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 e. Social revolution or rapid and basic transformation of the society’s state and class
structures. __
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
63. Which general direction of the courses of action in society in general to promote positive
social change in the Philippines do you support, whether or not you are involved in such
courses of action?
a. Support the status quo __
b. Institutionalized political change and reform (change laws; implement existing laws,
changeover of politicians and parties in office) __
c. Rebellion or the use armed force to achieve rapid political change that is not possible
within existing institutions. You do not call into question the legitimacy of power but its
use. __.
d. Political revolution or rapid transformations of state government structures that are not
accompanied by changes in social structures or stratification. __
e. Social revolution or rapid and basic transformation of the society’s state and class
structures. __
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
64. What is the actual current general direction of the courses of action in society in general to
promote positive social change in the Philippines, whether or not you agree or are involved
in such courses of action?
a. Support the status quo __
b. Institutionalized political change and reform (change laws; implement existing laws,
changeover of politicians and parties in office) __
c. Rebellion or the use armed force to achieve rapid political change that is not possible
within existing institutions. You do not call into question the legitimacy of power but its
use. __.
d. Political revolution or rapid transformations of state government structures that are not
accompanied by changes in social structures or stratification. __
e. Social revolution or rapid and basic transformation of the society’s state and class
structures. __
f. Others, please specify _____________________________________________________
g. Please explain: ___________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

Summary
65. What is the one most important thing you have done personally to promote positive social
change in the Philippines? Please explain. _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
66. How would you illustrate the cause-current situation-effect-recommendations in a simple
table: The first table is just an example to give you an idea on how to fill out the table, but
which might not reflect on how you think.

Sample Only (to Give You a Head Start)

Historical Current Recommend Your Own
Cause Effect Vision
Context Situation ations Actions

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Spanish Feudalism Discriminati Cultural, (Verb and Include in Legal & real
Colonialism on of all gender, & object) trainings; train equality of
kinds; social Promote an as many all
landlessness inequality egalitarian people as
of poor culture possible
peasants
U.S. Corruption Poverty Economic Strictly Campaign; Clean
Colonialism inequality enforce Popular government
honest & education;
clean lobby; protests
government
& punish
acts of
corruption
U.S. Capitalist Few rich; Only few Protect local Support local National
Colonialism Greed domestic domestic and national large & small industrializat
capitalists in capitalists can capitalists businesses; ion
competition compete with vis-à-vis popular
with foreign foreign foreign education
monopolies monopolies monopolies;
social safety
net
protection
for the poor
&
unemployed
Post-Colonial All of the All of the Armed Peace Talks Promote & Just &
Period above above conflict push for mass durable
or popular settlement
support for
peace talks
with NDF

Philippine National Situation (Your Answers Here Please). Required for All Respondents.
Historical Current Recommend Your Own
Cause Effect Vision
Context Situation ations Action

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 Mindanao Situation (Your Answers Below Please). Required for Mindanaons Only. Non-
Mindanaons Can Answer Below If You Believe You are Qualified to Do So.
Historical Current Recommend Your Own
Cause Effect Vision
Context Situation ations Action

67. If you have another way of illustrating the Philippine National or Mindanao Situation or both,
please scan or take digital photos and email them to me.

Further Comments
68. Please feel free to critique the research questions and interview questions as well as suggest
here below better ones which better reflect the reality. Please answer your own questions.
_________________________________________________________________________________
69. Please suggest materials that you believe I must consult and refer to, such as books, articles,
specific links to websites, and online videos, if necessary.
_________________________________________________________________________________
70. Final general comments
_________________________________________________________________________________
71. Your email addresses where I can contact you, if I have follow-up questions (please print)
_________________________________________________________________________________

72. Please email me both (a) your answers to this questionnaire and (b) your professional
curriculum vitae (c.v.), biodata, résumé, or any other equivalent document. .In order to
introduce you properly in the study, I will use and quote relevant sections of your c.v. in my
dissertation. Please email to this address: reytydissertation@gmail.com Please write the
following on the subject line: “Jane Doe (Your Name) response to Dissertation
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