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APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY APPROACH ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ON THE ISSUES  OF THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA Presentor: Prof. Sheryl R. Morales Correspondence:  Dr. Rosalie A. Corpus & Mr. Ryan B. Oliver Polytechnic University of the Philippines National Youth Congress 2013 of the Philippines

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APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY APPROACH ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ON THE ISSUES OF THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

Presentor:Prof. Sheryl R. Morales

Correspondence:  Dr. Rosalie A. Corpus &Mr. Ryan B. OliverPolytechnic University of the PhilippinesNational Youth Congress 2013 of the Philippines

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BACKGROUND

The  issue  of  our  claims  on  the  West  Philippine  Sea  is  a matter of state concern.  However, the role of the youth, as future  inheritors  and  stewards  of  our  countries  natural heritage  is  important.    Spreading  awareness  and  civic consciousness  on  the  inevitable  effect  on  the  marine environment  and  marine  life  in  Kalayaan  Island  Group (KIG)  is  vital.  Other  claimants  and  their  actions  on reclaiming the islands and allegedly constructing buildings within will have great impact on our security and economic survival in the coming years.

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INTRODUCTION

    Stewardship is principally based on a moral principle of having solicitously mindful acts with being accountable on the planning, managing and protecting of a finite resources entrusted  to  one's  care.    Since  stewardship  is  a  position and  a  duty  being  hold  to  an  entrusted  steward,  one  can narrate the challenging experiences it entails. 

          In  contextualizing  the  concept  of  stewardship,  which can  be  correlated    to  the  environment  and  nature. Environmental  stewardship  is  a  responsibility  for  caring God's creations. 

 

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INTRODUCTION

The researchers wish the youth participants to be engaging and responding positively and affirmatively on the current situation within the WPS.  The researchers believed that sharing the positive stories and identify the life giving forces of our government, their actions on the situation would provide our youth to participate and collaborate in creating the most desired future for the community. 

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Theoretical FrameworkIn  order  to  give  shape  to  the  study,  the  researchers  used Appreciative  inquiry  (AI).  Appreciation  —Kolb  (1984)  states, "Appreciation is a process of affirmation. Unlike criticism, which is  based  on  skepticism  and  doubts,  appreciation  is  based  on belief,  trust, and conviction. And  from this affirmative embrace flows a deeper fullness and richness of experience." Appreciative inquiry (AI) is both a process and a philosophy. As a process, AI has a number of steps, phases, or cycles that an AI practitioner  follows  in  working  through  the  process  with  an organization.  As a philosophy, AI emphasizes collaboration and participation  of  all  voices  in  the  organization  and  approaches change  as  a  journey  rather  than  an  event.  It  has  a  systems orientation  that  focuses  on  changing  the  organization  rather than the people (Martinez, 2002). 

 

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Theoretical Framework

Stewardship  theory  (Donaldson  &  Davis,  1989,  1991)  has  its roots  in  psychology  and  sociology  and  was  designed  for researchers  to  examine  situations  in which  executives  (like  the government officials) as stewards are motivated to act in the best interests of their principals (the people). 

 

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Theoretical FrameworkFor  this  study,  stewardship  theory  will  be  contextualized  on the Environmental Stewardship which refers to responsible use and  protection  of  the  natural  environment  through conservation  and  sustainable  practices.    Aldo  Leopold  (1949) championed environmental stewardship based on a land ethic "dealing  with  man's  relation  to  land  and  to  the  animals  and plants which grow upon it.

In  Islam,    humankind’s  stewardship  (khalifatul  ardh)  of  the earth  is  not  a  privilege  but    a  profound  responsibility.  Other living species are also considered by the Qur’an to be “peoples or  communities”  (ummas;  Sura  6:38)  and  is  an  amanah (responsibility) entrusted to man. 

 

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Research Questions

• Research  Question  one (RQ1):  What  might  be  the youth's  role  (individual  or collective  effort)  in  helping the West Philippine Sea? 

• Proposition  one  (P1):    The youth's  role  is  to  informed the  general  public  on  the WPS  issue  using  social media. 

Research  Question  two  (RQ2): What collaborative efforts can the youth  and  government  work together for the WPS? Proposition  two  (P2):  The collaborative  efforts  among stakeholders  (youth  to government)  that  can  be  done  is by  institutional  or  organization environmental  projects/ programs/ activities. 

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Methodology

Design: Action Research (time frame June-September 2014).

According to Lewin, action research is a process that “give credence to the development of powers of reflective thought, discussion, decision and action by ordinary people participating in collective research (Adelman, 1993; Berg 2004). groups interested in improving their social situation or condition.

Today's action research represents a viable, practical strategy for social science studies requiring systematic, organized, and reflective investigations (Stringer, 1999; Berg, 2004). In present use, action research is one of the few approaches that embraces principles of participation, reflection, empowerment, and emancipation of people and

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Action research targets mainly two primary tasks. First, it is  intended  to  uncover  or  produce  information  and knowledge  that  will  be  directly  useful  to  a  group  of people.  Second, it is meant to enlighten and empower the average person in the group, motivating each one to take up  and  use  the  information  gathered  in  the  research (Fals­Borda & Rahman, 1991; Reason, 1994; Berg, 2004).

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Methodology

Setting: -Brgy. Sauyo, QC (OSY) -PUP Quezon City (ISY) -PLMar, Markina (ISY) -Brgy. Putatan, Muntinlupa City (OSY)

-Kapitan Moy, Marikina (Affirmation of the Action points)

Population: 57.60% or 530 youth participants, voluntary participation

Procedure: AI process using the 5D-Define-Discover-Dream-Design (see step by step procedure on the next slide)

-Deliver

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1.First meeting with  the  students  and  out­of­school  youth participants  is  the output #1.

2.Based on output # 1, facilitator will come up with themes towards provocative proposition # 1

3.On  day  itself,  facilitator  summarizes  output  #  1  and  shows  to  participants and panel proposition # 1

4.Gave  the  participants  20  minutes  to  answer  or  write  their  reflections (thoughts) on provocative proposition #1

5.Gave  the  key  resource  speakers  20  minutes  to  present  their  views  on provocative  proposition  #1.    Beforehand  instruct  key  resource  speakers  to give the AI facilitator their answers in 5 statements.  Take note (type these) as the speakers are talking.  At the end the AI facilitators had the responses of the  participants  in  4  columns  on  the  board    2  students­academe,  2 community­based, 

6.Ask  the  key  resource  speakers  (as  panels)  of  their  reactions  to  provocative proposition #1.

7.While they are speaking, again cluster their replies as per # 58.facilitator  summarizes  provocative  proposition  #1  and  opens  the  floor  for 

provocative  proposition  #2  and  gives  the  audience  20  minutes  and  repeats the process.

Design Phase

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ResultsThemes Definition Action Points

Theme 1.SUPPORT ACTION

Promotion of sustained institutional and organizational projects; hence, support on human and economic activities and development in West Philippine Sea.

a. join organization helping WPS. b. conduct meetings/ consultation involving the youth in the community. c. conduct seminars/ discussion/ forum regarding WPS. d. actively participate on programs concerning WPS.

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ResultsThemes Definition Action Points

Theme 2.PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE MARINE LIFE

Promotion of sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources and marine life in the West Philippine Sea.

a. strengthen the maritime security to ensure equal economic productivity in the region

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ResultsThemes Definition Action Points

Theme 3.PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ADVOCACY

Promotion of equal shares of economic resources in the West Philippine Sea.

a. create comprehensive and strategic approaches to policy making on WPS.

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ResultsThemes Definition Action Points

Theme 4.SOCIAL AWARENESS AND PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE.

Promotion of equal observance and protection of people's right within the community in the West Philippine Sea through Social Media and Citizen' charter.

a. create website that will help spread information on WPS. b. post facts on WPS in social networking sites and government websites. c. share news on WPS through social media sites. d. increase awareness by reading and sharing information on WPS. e. moral and spiritual support through prayers and vigils.

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ConclusionAn  Appreciative  Inquiry  approach  with  full  engagement  and participation  of  youth  within  their  schools  and  communities, can  be  mutually  beneficial  to  decision­making  bodies  in  the government.    The  Youth  feel  appreciated  and  valued  for  their opinion and can participate  in visioning exercises and  in new initiatives to improve their environment within an organization or a wider community initiative, for mutual benefit. (Barrett & Fry,  2002;  Barrett  &  Peterson,  2000;  Cooperrider,  Barrett  & Srivastva, 1995; Ludema,Wilmot, & Srivastva, 1997; Morsillo & Fisher, 2007).  The  issue  of  the  West  Philippine  Sea  provided  positive opportunity to the youth participants and to contribute to the real world as active citizens. 

 

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Conclusion

As  a  conclusion,  a  final  provocative  statement  as  final output.  Participating individual and youth organizations believed that youth can play a significant role in decision making  in  the  community;  provided  they  are  given opportunities  to  come  together,  share  and  learn  from each  other.    The  youth  can  help  identify  points  of engagement  and  develop  projects  that  support  and encourage  good practices  on  environmental  stewardship such as the West Philippine Sea. 

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Actual Foras

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To end my discussion, I was challenged with Dr. Giron's question...allow me to share my thoughts and answer it:

“As we are recipients of knowledge  (where only mankind are entitled) which the Almighty Creator bestowed to us, we 

are to create knowledge in preserving, stewarding God's creation.”

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