‘Halo-halo’ research gab to sizzle at UST
THE University of Santo Tomas (UST) is set to mix up quantitative and qualitative researchers on May 21 and 22 through a fair themed after a famous Filipino dessert.
“Halo-halo: The Filipino Mixed Methods Fair” will bring together novice and seasoned researchers to learn the basics of combining quantitative and qualitative methods in social science, health science and humanities research.
This hyflex event—to be held both at UST’S Thomas Aquinas Research Complex and via Zoom—will assemble 37 resource persons from 26 universities and two nongovernment organizations. The speakers come from three continents, from the three major Philippine island groups, and from various disciplines.
“Halo-halo…” will serve as the culturally aligned theme for mixed methods by Filipinos, with the mixing of ingredients to “concoct this summer dessert.” It is akin to combining quantitative and qualitative methods together and produce broader research findings and insights.
The fair also strives to reflect how Filipino researchers from disciplines—in the health sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, and other relevant disciplines—have been doing mixed methods.
Professor emerita of Psychology Elizabeth Creamer from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University in the United States will deliver the keynote. President Loraine Cook of the Mixed Methods International Research Association and of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica will also provide remarks.
Registration fees are as follows: P2,000 for UST faculty members; P1,500 for UST graduate students; P1,000 for the university’s undergraduate students; P1,500 for non-ust participants based in Metro Manila; and P1,000 for non-ust participants based outside of Metro Manila.
For details and payment instructions, interested parties may reach the UST Research Center for Social Sciences and Education or RCSSED, which is the main organizer of “Halo-halo,” at rcssed@ust.edu.ph, halohalo. mixedmethods@gmail.com, and at (02) 8731-3535.