Extension Function of HEIs
Extension Function of HEIs
College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College,
Laguna, Philippines
Received January 18, 2015 This paper sought to determine the nature of
Received in revised form May extension programs of selected higher education
26, 2015 institutions (HEIs) in Batangas in terms of extension
Accepted June 15, 2015 programs, users, and outputs for the period 2009
Available online June 30, 2015 2011. It also sought to understand the meaning of
extension based on the articulation of extension
managers. The paper used a survey instrument to
gather data from the four HEI categories in
extension Batangas.
extension programs Results showed that extension was defined as
extension users a social responsibility and an approach to provide
extension outputs
service, transfer knowledge and improve quality of
lives of the community. Extension programs were
predominantly dole out activities or focused on
Batangas State University – literacy campaigns while the most common
Malvar extension beneficiaries were children and the urban
Poblacion, Malvar, poor communities. Factors negatively affecting the
Batangas, Philippines conduct of extension were limited financial
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(J. G. Mojares) and extension work.