Since the Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Order (CMO) number 15, series of 2019 is relatively new in the Philippine context and its full-blown implementation may have taken place later than the specified year, research on its many facets such as hurdles faced by graduate students may still be uncharted. Consequently, this paper unraveled the challenges and coping mechanisms of 15 graduate students enrolled in masters’ and doctorate degrees in Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines in the Academic Year, 2023-2024, both in conference presentations and research publications. By following the steps in descriptive phenomenology, the findings showed that graduate students faced internal and external challenges in conference presentations. The findings also revealed that there were challenges in research publications specifically in the writing process and the publication process. The coping mechanisms identified by graduate students in the challenges that they faced were training and mentorship. All in all, this research endeavor adds to the literature on the experiences of graduate students on conference presentations and research publications, provides an input towards pedagogical implications applicable both in the Philippines and in the international arena, and recommends future research directions.

Authors:
Joseph Quinto, Benguet State University, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Joseph B. Quinto is a Research Fellow at Shinawatra University in Thailand until 2027 and has published research articles in peer-reviewed and/or internationally indexed journals and Scopus indexed journals.

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