| dc.description.abstract | This study identifies the perceptions of students at
the Adventlst International fnstitute of Advanced Studies
(AIIAS) on the institution's management performance. The
concepts and principles of the Philippine Accreditlng
Association for Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
constitute the statistical framework of the welghted
average.
Data for the study were obtained from a survey of 130
AIIAS students who have stayed and studied at AIIAS for up
to six months. This study focused on the academic
administration, marketing management, and human resource
management, as well as the general administration of AIIAS.
A survey tool was adapted and modified from PAASCU to
gather information on these four aspects.
This study is limited to AIIAS, with respondents who
are currently registered students of the institution. While
the application of this study is essential and relevant
primarily for AIIAS, it can be used as a basis for further
research in other Adventist institutions.
The survey findings show that there is a lack of
dialogue between students and the management in the
selection of Iecturers and an inadequacy of Iecturers to
man the classrooms. The respondents also indicated poor
marketing programs which have resulted to a high cost of
enrollment at AIIAS. The clinic is furthermore considered
not effective and efficient, recognizing its inability to
maintain and sustain the health of both workers and
students. Yet, little or nothing has been done to address
the issue.
A significant relationship was found between the
psychographic variables such as educational experience and
cultural adjustment with the management performance of
AIlAS. Lack of participative management, time for research
project, and inadequate faculty in some academic-related
areas have also been identified by the respondents. The
respondents indicated that the integration of faith and
learning into the academic program of AIIAS is actually
that which has differentiated AIIAS from other institutions.
Findings in the study led to the following
recommendations: (a) That AIIAS board members and
administrators formulate, implement, evaluate, and
facilitate a dynamic and comprehenslve system of
communication with feasible interaction and open
relationship between students and administrators. Moreover,
they should facilitate the students' involvement in the
decision-making process of the institution; (b) that the
board and leaders initiate and incorporate in the
management framework the concept of management by
objectives; (c) that the board and administration improve
built in-service framework in terms of the quatity of
lecturers, exposing lecturers to professional seminars and
training, and constantly embarking on innovative
educational training for AIIAS lecturers; (d) that the
president, as welI as the other administrators, endeavor to
find alternative means to enrich the academic proqrams,
marketing management, human resources management, and
general administration of AIIAS. Rather than using a push
approach, teams with potential expert synergies in managing
these four aspects may be involved; (e) that the board and
the administration, in conjunction with the students, work
towards making AIIAS clinic a lifesaving center; and
(f) that a marketing program that involves cooperative
effort of students, administration, and alumni be
initiated, utilizing the available technical, human,
material, and financial resources to market and promote
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