ASIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTE

The 'Asian Social Institute' is a graduate school in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the few graduate institutes specializing in sociology and social work in the country.Directory of Higher Education Institutions, Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, 2006.
Asian Social Institute (ASI), a Manila-based Graduate School of Social Transformative Praxis was established in 1962 by a Dutch Scheutist Missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), the late Rev. Fr. Francis Senden, Ph. D. Started with the blessings of the late Rufino Cardinal Santos, D. D. of the Archdiocese of Manila, ASI’s purpose was to form and train social science based social development managers for Asia and the Pacific in order to implement in different socio-cultural religious contexts the social teachings of the Church.
Since the passing of its founder in 1973, ASI has continued to work toward the fulfillment of its vision of justice, peace and integrity of creation. Ensuring its social rootedness, it provides a learning environment which is structured in three interacting departments - Academe, Social Development, and Research, Communication and Publication.
ASI's thrust as a school of transformative praxis is to contribute to an experientially and a culturally based theory of social transformation, giving importance to people and their essential relationships as well as to the creation of a social climate which enables persons to achieve their full human potentials. This thrust implies a method of learning where life contexts serve as learning environments.
The Academe integrates theory and practice, while the Social Development Department grounds the students' learning in marginal communities through ASI's Action Subsidiaries - Family Center, Urban Community Desk, Tent School, Diocesan Accompaniment, Youth Accompaniment, ASI Enterprise Center and its NGO networks. The Research, Communication and Publication Department provides for relevant approaches to communicating transformative ideas.

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Academic programs

Prominent alumni

External link

References

Academic programs

The college offers the following academic programs:Official prospectus, Asian Social Institute, 2006.

★ Graduate programs

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★ Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Cosmic Anthropology

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★ Master of Science in Sociology

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★ Master of Science in Sociology major in Pastoral Studies

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★ Master of Science in Sociology major in Pastoral Sociology

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★ Master of Science in Education

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★ Master in Social Services and Development

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★ Master of Science in Economics

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★ Master of Science in Social Work

★ Undergraduate program

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★ Bachelor of Science in Social Work (1 year program for college graduates)

★ Short course

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★ Special Course for Community Development Workers

Prominent alumni

Some of the institute's notable alumni include:Alumni list, Asian Social Institute, 2006.

★ Jaime Licauco - Founder and President, Inner Mind Development Institute

★ Corazon Alma De Leon - former Philippine Civil Service Commission Chairwoman and Philippine Social Welfare Secretary

External link

★ Asian Social Institute

★ Asian Social Institute's Multiply Site

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