Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 25 no. 2 (2024)

Criminology Graduates of Notre Dame of Salaman College, Incorporated From 2010-2020: A Tracer Study

Cha–cha Guiral | Marnie Besas

Discipline: others in psychology

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to collect data on the status of Bachelor of Science in Criminology graduates over the past ten years through a descriptive study by using a validated survey questionnaire. The respondents of this were the 252 graduates. Total enumeration was utilized in getting the desired sample of the population. The research was conducted at Lebak, Sultan Kudarat precisely at Notre Dame of Salaman College, Inc. Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions were formulated: Majority of the graduates were male and in terms of age, civil status, majority were married and were 23 y.o. and below. In connection with the highest educational attainment, majority were criminology graduates. For their present employment status and initial monthly income gross, majority were regular and earned P25, 000 and above. Majority had human relation skills. The most graduates who passed the Criminologist Licensure Examination was in 2019 out of all the years from 2010 to 2020. According to their current job status, the largest percentage of employed graduates was from 2019. Only 5 of those who proceeded to advanced studies. From 2010 to 2020, the number of graduates working in their field of choice were employed as criminologists; the highest number of these graduates working in their field were those who graduated in 2019.



References:

  1. Albina, A. C., & Sumagaysay, L. P. (2020). Employability tracer study of information technology education graduates from Albina, A. C., & Sumagaysay, L. P. (2020a state university in the Philippines. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2(1), 100055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100055
  2. Asuncion, R. L. (2019). The status of criminology graduates of Isabela State University in the criminologists licensure examination for the April 2010-October 2014 examinations. International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences, 8(10), 234-253. https://garph.co.uk/IJARMSS/Oct2019/G-2754.pdf
  3. Aydinan, J. J. B. (2019). Employment Array of Bachelor of Science in Criminology Graduates in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology. International Journal of English, Literature and Social Sciences (IJELS) Vol–4, (6). https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijels.46.16 ISSN: 2456-7620
  4. Bandura, A., & Walters, R. H. (1977). Social learning theory (Vol. 1, pp. 141-154). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice hall. https://www.asecib.ase.ro/mps/Bandura_SocialLearningTheory.pdf
  5. Bates, L., & Hayes, H. (2017). Using the Student Lifecycle Approach to Enhance Employability: An Example from Criminology and Criminal Justice. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 18(2), 141-151. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1151139.pdf
  6. Becker, G. S. (2009). Human capital: A theoretical and empirical analysis, with special reference to education. University of Chicago press. http://www.nber.org/books/beck94-1
  7. Cooksey, R. W., & Cooksey, R. W. (2020). Measurement issues in quantitative research. Illustrating Statistical Procedures: Finding Meaning in Quantitative Data, 23-31. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-2537-7_2
  8. Cooper, M. N., Updegrove, A. H., & Bouffard, J. A. (2019). Predictors of criminal justice undergraduates’ intentions to pursue graduate education in criminology or criminal justice. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 30(1), 46-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2018.1448096
  9. Cosmiano, H. P. O., Sapuras, K. H. D., Cavite, K. M. P., Calaca, N. I., Cano, J. C., Saguran, J. B., & Ederio, N. T. (2023). Employability of Saint Paul University Surigao Criminology graduates from 2013 To 2020. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8337077106
  10. Cuadra, L. J., Aure, M. R. K. L., & Gonzaga, G. L. (2019). The use of tracer study in improving undergraduate programs in the university. Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Journal (APHERJ), 6(1). https://po.pnuresarchportael.org/ejournal/index.php/apherj/article/view/1315
  11. Dela Cruz, J. L. (2022). Tracer study of graduate school graduates of a state higher education institution in the Philippines from 2016 to 2020. International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 10(2), 149-154. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1355568.pdf
  12. Dumlao, T. R., Lopez, M. H., & Manago, J. G. (2020). Tracing CCI education graduates: How well are we in developing professional teachers. CC The Journal: A Multidisciplinary Research Review, 15, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.59573/emsj.7(3).2023.20
  13. Escalona, S. M., & Nabe, N. (2024). Academic performance and licensure outcomes of Bachelor of Science in Criminology Graduates of UM Bansalan College: Inputs for Curriculum Enhancement. Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 20(4), 389-401. https://scimatic.org/storage/journals/11/pdfs/3116.pdf
  14. González Guarda, C., & Salazar-Tobar, F. (2023). The current state of criminology in Chile: Between amateurism and professionalisation. Justice, Power and Resistance, 6(1), 108-126. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/369739796_The_current_state_of criminology_in_Chile_between_amateurism_and_professionalisation
  15. Guadamor, M. L., & Eusebio, J. E. (2017). A tracer study on the BS Criminology graduates in CSU-Piat Campus. International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences, 6(12), 93-101.
  16. Heang, L. T., Ching, L. C., Mee, L. Y., & Huei, C. T. (2019). University education and employment challenges: An evaluation of fresh accounting graduates in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(9), 1061-1076. http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i9/6396
  17. Igwenagu, C. (2016). Fundamentals of research methodology and data collection. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303381524
  18. Lynch, O., & Windle, J. (Eds.). (2021). Giving voice to diversity in criminological research: ‘Nothing about us without us’. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.56687/9781529215540
  19. Maratas, E. N. (2018). Graduate tracer study of BS Criminology of JRMSU Main Campus Dapitan City: Its employability and destination. International         Review Of Humanities And Scientific Research by International Scientific      Indexing ISSN (Online), 2519-5336. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344160493
  20. Marginson, S. (2019). Limitations of human capital theory. Studies in higher education, 44(2), 287-301. https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1571564/1/Marginson_ Studies%20in%20HE%20final%2030%20June%202017.pdf
  21. Millner, A. J., Robinaugh, D. J., & Nock, M. K. (2020). Advancing the understanding of suicide: The need for formal theory and rigorous descriptive research. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(9), 704-716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.007
  22. Mina, J. C., Reyes, E. J. G., & Salas, R. F. (2020). A tracer study of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) graduates of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), San Isidro campus. International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, 5(4), 1337-1344. https://ijels.com/upload_document/issue_files/77IJELS-108202054-ATracer.pdf
  23. Muldong-Portus, L. A. (2018). Doing social science research: A guidebook. Philippine Social Science Council. http://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Doing_social_science_research.html?id=WpM9vwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
  24. Nayoyos-Refugia, J., Dalugdog, W. D., Dausan, A. F., & Villa, E. B. (2024). Unveiling the confidence of criminology practitioners: Delving on research knowledge and attitude. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 5(6), 2209-2222. http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.05.06.23
  25. Notre Dame of Salaman College (2016). Notre Dame of Salaman College Revised Handbook.
  26. Pentang, J. T., Perez, D. R., Cuanan, K. H., Recla, M. B., Dacanay, R. T., Bober, R. M., & Nur-aina, A. (2022). Tracer study of teacher education graduates of Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa Campus: Basis for curriculum review and revision. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 3(3), 419-432. http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.03.03.12
  27. Rahman, M. S. (2020). The advantages and disadvantages of using qualitative and quantitative approaches and methods in language “testing and assessment” research: A literature review. https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v6n1p102
  28. Refugia, J. N. (2021). Employment status and the challenges encountered by criminology graduates. International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies, 2(3), 101-120.  http://iiari.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ijemds.v2.3.178.pdf
  29. Riva, A. D. (2023). Tracer study on the employment outcomes of bs criminology graduates of earist from 2013-2015. The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author or authors; they are not necessarily the views of Eulogio―Amang‖ Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology, and the Office of the EARIST Research Services., 172.https://earist.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/EARIST-RESEARCH-JOURNAL-2019-January-June-Final-Revised.pdf#page=178
  30. Ruiz, D. F. A., Pioquinto, P. V., & Amparado, M. A. P. (2020). Employment status of criminology graduates. https://osf.io/preprints/osf/r6e9b
  31. Russell-Brown, K. (2021). Black lives matter in criminology? Let’s prove it. Race and Justice, 11(3), 328-337. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/354736679_Critical_Criminology_and_Race_Re-examining_the_Whiteness_of_US_Criminological_Thought
  32. Salmo, J., Pentang, J. T., Perez, D. R., Cuanan, K. H., Recla, M. B., Dacanay, R. T., & Nur-aina, A. (2022). Tracer study of teacher education graduates of Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa campus: Basis for Curriculum Review and Revision. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 3(3), 1-1. https://www.ejournals.ph/article. php?id=17079
  33. Super, D. E. (1973). The career development inventory. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1(2), 37-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069887308259350
  34. Sürücü, L., & Maslacki A. (2020). Validity and reliability in quantitative research. Business & Management Studies: An International Journal, 8(3), 2694-2726. https://www.bmij.org/index.php/1/article/view/1540
  35. Swart, L. A., Kramer, S., Ratele, K., & Seedat, M. (2019). Non-experimental    research designs: Investigating the spatial distribution and social ecology of male homicide. Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 19, 20-35. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/334586066.pdf#page=34
  36. Thurgood, M. (2020). Transforming pedagogy in criminology. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Criminology, 17-36. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/339716695_Transforming_Pedagogy_in_Criminology
  37. Tutor, M. V., Orbeta, A. C., Miraflor, J. M. B., & Mathew, B. (2021). The 4th Philippine graduate tracer study: Examining higher education as a pathway to employment, citizenship, and life satisfaction from the learner's perspective. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1926.pdf

Tools


Copyright © 2026  KITE Digital Educational Solutions |  Exclusively distributed by CE-Logic