00000cab a22000004a 4500 IPP-00000280361 IPP 20190305142326.0 190305s1980 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng De Guzman, Raul P. Developing a higher sense of public responsibility in the Philippines the barangay (village) immersion 1980 table Structural and behavioral reforms are prerequisites to development. The need for behavioral reforms has been expressed by Filipino heroes and leaders gince Rizal. Such a need can be met by a system of training'that provides the necessary skills and leads to the development of proper attitudes in achieving organizational goals and objectives. At present, Barangay or Village Immersion is being used to develop a higher sense of public responsibility among public officials. It can be described as a module in management education and training programs where participants live in rural villages. The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), the Philippine Executive Academy (PEA), the Civil Service Academy (CSA), the Institute of Public Health (IPH), and the Institute of Social Work and Community Development (ISWCD) adopted Barangay Immersion as a strategy for developing commitments to serve the poor. There are issues and problems, however, which are associated with Barangay Immersion, namely: (1) amount of time required to effect behavioral change; (2) moral and ethical aspects of barangay immersion; (3) absence or inadequacy of follow-up activities on projects identified during the Barangay Immersion; and (4) relevance of the field exercise to the need of the people. In spite of these issues, Barangay Immersion should be further explored as a strategy to develop a higher sense of public responsibility. Barangay Immersion Program Rural social service Public welfare Social Career Executive Service Development Program Philippine Journal of Public Administration Vol. XXIV, no. 4 (Oct. 1980), 323-333 UPD DCPA Article FI