Faculty Information - SALAZAR Robert A.C.

■ Education

1.		Psychology, Arts and Sciences (Psychology), Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines, Graduated, Master of Science
2.		〔Master Course〕, Sociology-Anthrology, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines, Completed, Bachelor of Arts
3.		〔Doctorial Course〕, Anthropology, Ohio State University Columbus, Completed, Ph.D Anthropology

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2019/04～	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan), College of Asia Pacific Studies Professor Emeritus
2.	2001/04～2019/03	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Professor
3.	2001/01～2001/03	De La Salle University (Philippines) Professor (2001); Dean, College of Liberal Arts (1993-1996); Associate Professor (1987-2001)
4.	1999/09～1999/12	Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Visiting Associate Professor
5.	1991/06～1993/05	De La Salle University (Philippines) Social Development Research Center Executive Director
6.	1989/10～1992/09	Louis Berger International Inc. Consultant
7.	1989/10～1991/03	Government of the Philippines Environmental Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Impact Assessment Review Committee
8.	1988/03～1988/12	U.S.Agency for International Development Social Soundness Analysis Consultant
9.	1985/09～1987/06	Ohio State University (USA), Department of Anthropology Graduate Teaching Assistant
10.	1979/07～1981/10	Population Center Foundation Manila Philippines Project Monitoring and Evaluation Project Development Division Consultant
11.	1978/06～1979/03	Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Department of Sociology-Anthropology Part-time Lecturer
12.	1974/06～1977/05	Ateneo de Naga College (Naga City, Philippiines), Dean of Student Affairs (1976/06-1977/05) and Instructor
13.	1973/09～1977/05	Social Survey Research Unit, Bicol River Basin Development Program (Philippines) Deputy Director
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■ Current specialized field

Cultural Anthropology/Folklore Studies, Sociology, Resource Maintenance Studies, Natural Disaster Science, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy, Forestry/Forest Engineering (Social Forestry)

■ Books and theses

1.	2014/02	Article	Going Organic in the Philippines: Social and Institutional Features Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (formerly Journal of Sustainable Agriculture) 38(2),pp.199-229 (Single)
2.	2007/06	Book	Social and Institutional Opportunities and Constraints of Organic Agriculture in the Philippines. In Manopimoke, S. (Ed.), World Organic Food Trade and Its Impact on Asia Pacific pp.324-357 (Collaboration)
3.	2001	Book	Turning over new leaves: Selected sociocultural dimensions of community forestry in the Philippines. no. pp.108 (Single)
4.	2001/03	Book	Addressing the needs of foreign students in Japan. In Foreign communities of Japan and Southeast Asia. no. pp.43472 (Collaboration)
5.	2000/11	Article	NGOs and the management of protected areas. Research Brief, No. 3. Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University. pp.7 (Collaboration)
6.	2000/06	Article	Indigenous people's participation in Environmental Impact Assessment: An Ifugao community in Nueva Vizacaya and the Didipio gold-copper mining project. Research Brief, No. 6. Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University pp.5 (Collaboration)
7.	1999/11	Article	Enhancing women's participation in resources management planning. Lessons from the Tagbanua in Coron Island, Palawan. Research Brief, no. 1 pp.5 (Collaboration)
8.	1998	Book	The Fundamentalist Evangelical Movement in the Philippines: An Overview no. pp.491-502 (Single)
9.	1998	Book	Going the distance: Promoting upland development technologies through cross-farm visits. no. pp.87 (Collaboration)
10.	1996	Article	Sustainable development and natural resource management: Toward theory building in the social sciences Empowerment and accountability for sustainable development. Papers and proceedings, 3rd National Social Science Congress. Philippine Social Sciences Council, Diliman, Quezon City pp.12 (Single)
11.	1995	Article	Devolving the Integrated Social Forestry Program: Managment Issues Social Develoment Research Center, De La Salle University, Manila pp.20 (Collaboration)
12.	1994/09	Article	Devolution of the Integrated Social Forestry Program. Devolution Monitor, Case Report Nos. 1-4 (Provinces of La Union, Nueva Vizcaya, Bohol, and Negros Occidental) Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University, Manila pp.40 (Collaboration)
13.	1994/05	Article	Devolution and community-based forestry projects: Issues and proposals Proceedings of a seminar-workshop on devolution and social forestry, Social Development Research center, De La Salle University, Manila pp.40 (Collaboration)
14.	1994	Article	Community Forestry Under THe 1991 Local Government Code: A Review of Implementation Issues Policy Review 1(1),pp.66-76 (Single)
15.	1993/02	Article	Conflicts Arising from the Issuance of Land Tenure Instruments for Upland Settlers: Problems and Prospects Report for Natural Resources Management Program pp.29 (Single)
16.	1990/04	Article	The Responsibility of Christian Universities towards Community Development Proceedings of a workshop sponsored by the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges an Asia (ACUCA) pp.64 (Single)
17.	1994	Book	The fundamentalist evangelical movement in the Philippines: An overview in New Religious Movements in Asia and Pacific Islands: Implications for Church and Society no. pp.190-210 (Single)
18.	1994/11	Book	Ad gentes et Communitates Dei-Christian Schools and Community Development: Selected Experiences from the Philippines in Community Development and Private Higher Education no. pp.20-42 (Single)
19.	1987	Book	Implementing agroforestry in a Philippine Village: An anthropological analysis in A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Renewable Energy in Developing Countries no. pp.187-202 (Collaboration)
20.	1997	Article	Japanese Guests, Asean Hosts: Japanese Tourism in Asean COuntries The Japan Foundation News Letter 25(4),pp.12-14 (Single)
21.	1996	Article	Strengthening participatory approaches in upland Development: Communities, NGOs and Local Governments in Focus Third National Conference on Research in the Uplands SEARSOLIN, Cagayan de Oro City Philippines, September 4-9, 1995 - Uplands Resource Center, Manila, Philippines Jesusa M. Marco, Enrique A. Nunes, Jr. (Eds.) pp.8 (Single)
22.	1978/07	Article	Priorities in the Life Concerns of Bicol Women Philippine Sociological Review, Philippine Sociological Society 26(43528),pp.228-238 (Collaboration)
23.	2003	Book	The case study. In Stella P. Go, ed., Writing and evaluating social science theses. no. pp.37-51 (Single)
24.	1989	Book	Abstract: Agroforestry Through Community Participation and "Workshop Synthesis: Lessons Learned, Policy Recommendations, and Research Thrusts" in Sustaining Upland Development no. pp.204-212 (Collaboration)
25.	2011/01	Other	Co-organizer, International Winter Conference on Environmental Innovations and Sustainability (Collaboration)
26.	2010/10	Other	Conference participant and session moderator, National Conference, Philippine Sociological Society, Natures in Transition: Sociologizing the Environment (Single)
27.	2009/07	Other	Research on NGOs, social movements, and social entrepreneurs as sources of innovative knowledge and grassroots power: the Philippines (Collaboration)
28.	1980	Book	The Philippines: Rural Electrification. no. (Collaboration)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.	2014/07	International Sociological Association
2.	1988/03	Philippine Sociological Society
3.	1990/10	Anthropological Association of the Philippines (UGAT)
4.	1993/05	National Research Council of the Philippines
5.	1993/06～1997	Association of Philippine Colleges of Arts and Science
6.	1997/11～2000	American Anthropological Association
7.	1997/11～2000	International Association for Impact Assessment
8.	1993/06～2001/02	Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society for the Social Sciences, Beta Chapter, Philippines
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■ Conference presentations

1.	2014/07/19	Managing NGOs for Older Persons in East and Southeast Asia: Lessons and Good Rractices from the Field (XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, "Facing an unequal world: Challenges for global sociology," July 13-19, 2014)
2.	2014/07/14	Climate change discourse and action in the Philippines: Views, voices, vignettes (XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, "Facing an unequal world: Challenges for global sociology," July 13-19, 2014)
3.	2013/06/10	Climate Change Discourse and Practice: More Fun in the Philippines? (Research Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) Seminar, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan)
4.	2011/11/26	What is Being Said and Done about the Social Dimensions of Climate Change? Voices, Views, and Vignettes from Southeast Asia (Change in the Asia Pacific, 2nd IAAPS Annual Conference, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita JAPAN, 2011)
5.	2009/06/13	NGOs and Ageing Matter/s in the Asia Pacific: Improving the Quality of Life of Older People (The 9th Conference of The Asia Pacific Sociological Association: Improving the Quality of Social Life: A Challenge for Sociology, Bali, Indonesia, June 13-15, 2009)
6.	2008/03	NGOs and Older People in the Asia Pacific: Getting More Active and Growing Wiser with Age
7.	2005/10	Social and Institutional Opportunities and Constraints of Organic Agriculture in the Philippines (International Conference on Agriculture Research and Development, Tropentag, Germany, October 11-13, 2005)
8.	1995/09	Strengthening participatory approaches in upland Development: Communities, NGOs and Local Governments in Focus (Third National Conference on Research in the Uplands SEARSOLIN, Cagayan de Oro City Philippines, September 4-9, 1995)
9.	1995/07	Social and ecological implications of industrial relocations in the Philippines (Regional Conference on Social and Ecological Implications of Industrial Relocations, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 19-20, 1995)
10.	1993/12	Sustainable development and natural resources management: Towards theory-building in the social sciences (Empowerment and accountability for sustainable development. Papers and proceedings, 3rd National Social Science Congress. Philippine Social Sciences Council, Diliman, Quezon City, Dec. 9-10, 1993)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI

1.	2009～2011	Social Dimensions of Climate Change in East Asia (Key Word : )
2.	2006～2009	The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Associations of the Elderly, and Civil Society Organizations in Establishing an Enriched and Energetic Aging Society in the Asia Pacific Region (Key Word : )
3.	2003～2005	World Organic Trade and Its Impact on Asia Pacific (Key Word : )
4.	2000～2001	NGO Networking and Participation in the Management of Protected Areas in the Philippines (Key Word : )
5.	1998～2000	Foreign Communities of Japan and Southeast Asia (Key Word : )
6.	1997～2000	Commmunity Empowerment and Partnerships for Sustainable Development Program (Key Word : )
7.	1998	Social Impact Assessment of an Island Tourism Estate Project (Key Word : )
8.	1996～1997	Japanese Tourism to ASEAN Countries (Key Word : )
9.	1987～1996	Participatory Upland Management Program (Key Word : )
10.		Vitamin A Program Evaluation (Key Word : )
11.	1993	Community Development and Private Higher Education in Southeast Asia (Key Word : )
12.	1992～1993	Christian Universities in the Philippines and the Challenge of Community Development (Key Word : )
13.	1993	Land Tenure-related Conflicts and Natural Resources Management in the Philippines (Key Word : )
14.	1992	New Religious Movements in Asia and the Pacific (Key Word : )
15.	1990～1992	Social Impact Assessment Studies (Wharf Rehabilitation; Industrial Management Plan) (Key Word : )
16.	1989～1990	National Fertilizer Survey (Key Word : )
17.	1989	Social Science Graduate Education in the Philippines (Key Word : )
18.	1988	Social Soundness Analyses (Rural Electrification; Agricultural Education Improvement; Local Government Improvement) (Key Word : )
19.	1983	Social forestry in a Philippine village (Key Word : )
20.	2009～2010	Socio-cultural Dimensions of Climate Change in East Asia (Key Word : climate change; social; cultural; East Asia)
21.	2006～2008	Non-Governmental Organizations in the Service of Older People (Key Word : NGOs/NPOs,,)
22.	2003～2005	Socio-cultural dimensions of organic farming (Key Word : organic farming,social dimensions,)
23.		Japanese Tourism in Asian Countries (Key Word : Tourism,,)
24.		People's Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment in the Philippines (Key Word : Environmental,,)
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■ Awards and honors

1.	1981	Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship
2.	1973	Academic Excellence, Department of Psychology, Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines
3.	1973	Cum Laude Ateneo De Manila University

■ Educational ability

● Practice example of education method
1.	2018/12～2019/01	Students conceptualize and plan their "Dream NGOs" using a workbook designed for this purpose
2.	2018/11～2019/01	Enabling and evaluating multicultural collaborative learning
3.	2018/12	Providing students the opportunity to interact with field practitioners , for the course "NGOs and Development"
4.	2018/10～2018/11	Broadening students' knowledge of wedding practices in other cultures , for the course "Culture and Society of Asia Pacific"
5.	2018/10	Expanding students' knowledge about new organizational forms , for the course "Sociology of Organizations"
6.	2017/11～2018/07	Developed a set of exercises or assignments for the graduate course "Research Methods and Academic Writing" (29 Students) , for the application of research strategies and techniques (e.g. , sampling problems , analysis of qualitative data , bibliographic entries)
7.	2017/10～2017/11	Pursued multicultural collaborative learning ("Culture and Society of AP"; 223 students). Required groups of students from at least three countries to conduct mini-research on either (a) their experiences with collaborative learning , or (b) their views about themselves as members of Generation Z.
8.	2017/10	Developed students' writing and critical thinking skills ("Culture and Society of AP"; 223 students). Assigned individual essays and gave feedback to each of 223 papers , regarding content and writing skills.
9.	2017/06～2017/07	Encouraged multicultural collaborative learning ("Development Sociology-Anthropology"; 120 students). Groups of 5-7 students from at least three different countries worked on a project proposal on the general theme of sustainable development goals.
10.	2017/06	Developed critical thinking and writing skills ("Development Sociology and Anthropology"; 120 students). Required each student to write a "reaction and reflection paper" related to the class; returned each paper with comments.
11.	2014/12～2015/01	Conducted oral examinations for selected students in Sociology of Organizations as an added tool for assessing their proficiency in oral communication
12.	2014/12	Conducted a workshop on Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for graduate students in "Research Methods and Academic Writing"
13.	2014/10	Enabled graduate students in "Social Organizations and Institutions" to write and present research papers on institutional analysis
14.	2018/06	Practical learning exercises for students in the graduate course , "Research Methods and Academic Writing"
15.	2014/06～2014/07	Performed songs and dances in "Cultures and Societies of Asia Pacific" to engage students in the studies of rituals and ceremonies
16.	2014/06	Enabled students in "Development Sociology and Anthropology" to write about how their personal careers are related to development issues , for their final papers , in order to evaluate the relevance of the course to their lives
17.	2014/04～2014/05/17	Enabled undergraduate students in "NGOs and Development" to develop for their final projects their "dream NGOs" that would contribute to development efforts
18.	2014/04～2014/05	Enabled graduate students in "Contemporary Societies of Asia Pacific" to write and present conference-style research papers on contemporary social movements.
19.	2014/04	Designed and introduced a new set of readings for "Contemporary Societies of Asia Pacific" to focus on recent natural disasters in the region (e.g. , Typhoon Haiyan , Great East Japan Earthquake)
20.	2018/06	Developing graduate students' writing and oral presentation skills , for the course "Social Organizations and Institutions"
● Made textbook and teaching material
1.	2003/06	The Case Study. In Stella P. Go (ed)., Guide to Writing and Evaluating Social Science Theses. De La Salle University Press.
● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1.	2014/07～2014/07	Facilitated the participation of about ten students in Beppu's Bon Oduri to experience celebratory rituals or festivals as part of "Cultures and Societies of Asia Pacific"
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■ Committee and society

1.	1995/06～1996/06	Association of Philippine Colleges of Arts and Sciences (APCAS), a national organization of college Deans President
2.	1993/06～1996/05	College of Liberal Arts, De La Salle University, Philippines Dean
3.	1991/06～1993/05	Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University, Philippines Executive Director
4.	1990/06～1991/05	Philippine Sociological Society Vice-President