stdClass Object ( [id] => 17148 [paper_index] => 202507-06-023164 [title] => EXPLORING AND MEASURING CREATIVE ANDRAGOGY PRACTICES OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS) TEACHES: A SEQUENTIAL EXPLANATORY MIXED METHODS APPROACH [description] => [author] => Lea N. Mendones [googlescholar] => [doi] => https://doi.org/10.36713/epra23164 [year] => 2025 [month] => July [volume] => 12 [issue] => 7 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/July/202507-06-023164.pdf [abstract] => The study explored the status of the creative andragogy practices of ALS teachers in the selected public schools of Panabo City Division. Also, it investigated the significant difference of the creative andragogy practices when analyzed by schools category. With the use of probability sampling, 156 public school ALS teachers were selected as the respondents in the quantitative phase while 10 informants were invited in the in-depth interview. Utilizing the sequential explanatory mixed methods approach, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Mean and ANOVA while thematic analysis was used in qualitative phase. Results revealed that there was a high creative andragogy practices among ALS teachers which was confirmed by the responses of the informants. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the creative andragogy practices when analyzed by school category. In the qualitative phase, the informants confirmed that ALS teachers exemplified creative andragogy practices. These emerging themes include commitment to innovative instructional design, excellence in strategy implementation, effectiveness in delivery and engagement, thoughtful and diverse assessment practices. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education and school heads may identify means on how to provide further support to ALS teachers in order to strengthen their creative andragogy practices. [keywords] => Creative Andragogy Practices, Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods, Panabo City Division, Philippines [doj] => 2025-07-29 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 58 [journal_id] => 6 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Environmental Economics, Commerce and Educational Management [short_code] => IJCM [eissn] => 2348-814X [pissn] => [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/6.ECEM.png ) Error fetching PDF file.