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Jugar, Richard R.

Director | Educational Practices, Instruction, and Curriculum Development Office
Full Professor

rrjugar@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Ed. Physics-Chemistry, University of San Carlos, 2006
M.A. Science Education, University of San Carlos, 2011
Ph.D. Education, University of San Carlos, 2016

Research Interests:

Basic Education, Higher Education, Science Education, Teacher Education, Student Workload Analysis, Assessment and Evaluation, Science Process Skills, Conceptual Change, Instrumentation

Recent publications:

  1. Obiedo, R. V.; Jugar, R. R.; Reston, E. D. (2025). “Philippines’ educational landscape alignment to SDG 4: Challenges and barriers.” In: Puthenkalam, J. J., et al. (eds.) Quality education for all in Asia-Pacific countries: Research insights, reflections, and initiatives on SDG 4. Emerald Publishing.
  2. Cañalita, E. E.; Jugar, R. R. (2025). “Development and evaluation of a collaborative lesson planning model for Science teacher internships. International Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Educational Research, 24(6), 588-608. doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.24.6.27
  3. Losenara, J. M.; Jugar, R. (2023). “Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge of Diploma in Professional Education graduates teaching biology.” Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia, 9(1), 1-14.
  4. Jugar, R. R.; Cortes, S. (2022). “Embedding action research in Philippine teacher education.” In: Khine, M. S.; Liu, Y. (eds.). Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Springer: Singapore, p. 703-719. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9785-2_35
  5. Jugar, R. R. (2021). “Beyond infrastructure: Understanding teachers’ conceptions of student workload in the teaching of science during the COVID-19 pandemic.” In: Asia and ASEAN Center of Education Research (ed.) Ideas and Challenges of Online Classes. Chiba University Press: Chiba, Japan, p. 99-107.

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