vol. 16, no. 4 (2025)
DAVAO RESEARCH JOURNAL
Description
The Davao Research Journal (DRJ) is an Open Access (OA), free of charge journal, subsidized by the Davao Oriental State University as its flagship multidisciplinary journal that is edited by head of the Journal Publication and Development Unit of the university. It publishes peer-reviewed articles of original investigations not published elsewhere except as a brief abstract in a scientific meeting, proceedings or symposium. It aims to publish articles online on all work and studies on applied or scientific research in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Biology, Biodiversity, Ecology, Ecosystems, Education, Environmental Science, Farming practices, Fisheries, Gender, Humanities, Insects, Life Sciences, Limnology, Management, Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Social Sciences, Value Chain and social-related aspects that directly or indirectly affect human populations, communities, students, and researchers. The quality of the journal is guaranteed by the Editorial Board, consisting of well-published researchers in various fields of study. DRJ publishes research in English and welcomes papers from all over the world in the topics mentioned above and endeavors to make the accepted articles immediately available online for the wider scientific community by publishing content on this platform. We adhere to the belief of making these contents openly available to thus contributing to human and scientific development.
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Table of contents
Front Matter
Editorial Team
Editorial Policy
Author Guidelines
Table of Contents
Articles
Preferred Qualities of Variety Store Owners Towards Sustainable Retailing
John Bagcal | Analiza Alilian | Sitti Sarrah Abdulkarim | Charmaine Cadagat | Sitti Safia Abdulkarim
Discipline: social work
First Evidence of Microplastic Ingestion in Commercially Consumed Marine Gastropods (Conomurex luhuanus and Canarium spp.) from Davao Gulf
Ma. Kristine Limosnero | Ana Ocenar
Discipline: environmental sciences
Belonging Matters: Pathways from Bullying and Family Support to Reading Literacy among Filipino Adolescents
Miraluna Singco
Discipline: Education
Project CONAN: Enhancing Grade 8 Students’ Retention in Learning History using Contextualized Animation
Vivien Cleire Geverola | Syrhel Embudo | Judylyn Baya | Revrev Tio
Discipline: Education
Cross-Cultural Competence and Public Service Motivation of Police Officers in Davao Oriental, Philippines
Felipe Pagluntudan Jr.
Discipline: Cultural Studies
Extension Delivery Strategies, Challenges, and Best Practices of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs)
Lealyn Gumban | Ardniel Baladjay
Discipline: agricultural sciences
Conservation Challenges and Local Awareness of Rafflesia magnifica in Maragusan, Davao de Oro, Philippines
Jasper Egpit | Jay Mark Bantayan | Ferdinand Bautista | Phoebe Nemenzo-Calica | Eleanor Vilela
Discipline: environmental sciences
Baseline Assessment of Seagrass Abundance and Community Structure in the Coastal Waters of Barangay Poblacion as Basis for Coastal Ecosystem Management in Malay, Aklan
Josave Oczon | Modesto Melden Intoy
Discipline: environmental sciences
From Rebellion to Integration: The Phenomenological Experiences of Former Rebels now Serving as CAA in Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Bismark D. Gumela
Discipline: social sciences (non-specific)
Diversity and Community Composition of Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Forest Patches of Iligan City, Mindanao, Philippines
Aijelyn Pancho | Eddie Mondejar | Olive Amparado | Ruben Amparado
Discipline: environmental sciences
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Utilization as a Mediator Between Students’ Study Attitude and Mathematics Achievement
Lysander Roquero | Rain Jhon Rollon | Gemar Magbutong
Discipline: Education
The Influence of Entrepreneurial Management on Cooperative Performance of Multipurpose Cooperatives in Davao Oriental, Philippines
Jeni Nicolas | Annie Deriada
Discipline: social work