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Background/Objectives: This study intends to explore the challenges encountered by freshmen engineering students in terms of intellectual, financial, emotional, environmental, physical, and social. Methods/Statistical analysis: The mixed method of descriptive research was employed in this study. For purpose of data collection, a locally constructed and validated twenty-two item questionnaires were distributed and interviews were conducted. The randomly selected 300 students were the respondents of the study enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019. Findings: The general weighted average of the first semester ranges from 1.50 to 2.50 which mean average intelligent quotient, and majority enrolled the regular course loads of the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019. Also, from the twenty-two-item survey questionnaire administered in the six dimensions of challenges encountered, the Intellectual, Environmental, and Physical got an average weighted mean of 4.01, 3.87, and 3.7, respectively with a verbal interpretation of agree. Furthermore, the next dimensions of challenges encountered were Emotional, Financial, and Social which had an average weighted mean of 3.46, 3.30, and 2.98, respectively and all had a verbal interpretation of slightly agree. Moreover, from the eight engineering programs, four programs such as Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing agreed to those six dimensions of challenges encountered while the other four programs like Civil, Computer, Electronics, and Mechatronics slightly agreed. Interviews were also conducted with randomly selected freshmen engineering students from the eight engineering programs. Improvements/Applications: The cited challenges may be remedied through this 21st Century learning intervention programs.

Background/Objectives: This article sorts out the literatures of traditional information seeking behavior and social information seeking and looks ahead the research direction of information seeking behavior. Methods/Statistical analysis: This study is a study conducted based on previous studies. That is, it is a review paper. Findings: Based on the results obtained from previous studies, it came to the conclusion that more studies on information seeking behavior are needed. Improvements/Applications: The influence of cognitive factors on social information seeking is rare, and the social information seeking model requires a study that fully considers the effects of cognitive factors.

Background/Objectives: This study is a study of solutions to homeless social problems. Methods/Statistical analysis: In this research, we proceeded with research on solutions to the homeless problem through a case study of previous research. Findings: Through this research, we looked at the problems of homelessness and their causes, and tried to propose solutions. Improvements/Applications: The solutions presented in this study may help solve the homeless.

Background/Objectives: This study aims to find an answer why “grammar of schooling” persists, even though different names of school reforms have been implemented. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The memetic theory is used as a good theoretical foundation because it provides a reasonable explanation to the situation regarding educational reforms. It helps people easily understand how ideas are transmitted and spread. A new idea may spread because it is good and useful. Memes are also selfish like genes because they have common characteristics to be passed on to the next generation and other areas. Findings: The concept of meme from the study of evolution was used to explain how the “grammar of schooling” can still survive, even though various school reforms have been introduced and vanished. Improvements/Applications: The most important factor to consider when implementing reform is acknowledging what the status quo is and how to keep making systemic change, small progress steadily, and achieving the ultimate goal of learning for all.