Scoping Review of the Community Extension Programs of the Leyte Normal University

Abstract

This scoping review explored the alignment of community extension services conducted by the three colleges of the Leyte Normal University (LNU) with their respective curricular program offerings and the needs of adopted communities using the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework. A systematic search was conducted on the existing extension program agenda, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), project proposals, narrative reports, accomplishment reports, and impact studies conducted to determine such alignment. From these documents, data were extracted to summarize, collate, and appraise the services rendered to these communities as a mechanism to generate a narrative account of the findings. Results showed a deliberate alignment between the colleges’ curricular program offerings and the needs of their adopted communities. Generally, these activities are reflective of the university’s research agenda.