Collaboration Mechanism in State University Initiated Projects: Basis for Strategic Policy Framework

This survey-correlational study aimed to determine the collaboration mechanisms, extent of collaboration, and level of engagement between the Local Government Units of Barotac Nuevo, San Enrique and an institution of higher education as assessed by 120 extension program beneficiaries, faculty researchers and extensionists and LGU officials grouped according to type of respondents, age, highest educational attainment, and monthly family income. The data was analyzed and interpreted using the frequency count, percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation and Kruskal-Wallis H test. The findings indicated that formal and informal collaboration mechanisms were utilized Occasionally, both as whole and when categorizing respondents by type, age, highest educational level, and monthly family income. Furthermore, significant differences were observed in both formal and informal collaboration methods categorized by respondent type, age, highest level of education, and monthly family income.