Career Researchers of the Alumnus of an International Higher Education Institution in the Philippines from 20l6-2020: A Case Study.

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Production of knowledge through research is a highlight of the academic performance of a student. Higher education institution has made it compulsory for such educational practices during their course work. However, there is no guarantee that the method continues to stay put with the students after graduation. The early career researchers are the ones who continue with their research after graduation with a different intention. This study is to uncover the purpose by understanding the detailed demographics, their perception, and meaning about the phenomenon of early research careers. This study has two phases: the detailed demographics with some open-ended questions, and the second will be follow-up descriptive questions. This study is qualitative in nature except for the accurate details of demographics. It is a descriptive and exploratory case study with unit analysis as a single embedded case study. A validated questionnaire is used for this study. The research setting is an international higher education institution in the Philippines. The population is all the graduands or alumni of this institution from 2016-2020. Upon clearance from the ethics review board, the collected data will paint a picture for us to know early career researchers' role in social science. The data is initially collected using google forms. The study results are significant as it recommends the research culture to be initiated and emphasized during the course of study with the right direction.