DIFFICULTIES AND COPING MECHANISMS OF CRIMINOLOGY INSTRUCTORS HANDLING NEW SUBJECTS UNDER COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 5 SERIES OF 2018(CMO 5, S. 2018) AMONG STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (SUCs) OF CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)

The new curriculum is implemented to align education with the current needs of our society and environment. In this implementation, the criminology instructors faced difficulties in handling the new subjects. The researcher used descriptive-qualitative research in this study. Unstructured interview guide questions were used to identify and describe the difficulties faced by the criminology instructors and their coping mechanisms. The five (5) participants of this study are Criminology faculty members of SUCs of CAR offering BS Criminology Program who are currently teaching new subjects provided by the new curriculum (CMO 5 s. 2018). The results revealed that the participants experienced difficulties due to inadequate resources in their institutions and the lack of information about the new subjects assigned to them. With these difficulties, the criminology instructors became creative and adaptable to the changes. The participants cope with these difficulties by doing advanced reading about the subject, collaborating with other institutions, and attending training and seminars to enhance their teaching effectiveness.