Includes bibliographical references.

1. Institutional Background -- 2. Collaborating with International agencies in research: the case in Japan -- 3. The Local Gaze: Nativist standpoint as optics of sociological research in the Philippines -- 4. Hagilap sa mailap na kalahok: Ilang Unuusbong na Paraan sa paghahanap sa Hard-to-find, evasive at hidden Population sa Health Social Science Research -- 5. Making the ordinary speak to power: inquiring into the politics of everyday Lives -- 6. Methods Research into the structures and operations of local health system -- 7. Local Health System's Financing and its challenges -- 8. Proper rules of engagement in research with IP Communities -- 9. Advancing women empowerment in development intervention Efforts through participatory research methodology -- 10. Mindful of our children: Good practices in the conduct of research by social scientists -- 11. The state of youth internet studies in the Philippines: Implications for future research and policy studies -- 12. Concluding remarks: Trends, Challenges and prospects for social development research.

The purpose of Revving Up Research Innovations for Social Development is to share and disseminate some knowledge that the De La Salle University Social Development Research Center—in particular its research fellows—has developed in the course of its research productivity through the years. This knowledge pertains to some methods and perspectives in research innovation for social development, a theme that was chosen for this volume because it is germane to the conduct of research, and thus strategic for promoting research productivity among Philippine universities. More importantly, locally-based conceptualizations of research methods—in the way that these are led by Filipino researchers—are what are more needed toward developing coherent frameworks for social development research, and thereby for social inclusion, in the Philippines.