Hudhud Schools for Living Tradition (HSLT)

Abstract

The study was conducted to document the efforts of Hudhud Schools for Living Tradition (HSLT) in transmitting the ‘hudhud’ to the younger generations of Ifugao with the aid of formal education, paying attention to the elements of Educational Communication. This study specifically aimed to characterize the people involved in the HSLT; describe the procedures that have been applied in the HSLT; identify ideas generated from the implementation of HSLT; determine the communication devices or materials used in the HSLT; determine the challenges faced by the HSLT; and to describe the organizational strategy that was used in analyzing problems and in managing solutions to problems in the HSLT. The researcher interviewed key informants and students from Tungngod Elementary School, Lagawe, Ifugao to gather information about HSLT in the transmission of ‘hudhud’ to younger generation using formal education. Results were summarized, organized and presented in narrative form, it was found out that formal education can be a great help in Indigenous knowledge conservation.