Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute
| Type | Private graduate school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1965 |
| Chairman | Eligio Ma. P. Santos, Ph.D. |
| Dean | Rosalina Ora'a-Fuentes, Ph.D. |
| Location | SAIDI Formation Center, Taktak Drive, Antipolo City, Rizal Province, 1870 Philippines  |
| Website | www |
The Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute School of Organization Development, also known as SAIDI School of OD or simply SAIDI, is a graduate school in Antipolo City, Rizal Province, Philippines.
SAIDI is one of only few graduate institutions in the country to offer distance learning programs for working professionals. As of 2008, SAIDI offers academic programs in business, education, information technology, and language. The graduate school maintains an international faculty and admits students from different countries around the world.
In 1965, the Summer Educational Media Institute (SEMI) opened as a specialized program in educational media and technology for educators all over the Philippines. Masteral and doctoral students of the Ateneo de Manila University, the University of Santo Tomas, and Philippine Christian University became the first learners of educational media and technology at SEMI.
In 1972, Sr. Jacqueline E. Blondin, MIC, Founding Director of SEMI, decided to shift SEMI's thrust from education to organization development. In the proposed program, the systems theory, which is used as a founding principle of instruction development, was adapted and applied to organizations.
In September 1975, SAIDI School of OD began accepting students from Southeast Asia and offered two master's programs following the "Open Learning Philosophy" using mixed media of print modules, oral instruction, and electronic technology. In 1976, the Ministry of Education encouraged SAIDI to offer a postgraduate degree program in education.
For the first eight years of operation, SAIDI was located in Arzobispo, Real, and General Luna Streets in Intramuros, Manila. In June 1983, the school moved to Antipolo City in the province of Rizal.
From 1978 to 2004, SAIDI enrollees amounted to 572, broken down as follows: 35 enrollees in 2004; 282 from 1994 to 2003; and 255 from 1978 to 1993. Currently, there are 324 Ph.D. students, 81 MA/Ph.D. combined students, and 167 MA students.
SAIDI offers the following graduate degree programs:
SAIDI uses "open learning" through "research" modules. Each module is a complete course in itself. The process is mainly acquisitional, experiential, exploratory and application.
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