ISSUES, PERCEPTIONS, AND CHALLENGES OF AMALGAMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN CALABARZON: QUALITY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN Journal title: IOER INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH JOURNAL Authors: MAURO D. LUCIDO, JR., Ed.D. Subject(s): Arts and Literature, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Computer and Information Science, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Linguistics, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Literature, Agricultural Science