Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers & Teacher Education (ISSN 2232-0458/ e-ISSN 2550-1771) Vol. 11, No. 1, June 2021, 63-79 The culture and economic attributes of puso street food industry: Basis for a contextualized framework of puso teaching model Marvin A. Cabasag1, Buchard L. Batan2, John Thomas S. Canonigo3, Reynaldo B. Inocian1 1Cebu Normal University, Philippines 2Asian Institute of Computer Studies, Cebu City, Philippines 3Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Mandaue City, Philippines Corresponding author:
[email protected] To cite this article (APA): Cabasag, M. A., Batan, B. L., Canonigo, J. T. S., & Inocian, R. B. (2021). The culture and economic attributes of puso street food industry: Basis for a contextualized framework of puso teaching model. Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers and Teacher Education, 11(1), 63-79. https://doi.org/10.37134/jrpptte.vol11.1.5.2021 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.37134/jrpptte.vol11.1.5.2021 Received: 21 September 2020; Accepted: 3 May 2021; Published: 01 June 2021 Abstract Recognizing the cultural and economic attributes of puso is an essential part of Cebuano street food culture and industry that serves as the basis for a contextualized framework of puso teaching model. The study used a grounded theory design with interviews among 18 key research participants. The attributes of puso mirror a social identity in Cebu’s street food industry and culture. Its orientation as a ritual object has shifted to a pragmatic orientation reflecting Cebu city’s fast paced-life. Its new identification creates a changing perspective; its characteristics remain integral to the Cebuano cultural identity; its rapid changes serve as one of the bases for local government units to regulate the industry’s management operations; and serve as a framework in the creation and dissemination of a contextualized teaching framework known as the Contextualized PUSO Teaching Model (CPTM).