Legal bases of philippine educational system
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The document discusses the Philippine constitution and various laws related to education: 1) The Philippine constitution mandates that the state protect citizens' right to quality education at all levels and take steps to ensure accessibility. 2) The Education Act of 1982 and Educational Development Decree of 1972 both aim to use education to achieve national development goals like economic growth, social progress, and national unity. 3) The Higher Education Act of 1994 protects citizens' right to affordable higher education and ensures academic freedom to promote intellectual growth and research.
Legal bases of philippine educational system
- 2. Section 1, Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides that the state shall protect and promote of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.
- 3. Section 2. The State shall: (1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society; 2) Establish and maintain, a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels; (3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives
- 4. AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
- 5. (a) To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress; (b) To assure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and (c) To strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable cultural values in a changing world.
- 6. (a) Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individual, in the peculiar ecology of his own society, to (1) attain his potential as a human being; (2) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of society; and (3) acquire the essential educational foundation for his development into a productive and versatile citizen: (b) Train the nation's manpower in the middle level skill required for national development;
- 7. (c) Develop the high-level professions that will provide leadership for the nation, advance knowledge through research, and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and (d) Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational planning and evaluation.
- 8. "Education Act of 1982."
- 10. 1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress; 2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and 3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.
- 11. The State shall promote the right of every individual to relevant quality education, regardless of sex, age, creed, socio-economic status, physical and mental conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political or other affiliation. The State shall therefore promote and maintain equality of access to education as well as the enjoyment of the benefits of education by all its citizens.
- 12. The state shall promote the right of the nation's cultural communities in the exercise of their right to develop themselves within the context of their cultures, customs, traditions, interest and belief, and recognizes education as an instrument for their maximum participation in national development and in ensuring their involvement in achieving national unity.
- 13. "Educational Development Decree of 1972." It is hereby declared to be the policy of the government to ensure, within the context of a free and democratic system maximum contribution of the educational system to the attainment of the following national development goals: (a) To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress; (b) To assure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and (c) To strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable cultural values in a changing world. "Education Act of 1982." It is the policy of the State to established and maintain a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of national development. Toward this end, the government shall ensure, within the context of a free and democratic system, maximum contribution of the educational system to the attainment of the following national developmental goals: 1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress; 2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and 3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.
- 14. "Higher Education Act of 1994."
- 15. Sec. 2. The State shall protect, foster and promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all. The State shall likewise ensure and protect academic freedom and shall promote its exercise and observance for the continuing intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and research, the development of responsible and effective leadership, the education of high-level and middle-level professionals and the enrichment of our historical and cultural heritage.
- 16. State-supported institutions of higher learning shall gear their programs to national, regional or local development plans. Finally, all institutions of higher learning shall exemplify through their physical and natural surroundings the dignity and beauty of as well as their pride in, the intellectual and scholarly life.