PHIL. EDU.SYSTEM ISSUES

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN EDUCATION(PHILIPPINE CONTEXT)

A topic presented in the course AgED 230(Economics of Education) Presented by: GRACE B. VERIDIANOMSAgEd StudentDR. ELIZABETH L. LAYNESAProfessor

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN EDUCATION

(PHILIPPINE CONTEXT)Video 4 Important Issues Problems and Issues Facts and FiguresSome Reforms Proposed

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EducationMismatch 1234Important issues to be resolved:

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Present DateDecline in the quality of Philippine education at the elementary and secondary levels.

Reality Check: Results of NAT among elementary and high school students and NCAE were way below the target mean score. 2004 High School Readiness Test: 0.64% scored 75% or better or 8,000 students out of 1.2 million examinees passed.

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Present DateQuality of Education (cont) Reality Check: Self-Assessment Test for English: 19% scored 75% or better or 10,000 out of 51,000 teachers. Decline in Quality of Education in the Philippines Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) as of year 2003. Math: Philippines ranked no. 43 Science: Philippines ranked no. 42 No. 1 Singapore No. 2. Taipei Return to Sub-Menu

Present DateAffordability of EducationBig disparity in educational achievements across social groups.

Reality Check: Socioeconomically disadvantaged students have higher drop out rates in elementary level. Most of the freshmen students at the tertiary level come from relatively well-off families.

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Present DateBudget for EducationThe Philippine Constitution has mandated the government to allocate the highest proportion of its budget to education.

Reality Check: Philippines still has one of the lowest budget allocations to education among theASEANcountries.

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Present DateMismatch:There is a large proportion of "mismatch" between training and actual jobs. This is the major problem at the tertiary level and it is also the cause of the existence of a large group of educated unemployed or underemployed.

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Problems and Issues in the Philippine Educational System

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Internationa lization EmasculationFly-by-night Cultural InsensitiveAbandon ment Substandard Textbooks Contractuali zation Specializa tion Copy-Pasting Culture Mcdonal dizedNonsustainability Poor Liberal Art Purveyor of myth Marginali zation Monolithic education Boring Teachers

Colonial historiography

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Internationalization of the division of labor

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Emasculation and demoralization of teachers

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Emasculation and demoralization of teachers

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Fly-by-night educational institutions

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Culturally and gender insensitive educational system

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State abandonment of education

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Sub-standard textbooks

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Widespread contractualization

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Undue disregard for specialization

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Copy-pasting culture

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Mcdonaldized education

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The problem of non-sustainability and non-continuity

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Poor regard for liberal art/education

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Education a purveyor of myth

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Further marginalization of the undersubscribed courses

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Monolithic education

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Atrociously boring teachers

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Facts and Figures on Philippine Education Problems, Issues and Concerns

The problematic education quality in the country as well as the hindrances faced by Filipino students in gaining good education begin at the early childhood and kindergarten education stage.

Republic Act 6972 or the Day Care Law, which mandates the establishment of a day care center in every barangay, has improved the number of day care centers to about 87 percent (36,338) of the total barangays in the country as of the second quarter 2010 from 78 percent (31,464) in 2002.

The gross enrollment rate of the four- to five-year-old children from 19.2 percent in 2004 to 24.7 percent in 2008 or reducing to about four in 10 the number of five-year old children not in school.

Real expenditures per student of DepEd (in 2000 prices)

The relatively low investment of the Philippines on education may be the reason for the declining education quality.

2007 GDP Per Capita

The lack of research in HEIs is also seen as another factor in the low quality of tertiary education in the Philippines.

In 2010 , the share of DepEd budget to total education expenses was 85.7 percent, up from 81.7 percent in 1998.

The high population growth in the country is also another factor in the high persistence of high pupil-teacher ratio (PTR). Another reason is the failure to adequately implement the teacher deployment policy.

Teachers report that boys are difficult to discipline, have a hard time sitting still, do not participate in class and are unable to focus on written tasks such as assignments and exams.

The government has imposed a moratorium on the establishment of new SUCs. The rationalization of HE system will also reduce the number of duplicative programs

The Scholarship system in the Philippines is also problematic as the country's student assistance efforts to date are meager and fragmented.

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Some Reforms Proposed

Upgrade the teachers' salary scale. Teachers have been underpaid; There is very little incentive for most of them to take up advanced trainings.

Amend the current system of budgeting for education across regions, which is based on participation rates and units costs. This clearly favors the more developed regions.

Stop the current practice of subsidizing state universities and colleges to enhance access. This may not be the best way to promote equity. An expanded scholarship program, giving more focus and priority to the poor, maybe more equitable.

Get all the leaders in business and industry to become actively involved in higher educationThis is aimed at addressing the mismatch problem.

Develop a rationalized apprenticeship program with heavy inputs from the private sector. Transfer the control of technical training to industry groups which are more attuned to the needs of business and industry.

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Present DateBurgonio, T. Congress adds P4B to budget of DepEd. Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 5, 2006, p. 1.Del Mundo, F. State of RP Education. 2nd of a series. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A22.Cheryl M. Arcibal. Updated May 25, 2012. http://www.philstar.com/school-specialOsorio, E. When our teachers say goodbye. Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 4, 2006, p. 28.Philippine Daily Inquirer. Editorial. Same old problems. June 6, 2006.Robles, J. Ground zero. Standard Today. Une 5, 2006, p. 6.Secretary Lapus outlines the state of Philippine Education. educnews. December 2006, p. 1.Prof. John N. Ponsaran. Notes About the Problems and Issues in the Philippine Educational System: A Critical Discourse.Tubeza, P. Challenge to big business: Put more cash in school plans. Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 30, 2006, p. 7.Tubeza, P. Govt needs P120B a year to save public school system. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. 11.Sources:

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