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The Role of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) Service

Learning Programs in Achieving EFA and ESD in the Philippines

Towards an Educated Nation

Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela

SEAMEO INNOTECH


Outline

1. Overview of Philippine Higher Education and the Survey Research on ESD towards EFA

2. Principles and Policies of Service Learning and Extension Programs

3. Analysis of Service Learning Programs of Teacher Education Institutions

4. Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors for participatory development


PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

The Philippines is an archipelago comprising 7,100 islands situated in the eastern rim of the Asiatic Mediterranean between the Pacific and Indian Oceans and Australia and Mainland Asia.

It borders on China in the north and the Indonesian archipelago in the south. Its northernmost island is located south of Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) and southernmost islands are located 24 kilometers from the coast of Borneo.

The Philippines is divided into three main island groups, namely, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.


Age

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

DAYCARE

NURSERY

KINDER

PREPARATORY

ELEMENTARY SECONDARY

PRESCHOOL PRIMARY EDUCATION SECONDARYEDUCATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

TERTIARY EDUCATION

BACCALAUREATE

PREBACCALAUREATE

POSTSECONDARYMIDDLE

EDUCATION/VOCATIONALTECHNOLOGY

Doctorate

Master’sFOUR-YEAR DEGREE

PROGRAM

FIVE-YEAR DEGREEPROGRAM

Technology programs

SIX-YEAR DEGREEPROGRAM

Some medical/legal programs

Philippine Education Ladder


Offices Responsible for Education in the Philippines

A. Basic Education• Pre-School (Early Childhood Education)• Primary (Elementary)• Secondary (High School)• Alternative Learning Systems (ALS)

In-Charge: Department of Education (DepED)B. Technical-Vocational Education

• Vocational secondary• Post secondary technical-vocational

In-Charge: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

C. Higher Education• Baccalaureate degree• Graduate (Master’s degree)• Post-Graduate (Doctorate)In-Charge: Commission on Higher Education (CHED)


Philosophy of EducationPhilosophy of EducationPhilosophy of Education

Education shall develop citizens who believe in God, love their country and fellowmen, and actively participate in building a just Filipino society and in conserving and developing the nation’s human and material resources.

Education shall develop citizens who Education shall develop citizens who believe in God, love their country and believe in God, love their country and fellowmen, and actively participate in fellowmen, and actively participate in building a just Filipino society and in building a just Filipino society and in conserving and developing the conserving and developing the nationnation’’s human and material s human and material resources.resources.


Trilogy Functions of Philippine Colleges

and Universities

Teaching

Community Extension (SL)

Research


Learnthe status of Service

Learning (SL) Programs in TEIs

Direct SL towards ESD

OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENTATION


Farmers’Organizations

National Survey on Community Extension Programs/SL Programs

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Luzon Visayas Mindanao

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Profile of TEIS

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Private Public

Category


CE/SL status

•Non-credit/social action requirements/Outreach program

•NSTP course

•Undergraduate course (NFE)


Frequency of visits to communities

•Once a week

•Once a month

•Within 1-3 months

•12 days only Saturdays and Sundays


Main driving force on SL towards EFA/ESD

•Schools vision and goals

•Government requirement

•Community request

•Established linkages


Main Findings: GOALS

1. Majority of TEIs are committed to developing whole person for societal and environmental well-being

2.Majority reflect the call today to have equal access to education, promote peace and development and search for truth and justice through social transformation


Main Findings: FOCUS

3. Service learning programs are focused on developing a total person within the context of harmonious environment and holistic approach to development

4. SL programs aim to create a teaching-learning situations whereby faculty, staff, and students and the community learn from each other, to render community service and to promote livelihood projects and to uplift the quality of life of the people


SL and Community Extension Principles

Self-sustaining and self-propelling through project operation

People empowerment

Phase-out and termination

ParticipationParticipation

Project Monitoring Community Organizing


Project Sustainibilty

AdvocacySocial Mobilization

Continuing education

Family Involvement


Snapshots of Service Learning Programs


Participatory Development

Local GovtAssistance

Education for ALLInvolve rural

communities

”Service Learning Programs are within 5 km from poblacion (urban)”


National Goal

Higher Education’s Service Learning / Community Extension Programs

AlternativeLearning System

Formal BasicSystem

EFA 2015


Types of SL Programs

Childhood dev

primary health care

POPULATION EDUC

Coop Dev

Indigenous com dev

Women’s dev

Waterworks dev

Marine dev and sustainable dev programs


Lack of support for service learning and Lack of support for service learning and community outreach workcommunity outreach workLack of commitment from faculty Lack of commitment from faculty Fast turnFast turn--over of projects due to low incentivesover of projects due to low incentivesLack of skills of community leaders and project Lack of skills of community leaders and project staffstaffDwindling participationDwindling participationAbsence of a clear direction towards PDAbsence of a clear direction towards PDInadequate linkagesInadequate linkages

Inhibiting Factors


Sometimes branding problems Sometimes branding problems ““leftleft--leaningleaning””Marketing the products Marketing the products Lack of leadership and managing skillsLack of leadership and managing skillsMismanagement of funds to support SL Mismanagement of funds to support SL and PDand PDDoleDole--out mentality at the community levelout mentality at the community level

Inhibiting Factors


Other Findings:

•Need to direct SL towards ESD

•Budget should be allocated to support SL

•Compilation of projects and lessons learned for each (documenting best practices)

• SL to provide multi-disciplinary and holistic approach to students learning

• Improve on training and development of personnel and staff


Conclusion•Teacher education institutions sees the service learning/community extension as something that creates a teaching –learning situation in the community towards ESD

•The SL provides opportunities for the community, faculty and students an opportunity to learn from one another


Conclusion•An OVERACHING PRINCIPLE: Teacher education institutions must be able to respond to the call for societal transformation through social engineering and participatory development

•TEIS should target community-development principles to promote people’s participation towards self-sufficiency and self-reliance and not dole-out mentality

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