Filipino Psychology and Education

Philippine Educational System
Principles and general objectives of education
In the Philippines the education system aims to:
Provide a broad general education that will assist each individual in society to attain his/her
potential as a human being, and enhance the range and quality of the individual and the
group;
Help the individual participate in the basic functions of society and acquire the essential
educational foundation for his/her development into a productive and versatile citizen;
Train the nation’s manpower in the middle-level skills required for national development;
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;
Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions through a system of educational planning
and evaluation.
Current educational priorities and concerns
The growing awareness of the benefits of education, the constitutional provision (a new constitution was
adopted in 1987) for free and compulsory elementary education, the demand for education relevance and
responsiveness to changing societal needs and the alarming rate of increase in the country’s population
have contributed to the problem of providing education for all, a problem which becomes more serious
each year. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports (now the Department of Education, DepED)
has attempted to implement educational reforms, programmes and projects to address the key issues of
access and quality of basic education, relevance and efficiency of the education system. However, many
problems are besetting education in the Philippines. Among the school-related causes are the unqualified
and poorly trained teachers, inadequate facilities and equipment, and lack of instructional materials
(textbooks and teacher’s manuals). Non-school factors include poverty, low educational attainment and
illiteracy of parents, and... [continues]

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