Chapter 1 Thesis
Chapter I
Introduction
EDUCATION, in its widest sense, indicates ways in which people learn skills and gain knowledge, information and understanding. It can be divided into various ways of learning namely - formal, informal and non-formal or quasi formal. Learners are expected to come to school regularly and punctually, work at the same speed as their classmates and to give tests to show how well they have learned and progressed. At the end of the year, successful students move up to the next level--that is, to the next standard, class or grade. In the end, they may earn a diploma, a certificate or degree as a mark of their success over the years. According to REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155 it is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible to all by providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the elementary level and free education in the high school level. Such education shall also include alternative learning systems for out-of-school youth and adult learners. It shall be the goal of basic education to provide them with the skills, knowledge and values they need to become caring, seIf-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens. Informal education, on the other hand, involves people learning while they go about their daily lives. For example, young children learn new words simply by hearing others speak and by trying to speak themselves. In the same manner, they learn to dress themselves, eat with civil manners, ride a car, make a telephone call or operate a computer or a television set. When people try to find out information or to gain skills on their own initiative without a teacher, this is also a part of informal education. For this, they may visit a book shop, library, village, cinema or museum. They may watch a television show or a videotape or listen to a radio programme. They do not have to pass tests. There are many other ways to learn
Introduction
EDUCATION, in its widest sense, indicates ways in which people learn skills and gain knowledge, information and understanding. It can be divided into various ways of learning namely - formal, informal and non-formal or quasi formal. Learners are expected to come to school regularly and punctually, work at the same speed as their classmates and to give tests to show how well they have learned and progressed. At the end of the year, successful students move up to the next level--that is, to the next standard, class or grade. In the end, they may earn a diploma, a certificate or degree as a mark of their success over the years. According to REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155 it is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality basic education and to make such education accessible to all by providing all Filipino children a free and compulsory education in the elementary level and free education in the high school level. Such education shall also include alternative learning systems for out-of-school youth and adult learners. It shall be the goal of basic education to provide them with the skills, knowledge and values they need to become caring, seIf-reliant, productive and patriotic citizens. Informal education, on the other hand, involves people learning while they go about their daily lives. For example, young children learn new words simply by hearing others speak and by trying to speak themselves. In the same manner, they learn to dress themselves, eat with civil manners, ride a car, make a telephone call or operate a computer or a television set. When people try to find out information or to gain skills on their own initiative without a teacher, this is also a part of informal education. For this, they may visit a book shop, library, village, cinema or museum. They may watch a television show or a videotape or listen to a radio programme. They do not have to pass tests. There are many other ways to learn