Where does Philippine education go?: the "K to 12" program and reform of Philippine basic education

Okabe Masayoshi

No 425, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: In 2012 the Philippines launched its "K to 12" Program, a comprehensive reform of its basic education. Through this reform, the Philippines is catching up with global standards in secondary education and is attaching a high value to kindergarten. The structure, curricula, and philosophy of the education system are undergoing reform and improvement. The key points of the new policy are "preparation" for higher education, "eligibility" for entering domestic and overseas higher educational institutions, and immediate "employability" on graduating, all leading toward a "holistically developed Filipino". This policy appears admirable and timely, but it faces some pedagogical and socioeconomic problems. The author wants to point out in particular that the policy needs to address gender problems and should be combined with demand-side approaches in order to promote poverty alleviation and human development in the Philippines.

Keywords: Philippines; Educational policy; Secondary education; Social development; Education reform; Human development; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I28 I31 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-08-01
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