Curriculum development in the philippines?

Question

do you know where i can find the curriculum development during these period? i searched it but i can't find it.. please help..

japanese period

liberation period

philippine republic

Answer 1

The United States has left the largest imprint on the education system which can be discerned in a number of ways. One is the extensive, relatively non-elitist system of higher education, to which access is widely available (comparative to other South East Asian nations). The United States continues to influence the system indirectly through the large number of academic staff who have earned graduate degrees from U.S. universities.

The Philippines has long been a leader in the region with respect to achievements in education. By 1970, the Philippines had achieved universal primary enrollment. These successes, however, mask a long-term deterioration in quality, and the national figures obscure wide regional differences. In Manila, close to 100 percent of students finish primary school, whereas in Mindanao and Eastern Visayas less than 30 percent of students finish. A recent study showed that scores of Filipino children between 9 and 14 in mathematics, science and reading were two standard deviations below the international mean. Not surprisingly, urban/rural differences were especially pronounced (World Bank, 1999).

Education is offered through formal and non-formal systems. The number of years of formal schooling in the Philippines

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