ALS the Other Side of Basic Education

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DepEd Alternative Learning System :

The Other Side of Basic Education

At the end of this session, you should be

able to:

Session Objectives:

explain how the ALS evolved;

state the legal measures andcommitment that serve as basis for the

introduction of ALS in the Philippine

educational system; and


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discuss how ALS compares with formal

basic education;


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Do I have the same

observation as you do?Say it


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What do you think.

1. What does the two (2) roads

signify?

2. Can the figure explain the

features of ALS?


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Historical Context of Non-Formal

Education

Its history can be traced as far back as

1908 when ACT No. 1829 was created to

provide for the delivery of civico

educational lectures in towns and barrios.

Six years later the act was amended to

assign teachers in public schools to give

the lectures.

The New Commonwealth governmentpassed Act No. 80 in 1936 to create the

Office of Adult Education as part of the

then Department of Instruction.


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A decade later, this branch was

transformed into the Adult and

Community Education Division of theBureau of Public Schools.

After the declaration of Martial Law, the

Marcos government's Philippine

Constitution of 1973 created the position

of the Undersecretary of Nonformal

Education.

The Education Act of 1982 created the

Bureau of Continuing Education from the

Office of Nonformal Education.


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The Aquino government after the People

Power Revolution, enacted Executive

Order No. 117 in 1987 to create the

Bureau of Nonformal Education.

Article 14, section 2(4) of the 1987

Philippine Constitution stated: "The state

shall encourage nonformal, formal,indigenous learning systems, as well as

self-learning, independent and out-of-

school study programs, particularly those

that respond to community needs; and

provide adult citizens, the disabled and

out-of school youth training in civics,

vocational efficiency and other skills."


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On October 16, 1990, Proclamation No.

480 declared the period from 1990 to

1999 as the Decade of Education for All,with the goal of meeting the educational

needs of the poor and under educated.

In 1995, the Technical Education and

Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was

established to help regulate non-degree

technical-vocational programs. TESDA

was also in charge of skill orientation,

training, and development of out-of-school

youth and unemployed community adults.


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Legal measures and commitment

that serve as basis for the

introduction of ALS in the Philippineeducational system:


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1. Republic Act 9155: The GovernanceAct of Basic EducationOn June 6, 2001, the Philippine Congress

passed a law that defined the governance

of basic education. Among many of itsprovisions, this law recognized the ALS as

a complement of formal education and a

major component of basic education with a

clearly defined role within the overalleducational goals. Moreover, this law

operationally defined these terms:


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Nonformal Education (NFE) is anyorganized, systematic educational activity

carried outside the framework of the formalsystem to provide selected types of

learning to a segment of the population.

Informal Educationis a lifelong process oflearning by which every person acquires

and accumulates knowledge, skills,

attitudes and insights from daily

experiences at home, at work, at play and

from life itself


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Alternative Learning System is a parallellearning system that provides a viable

alternative to the existing formal educationsystem. It encompasses both the nonformal

and informal sources of knowledge and

skills

Basic Education is the education intendedto meet basic learning needs and which lays

the foundation on which subsequent learning

can be based. It encompasses early

childhood, elementary and high school

education as well as alternative learning

systems for children, OSY and adult learners

and for those with special needs.


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2. Executive Order No. 356: Renamingthe Bureau of Nonformal EducationBNFE) the Bureau of AlternativeLearning System BALS)On September 13, 2004, the Office of the

President of the Republic of the Philippines

renamed the DepEds Bureau of Nonformal

Education the Bureau of Alternative

Learning System (BALS) through this

Executive Order signed by Her Excellency,President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.


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Not only does this Order reiterate the

Bureaus mandate to address the learning

needs of marginalized learners but also

directs BALS to provide a systematic and

flexible approach to reach all types of

learners outside the school system.

by virtue of this Executive Order the BALShas been given the authority to guide the

development of the countrys ALS


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3. Education for All EFA) Plan by 2015In 2004, the Philippine government onceagain committed to participate in the global

campaign for Education for All by the year

2015. In this Plan, one of the major goals is

transforming all nonformal and informaleducation interventions into an ALS to yield

more EFA benefits. This means that the

goal is to have in place a credible ALS

(consisting of NFE and Informal Education)

that shall increase functional literacy

among the marginalized groups of learners.


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A Conceptual Framework ofthe Relationship betweenFormal Education and theAlternative Learning System


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MAJOR ASPECTS OF COMPARISON

Learning Program


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Setting


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Teacher


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Age of Learner


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Curriculum


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Learning Materials


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Teaching Methodology


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In 2004, the Bureau of Nonformal Education(BNFE) was renamed Bureau of Alternative

Learning System (BALS). As a consequence,

the Bureau was mandated to provide not only

nonformal education but also an alternative

learning system. What is the relationship

between NFE and ALS? Do you think this

move by DepEd to focus attention from NFEto ALS is good for school dropouts? Explain

your answer.

So what after this lesson?

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ALS the Other Side of Basic Education