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Historical Development of Teacher Preparation

and PRofessionalization in the Phillippines


1996
Pre-Hispanic
Spanish Era American Regime
Period •The EDCOM report indicated that
high dropout rates especially in the
•In 1901, the Philippine rural areas were significantly marked
commission enacted into law which was probably caused by
•Free public Schools were inadequacy of preparation; it also
the Act 74, and created the
established by virtue of revealed the inadequacy of programs
•Information and Educational Decree of 1863
Department of Instruction and the poor access to special
education (SPED) brought about by
Unstructured •Educational Decree of 1863
•Department of Instruction laid
the foundations of the public
the limited number of special schools
and SPED center in the country; and
provided for normal school run
Education by Jesuits to educate male
schools system and offered it revealed also that the disruptions in
class schedules and length of school
free primary education for
teachers in Manila. year correlates with less learning and
Filipinos less quality
•No Structured •In 1875, Normal schools for •Due to shortage of teachers, the
•Creation of Commission on
Philippine Commission authorized
women teachers were
Educational the Secretary of Public Instruction
Higher Education, and
development of HEIs
established. to bring to the Philippines 600
system •In 1765, a Royal Decree was
teachers from USA, which were •Professionalization of teachers and
Thomasites. teaching through the creation of the
sent by King Charles of Spain National Teachers Board under the
•Act of 74 of 1901 provided for the Regulatory Commission (PRC) which
requiring each village to have
establishment of Philippine Normal
•Tribal leaders,mothers a "maestro". School in Manila; and is an institution
is tasked with giving periodic tests as
prerequisite for licensing and
and fathers served as •in 1772, another Royal for the training of teachers. certification of teaching
competencies.
teachers Decree specified the •In 1928, PNS became a junior college
offering two-year program to •Creation of and clear career service
qualifications of teachers. graduates of secondary schools. In paths for promotions and career planning
1949, the PNS was then renamed to for teachers and administrators
•It was not until 1863, there was Philippine Normal College, and then
a specific attempt to offered the four-year Bachelor of • Improvement in teachers' welfare
systematize and update the Science in Elementary Education. and benefits Improvement and
•Teacher preparation became four strengthening of pre-service service
education of Filipino Teachers years only in 1949 and thereafter. education

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