Presidential Decree

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.6-A

(Educational Development Decree of 1972)

AUTHORIZING THE UNDERTAKING OF EDUATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING THEREOF,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section 1. Title-This Decree shall be known as the “Educational Development Decree 1972”.

Section 2. Declaration of the policy.

National development goals:

(a) To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress;

(b) To ensure the maximum participation of all people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and

(c) To strengthen national consciousness and promote desirable cultural values in a changing world.

Section 3. Statement of objectives

The educational system aims to:

(a) Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individual, in the peculiar ecology of his own society, to(1) attain his potential as a human being; (2) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of society; and (3) acquire the essential educational foundation for his development into a productive and versatile citizen:

(b) Train the nation ‘s manpower in the middle, level skills required for national development;

(c) Develop the high-level professions that will provide leadership for the nation, advance knowledge through research, and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and

(d) Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational planning and evaluation.

Section 4. Guiding Principles of the Ten-Year Program

(a) Improvement of curricular programs and quality of instruction in all levels by way of upgrading physical facilities, adoption of cost –saving instructional technology , and training and re-training of teachers and administrator;

(b) Upgrading of academic standards through accreditation...