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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...