SYLLABUS OF INSTRUCTION
GRADUATE SCHOOL
First Semester, A.Y. 2024-2025
Program: Master of Arts in Education
Course Code: Educ. 203
Course Description: Current Issues in Philippine Education
Professor: Laarni D. Palacio, EdD
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course aims to broaden the knowledge of the students on the Current Issues in Philippine Education and its impact to the educational
system. The course will deal on the newest issues in education such as Education 2030, Inclusive and liberating Education, Positive Discipline;
The Last Mile School, K to 12 Implementation; current issues in education about the development of students and faculty; Matatag curriculum,
current issues in education about the development of school, family, & community connections and the other educational issues and concerns.
The students will comprehensively discuss the topics and proposed measures to mitigate the effects of these education issues. Likewise,
reflection will also be used to learn about the effects of these educational issues and concerns.
WCC VISION WCC MISSION
We are one of Asia’s best multi-disciplinary WCC commits itself to the improvement of
colleges of choice and a recognized leader in lives and advancement of society by
producing highly competent, industry- developing exemplary globally
relevant, and value-laden graduates who competitive professionals and leaders
contribute to nation-building and global through comprehensive outcomes-based
progress. quality education, innovative learning
design with an experiential approach,
stakeholder collaboration, and a culture
upholding Christian values. These we do
by God’s grace to honor and glorify Him.
CORE VALUES
Christ-centeredness - in everything that you do, in thought and action, you do it to glorify
God
Servant-Leadership - leading with humility and being supportive of peers
Excellence - the quality of being outstanding
Diligence - careful and persistent work and effort
Integrity – the quality of being honest; being morally upright
B. LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
1. recognize emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges in education today and their implications;
2. proposed solutions to the current issues in the educational system;
3. apply the concepts learned in developing effective action plan to address issues in the school level.
C. COURSE OUTLINE AND TIME FRAME
Week UNIT EXPECTED OUTCOMES Content/Topic Activities Learning Output
(UEO)
Identify the mission and vision of Diversity Welcome Activity!
WCC and the Graduate School. WCC Mission Vision Orientation
1.Tell me about yourself.
2. How will you contribute to
Analyze how the current issues in Preliminaries and Overview of the
our program?
Philippine education contributes in course 3.What are your career goals?
1 achieving the vision and mission of 4. What would you consider
the university. to be your greatest
accomplishment?
Discuss the content of the course
syllabus and requirements.
2-3 EDUCATION 2030 – ISSUES REFLECTION:
AND Lecture and
CHALLENGES Discussion How do we address the
issues and challenges of
Identify the Issues and Challenges of ✓ Review on the Education for the Education 2030 in the
the All (EFA). school level?
Do readings on
Education 2030 ✓ Objectives of the Education Education 2030
2030? What are the proposed
measured to address these
issues and challenges
4-5 Lecture and REFLECTION:
INCLUSIVE AND LIBERATING Discussion
EDUCATION: ISSUES, What proposed measures
OPPORTUNITIES AND Do some can you give to address
CHALLENGES readings on the issues and challenges
Inclusive and of Inclusive and Liberating
Liberating Education?
Define operationally Inclusive and ✓ Inclusive and Liberating
Liberating Education? Education?
What is Vygotsky's theory
Identify issues, opportunities and in psychology? And 3 Life
challenges in the implementation of Mastery of Pyramid
the Inclusive and Liberating Education
in particular and in general?
6-7 POSITIVE DISCIPLINE and the ACTION PLAN to address
Discuss comprehensively about RIGHTS OF THE TEACHER Discipline in the school.
Positive Discipline.
✓ Positive Discipline
Briefly explain the laws that govern Lecture and
child’s rights and Teacher’s rights ✓ Laws governing Child’s Discussion
Right
Familiarize the issues and challenges
of disciplining the learners today
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
8-9 K TO 12 CURRICULUM Lecture and REFLECTION:
Discuss the issues and challenges on IMPLEMENTATION Discussion
the curriculum implementation of K to Are the teachers teaching
12 ✓ Curriculum Guides 2016 and are the learners
learning? Discuss
✓ Reports/Blog on the comprehensively?
implementation of the K to
12
Curriculum
10-11 CURRENT ISSUES IN Reporting /Submit PPT
EDUCATION ABOUT THE /Reflective Journal
DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS
✓ Current Issue #1 (The
Problem of Rural Education
in the Philippines)
✓ Current Issue #2 (Five Lecture and
Recognize current issues about factors about students’ Discussion
development of students and faculty issue)
✓ Current Issue #3 (10
Critical
Issues Facing Education)
✓ Current Issue #4 (Top
Issues
Facing Higher Education In
2014)
✓ Current Issue #5 (Students
lack interest or motivation)
CURRENT ISSUES IN
EDUCATION ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FACULTY
✓ The Changing Professoriate
✓ Expanding Faculty Roles
✓ Finding Balance
✓ Needs of New Faculty
✓ Increasing Multiculturalism
and Diversity
✓ Integrating Technology into
Teaching and Learning
✓ Building Interdisciplinary
Collaborations
12-13 CURRENT ISSUES IN Reporting /Submit PPT
EDUCATION ABOUT THE /Reflective Journal
DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL,
Distinguish current issues in education FAMILY, & COMMUNITY Lecture and
about the development of school, CONNECTIONS Discussion
family, & community connections
✓ Current Issue #1 (Clarifying
the Concept of Family and
Community Connections
with
Schools)
✓ Current Issue #2
(Measuring the Outcomes
of Family and Community
Connections with
Schools)
✓ Current Issue #3
(Advancing the Research
Base for Family and
Community Connections
with Schools)
✓ Current Issue #4 (Critical
Areas for Research in
Family and Community
Connections with Schools)
✓ Current Issue #1 (Clarifying
the Concept of Family and
Community Connections
with
Schools)
MIDTERM EX AMINATION
Discuss the solution to equality of LAST MILE SCHOOL Lecture and
education PROGRAM: Discussion
Solution to Equality of
Education Read on the REACTION:
following Will the Last Mile School
✓ Last Mile School Program of problems. Program adhere to our
14-15
the DepEd mission of access to quality
(•What are the issues and basic education?
challenges in the implementation
of this program? • What are the
proposed
measures to solve the issues and
challenges?)
Identify and analyze other educational OTHER EDUCATIONAL ISSUES Choose one only
issues ✓ Results of the PISA 1. ACTION Plan to address
( Program for International these issues in our school?
Student Assessment) 2. Project Proposal for
✓ SHS – are the SHS learners Innovation (Creatively solving
ready for jobs? one of the issues)
16-17
✓ Diversity of learners: How
do we address these in the
school?
✓ Depression slow slipping
into the classrooms.
✓ Matatag Curriculum
18 FINAL EXAMINATION
A. Suggested Readings and References
D.O 6 Series of 2016- Hiring Guidelines for Senior High School Positions.
RA 9155 Governance Of Basic Education Act of 2001
ositive Discipline
RA 4670
Deped Order No. 42 s. 2012
Education 2030
B. Course Requirements
The Course required the submission of the assigned report; soft copy of the report and Learning
Outputs.
C. Classroom Policies
Graduate students are expected to complete requirement of this course with high level of research, reflection,
and internalization. Come to the class prepared and expected to learn from the discussion thru sharing of ideas and
opinions.
Prepared by: Approved:
LAARNI D. PALACIO, EdD MARMELO V. ABANTE, EdD, PhD
Subject Professor Dean of the Graduate School
