Problems observed with the implementation Alternative Learning System in the Philippines and how it can be resolved.
There are a lot of problems encountered by the Bureau of Alternative Learning System in the national scene. Economic factors(poverty, budget problems), social factors(gender disparity, advocacy to collection of revenues), cultural factors(concerns to indigenous people), geographical and geophysical factors(huge size of basic education system, shortage of human resources). Most of these problems are reflected to the lowest levels of BALS.
In the case of our Bontoc District ALS, it has been observed that the coordinator/mobile teachers encounter problems on financial, human, including material resources. When facilitators initiate their plan of action,they would depend much on the support of LGU's for finances. Availing financial support sometimes create misunderstandings between facilitators, LGU personnel, and DEPED authorities due to lack of proper coordination among concerned persons. Meanwhile, our present ALS coordinator most often spends money for many ALS activities out of her pocket. It is my question why financial problem is encountered in BALS when a big sum of loan from ADB & WORLD BANK was received. Is this related again to graft and corruption?
Our present ALS Coordinator complains much on submission of "barrels" of reports. This means she has to sacrifice her classes in order to complete reports which would lessen execution of lessons and pupil/student contacts. Lack of human resources is, therefore, one problem encountered; aside from lack of trained ALS facilitators.
Another problem which our ALS coordinator usually encounter is the acquisition of equipment and materials. Sometimes, due to long line of procedures, the implementation of activities are overdue. An example is: Activities are completed before the necessary support would arrive.
To address these problems, there are suggestions to solve them. To address financial problems, the government should increase DEPED's budget for the Bureau of Alternative Learning System to enable it to continuously undertake policy/standard setting national coordination and quality assurance. To address proper coordination, ALS implementors should operationalize the Joint Circular on establishing local literacy coordinating councils and literacy implementing units. In order to address lack of human resources, BALS should hire more facilitators. ALS implementors should also intensify the parent Education Program to develop parent's functional literacy skills and to advocate the value of being educated.
In the case of our Bontoc District ALS, it has been observed that the coordinator/mobile teachers encounter problems on financial, human, including material resources. When facilitators initiate their plan of action,they would depend much on the support of LGU's for finances. Availing financial support sometimes create misunderstandings between facilitators, LGU personnel, and DEPED authorities due to lack of proper coordination among concerned persons. Meanwhile, our present ALS coordinator most often spends money for many ALS activities out of her pocket. It is my question why financial problem is encountered in BALS when a big sum of loan from ADB & WORLD BANK was received. Is this related again to graft and corruption?
Our present ALS Coordinator complains much on submission of "barrels" of reports. This means she has to sacrifice her classes in order to complete reports which would lessen execution of lessons and pupil/student contacts. Lack of human resources is, therefore, one problem encountered; aside from lack of trained ALS facilitators.
Another problem which our ALS coordinator usually encounter is the acquisition of equipment and materials. Sometimes, due to long line of procedures, the implementation of activities are overdue. An example is: Activities are completed before the necessary support would arrive.
To address these problems, there are suggestions to solve them. To address financial problems, the government should increase DEPED's budget for the Bureau of Alternative Learning System to enable it to continuously undertake policy/standard setting national coordination and quality assurance. To address proper coordination, ALS implementors should operationalize the Joint Circular on establishing local literacy coordinating councils and literacy implementing units. In order to address lack of human resources, BALS should hire more facilitators. ALS implementors should also intensify the parent Education Program to develop parent's functional literacy skills and to advocate the value of being educated.
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