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What is the main purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 80?
What is the main purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 80?
Which department was the Office of Adult Education created under?
Which department was the Office of Adult Education created under?
What is one of the duties of the Office of Adult Education mentioned in the text?
What is one of the duties of the Office of Adult Education mentioned in the text?
Which organization did the Office of Adult Education aim to cooperate with for the establishment of public libraries?
Which organization did the Office of Adult Education aim to cooperate with for the establishment of public libraries?
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What type of workers did the Office of Adult Education aim to secure for adult education?
What type of workers did the Office of Adult Education aim to secure for adult education?
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In addition to illiteracy, what other types of information did the Office of Adult Education aim to disseminate among adults?
In addition to illiteracy, what other types of information did the Office of Adult Education aim to disseminate among adults?
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What is the annual compensation limit for the Director of Adult Education?
What is the annual compensation limit for the Director of Adult Education?
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Who appoints the Director of Adult Education?
Who appoints the Director of Adult Education?
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What is mainly funded by the amount set aside by the National Assembly for adult education purposes?
What is mainly funded by the amount set aside by the National Assembly for adult education purposes?
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What is prohibited by the Act regarding the salaries of individuals engaged in adult education work?
What is prohibited by the Act regarding the salaries of individuals engaged in adult education work?
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Who approves the appointment of subordinate personnel by the Director of Adult Education?
Who approves the appointment of subordinate personnel by the Director of Adult Education?
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What was the conversion result according to Executive Order No. 94?
What was the conversion result according to Executive Order No. 94?
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Study Notes
Objectives and Organization of Adult Education
- The objectives of adult education are to eliminate illiteracy and provide vocational and citizenship training.
- The Office of Adult Education is established under the Department of Public Instruction.
- The Chief of the Office of Adult Education is known as the Director of Adult Education.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Director and Staff
- The Director of Adult Education is appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.
- The Director's annual compensation is not to exceed five thousand pesos.
- The Director has subordinate personnel, whose aggregate salaries are not to exceed ten thousand pesos per annum.
- The Director appoints subordinate personnel with the approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction.
Funding and Resource Allocation
- No salary is paid from the funds appropriated by the National Government for the promotion of adult education to teachers or other persons engaged in adult education work.
- The Director of Adult Education may authorize the payment of moderate allowances to persons who regularly hold classes from month to month.
- Funds are allocated for the printing of charts, books, pamphlets, and other school materials, and for defraying the traveling and other necessary expenses of persons who may engage in this work.
- An amount of one hundred thousand pesos is appropriated from the Philippine Treasury for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Operation and Administration
- The Office of Adult Education is responsible for conducting surveys to determine the extent and distribution of illiteracy among adults.
- The Office enlists the interest and cooperation of organizations on adult education activities.
- The Office prepares a comprehensive program for adult education work, organizes and supervises schools and classes for adults, and disseminates instructive cultural and vocational information.
- The Office secures lecturers, demonstrators, extension and follow-up workers for adult education, and trains teachers and community organizers for adult education.
- The Office cooperates with various bureaus and associations in undertakings concerned with vocational training and the improvement of living conditions.
- The Office prepares statistics and reports on its activities and the means for carrying out its objectives.
- The Office's publications have free use of the mails.
Timeline and Amendments
- Commonwealth Act No. 80 was approved on October 26, 1936.
- Executive Order No. 94 was issued on October 4, 1947, converting the Office of Adult Education into the Adult and Community Education Division under the Bureau of Public Schools.
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Take a quiz on Commonwealth Act No. 80 which created the Office of Adult Education in 1936. Learn about the duties, objectives, and funding of the Office of Adult Education under the Department of Public Instruction.
