The Impact of Spain's 1863 Educational Decree on the Spread of Philippine Public Schools and Language Acquisition

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ID6059347
AuthorsErin P Hardacker (a Southeast Asian history and educational policy studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume44
Issue4
Pages8-30
Publication date2012-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1056-4934 • E-ISSN: 1944-7086
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2753/eue1056-4934440401
OpenAlexW1991348861
LanguageEN
Citations received6

The Educational Decree of 1863 was an effort by Spain to reform the Philippine colonial education system. The Decree established a complete system of education in the archipelago—it required two elementary schools in each municipality (one for girls and one for boys), standardized the curriculum, and established normal schools, thus making systematized education available to the masses. In the nineteenth century, educational opportunities opened to a segment of society previously kept under control by the religious orders through a selective curriculum of rudimentary academics and a heavy dose of catechism. The colonial logic was to create a cadre of clerks and officials in service of the new, liberal colonial state, but the Educational Decree of 1863 had an impact that was the reverse of what Spain intended. The formal system of education created in the Philippines under Spain, even when unevenly implemented, provided Filipinos with the tools to function outside of colonial rule

Archaeology · Archipelago · Catechism · Colonialism · Curriculum · Decree · Political science · Sociology · Surety · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Public Administration

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