A historical study of the organization and growth of the Division of Iloilo City schools as a phase in the development of public education in Iloilo

Abstract

This thesis is the report of a study of the organization as well as the growth of the Division of Iloilo City Schools as a phase of public education in Iloilo for a period of five years. The study covers the period from the time of organization on June 15, 1949, and continues to include the school year 1953-1954. The purpose of the present study was to know the outstanding problems of the Division of Iloilo City Schools during the first year of its organization; the growth in the administrative and supervising staffs; the growth of schools as well as the factors responsible for the increase or decrease in the division’s yearly enrolment; an appraisal of the sites, buildings, equipment, and health facilities of the twenty-eight schools in the division; a study of the teachers’ educational qualifications, civil service eligibility, teaching experience, teachers’ efficiency, and the types of in-service training activities for the professional growth of teachers; the implementation of the integrated activity program as a type of curriculum organization planned to meet the needs and interests of pupils; the kind of community work the division has undertaken to improve community life in the City of Iloilo; the various aspects and accomplishments of the adult education program of the division; and lastly, an appraisal of the division’s health services, school libraries, and guidance program.