An evaluation of the industrial arts program in the public elementary school in the City and Province of Iloilo

Abstract

Industrial Arts, as a phase of general education, contributes a great deal to the well-rounded development of the individual. The education of the child is incomplete without concept, understanding, and appreciation of the various products which he uses in his everyday living. When given the attention it deserves, Industrial Arts as a foundation of vocational education contributes to the solution of the various problems which confront the Philippines today, such as widespread unemployment, economic insufficiency, moral degeneration of our youth, and living efficiently to the ever-changing mode of living as a result of rapid advance in science and technology. This study attempts to present a picture of the present Industrial Arts program in the public elementary schools in the city and province of Iloilo, and to share with those involved with it—superintendents, supervisors, principals, head teachers, and Industrial Arts teachers—an evaluation of its effectiveness and to provide recommendations and suggestions for its further improvement.