Comments on: Evidence-based policy for basic education in the Philippines http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/27/evidence-based-policy-for-basic-education-in-the-philippines/ Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: EduPhil.orghttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/27/evidence-based-policy-for-basic-education-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 EduPhil.org Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:43:36 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-1673 The cynicism of some people are not at all helping in the drive to improve basic education in the Philippines. Hooray for PIDS for the focus on numbers. The cynicism of some people are not at all helping in the drive to improve basic education in the Philippines. Hooray for PIDS for the focus on numbers.

]]> By: Jose Ramon Alberthttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/27/evidence-based-policy-for-basic-education-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Jose Ramon Albert Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:52:25 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-651 It can be frustrating to see very little change happening in a sector, or in the case of the Philippines, some apparent retrogression based on the trends. However, what is important is not to get discouraged, but to find more avenues for disseminating information in order to yield responses from the decision makers, who oftentimes have to make difficult choices in the midst of many constraints. As we pointed out in this note, there will be a need for more advocacy and dissemination of education statistics in order to elicit the proper responses from the policy formulators and implementors, and to have the community of education advocates become more organized in seeking accountability from the powers that be. It can be frustrating to see very little change happening in a sector, or in the case of the Philippines, some apparent retrogression based on the trends. However, what is important is not to get discouraged, but to find more avenues for disseminating information in order to yield responses from the decision makers, who oftentimes have to make difficult choices in the midst of many constraints.

As we pointed out in this note, there will be a need for more advocacy and dissemination of education statistics in order to elicit the proper responses from the policy formulators and implementors, and to have the community of education advocates become more organized in seeking accountability from the powers that be.

]]> By: Erle Argonzahttp://www.eastasiaforum.org/2008/07/27/evidence-based-policy-for-basic-education-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Erle Argonza Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:02:52 +0000 http://eastasiaforum.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-650 Same issues on education since the 1960s yet, unresolved till now. I'm getting tired of hearing the same things really. I was among civil society advocates in the education sector last decade, and I found it so frustrating an exercise altogether. Same issues on education since the 1960s yet, unresolved till now. I’m getting tired of hearing the same things really. I was among civil society advocates in the education sector last decade, and I found it so frustrating an exercise altogether.

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