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PACE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

LEGAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number: EM 503

Semester/School Year: 2nd /AY 2020-2021
Number of units: 3
Instructor: Dr Nora N Quetulio

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Legal Aspects of Education details the principles underlying school laws and provides
essential guidelines for school personnel to follow in their everyday work. This course
explores how basic legal principles apply to educational questions and emerging legal
issues, and policies that affect classroom teachers, leaders, and students.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:

1. State and examine some laws and legal issues on students, parents, and
teachers.
2. Express appreciation for the government laws to improve Philippine
education;
3. Discuss the pros and cons of the current laws in education,

4. Make ethically and acceptable administrative decisions, and

5. recommend some improvements on the present laws governing the
educational system in the Philippines

III. Course Content

The course is planned to cover the following topics:

Date Content Breakdown of

Learning

Module 1: Problems & Issues in ACQUISITION

Philippine Education
Google Meet
Description: This module presents the
Jan 30 Assign: Answer
problems, issues, and criticisms in Philippines
education that serve as bases for legal bases the questions in
of improving various areas in the education the Canvas.
sector. .

Module 2: Legal Bases of Philippine Google Meet

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Feb, 6 Education Read Module

Description: This module contains the major

laws on education that led to the introduction
of improvement in Philippine education. Each
of these laws introduced policies and areas
that are different from the rest.
Module 3: implementing Rules & Regulations
(IRR)of the Enhanced Basic Education Act
Feb 13 ( K-12 Program) Google Meet

Description: This module covers seven Jazhiel

Feb 20 implementing rules & regulations from
general to provisions transitory.

Module 4: Rights of Teachers and Students

Feb 27 Description: This module covers the rights of Google Meet
students inside & outside the school, parents’ Elvin
rights and the legalities behind teachers as
March 6 persons in authority.
March 13 Midterm Exam

Module 5: Universal Access to Quality

Tertiary Education
March 20 Google Meet
Description: This module lays out the purpose Jona
of Republic Act 10931, its coverage and
exceptions, the four programs, funding
March 27 mechanisms, as well as its pros and cons.

Module 6- Legal Aspects of Special

Education (Children With Special Needs) in
the Philippines Google Meet
Nissa
April 3 Description: This module will define special
education, the current special education
issues in the Philippines, & identify the 10
groups of Children with Special Needs
(CSNs). It will also discuss the Special
Education Act of 2008: its mandates and
coverage.

Module 7- Professionalization of Teaching

Description: This module will focus on the law Google Meet

that strengthens the regulation and
Melita
April 10 supervision of the practice of teaching in the
country, and for other purposes. It will also
present the Philippine Professional
Standards for Teachers stipulated in DepEd
Order No. 42, s.2017.

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Module 9: Functions of PTA, School board Google Meet

and School Principals in Policy Making. Elvin
April 17
Description: This module will discuss the
roles of the PTA, school Board, and school
principals in policy-making, planning, and
participation in school programs & other
school matters.

Module 8- Child Protection Policies

Description: This module will discuss the Google Meet

policies and guidelines on protecting children Jona
April 24 in schools from abuses, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, bullying and other forms of
abuse which stated in the enclosure to DepEd
Order No. 40, s,2012 and other laws.

May 1 Labor Day

Module 10: Health Care in Private & Public

educational Institutions
Google Meet
Description. This module will present some Jazhiel
May 8 laws, policies& guidelines intended
specifically for educational institutions in the
country.

May 15 Module 11: Indigenous & Culture-Based

Education in the Philippines Google Meet
May 22
Description: This module presents legislations
supporting indigenous peoples rights as well Nissa & Melita
as giving legitimacy to establishing
indigenous schools & explains indigenous
knowledge system and cultural literacy.

May 29 Last Day-Final Exam

IV. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

Online Learning Method will be used. Thus, students should be computer literate. The
teacher and the student/s will agree on their time for online learning. Zoom or Google
Connect will be used for acquisition. Students will report on the topics assigned to
them.

Before the course begins: orientation to introduce learners to the learning

environment and the course will be made.

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At the beginning of the course: Teacher and students will walk through the
Syllabus; students will be given the topics to be reported on and be presented via
online. Students’ reports will be put in the Canvas.

During the course: Assessment of report presentations and students´ progress of

learning as well as competencies developed are made throughout the semester.
Students´ assessment is done by both the students and the teacher.

At the end of the course: Students and teacher assess teaching and learning
together and improvement pursued afterwards.

IV. REQUIREMENTS

In addition to assigned readings and online presentation of students, students will

submit answers to the questions given for the modules

V. REQUIREMENTS

a) Portfolio-Your file in EM 503 will be compiled during the term and will be
evaluated by the teacher on the last day of semester.

VI. GRADING SYSTEM

Reporting - - - - - - 40%

Case Analysis 30%

Answers ro Module Questions 20%

Portfolio - - - - - - - 10%

Total 100%

VII. REFERENCES

Government Laws, DepEd Orders & Policies, Implementing Rules & Regulations

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