Educational System and Current Issues in

Education

Rodmie Colene M. TamangBSED- Social Studies II-1

Commonwealth Survey

1936

 The Commonwealth era is the 10 year

transitional period in Philippine history from 1935 to 1945 in preparation for independence from the United States as provided for under

the Philippine Independence Act or more popularly known as the Tydings-McDuffie Law.

Commonwealth

The Survey

The Survey was made to examine and make

recommendations for change in Philippine Education in the

following areas:

Adult Education

Agricultural Education

Character and

Citizenship training

Language problems and the curriculum

Non-Christian Filipinos

Vocational Education

Women’s Education

The committee on higher education made very strict recommendations on the withdrawal of recognition of private colleges and universities or

closing of state and colleges universities whose graduates fail in

government examination.

The committee on vocational education recommended a three -

year vocational curriculum for high schools after seven years of

elementary for a total of ten years.

The recommendation was never carried out. Most of the

recommendations, however, were implemented.

Thank you for Listening

God bless us all