University of Caloocan City
Graduate Studies
First Semester, SY 2022-2023
Course Syllabus
Degree Program: PhD in Educational Management
Course No: DEM 409
Course Title: Policy Formulation and Analysis Applied to Education
Course Description:
Education policy is always a priority and high on the agenda of the Department of
Education in any government across the world. Global pressures focus increasingly attention on
the outcomes of education policy and on their implications for economic prosperity and social
citizenship. The experience of each individual learner is therefore decisively shaped by the
wider policy environment. However, there is often an underdeveloped understanding of how
education policy is formed, what drives it and how it impacts on schools, and obviously the
learners.
The course explicitly makes connections and links to the challenges of educational
leadership in a contemporary context. Education policy process, themes and impacts explores
and links three key aspects of policy. First, policy and education focuses on the development of
policy at the level of both the nation-state and the individual institution. Second, themes in
educational policy explores the forces that shape policy with a particular emphasis on the
themes of human capital theory, citizenship and social justice and accountability. And the third,
the impact of educational policy illustrates how policy develops in practice.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, the students are expected to:
1. Identify the basic concepts, goals and principles on policy formulation and analysis
applied to education;
2. Analyze the processes of policy formulation, implementation and analysis;
3. Understand how policy is being formulated and implemented;
4. Keep themselves abreast with the current issues and concerns about policy formulation
and analysis; and
5. Formulate an instructional policy which is relevant and meaningful to the needs of the
learners/teachers.
Course Outline:
Orientation
Self-Introduction
Distribution of topics for reporting
A. The Overview of Policy Formulation and Implementation
1. Definition of policy/policy formulation
2. Essential skills for policy formulation
3. Policy formulation and process
4. Policy and education/Education policy
5. Investigating the sites of policy development
6. Themes in educational policy
7. Educational policy and human capital
8. Education policy, citizenship and social justice
9. Accountability, autonomy and choice
10. The impact of educational policy
11. Policy, strategy and leadership
B. Legal Basis of Policy Formulation in the Department of Education
1. The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (R.A. 10533) with implementing rules and
regulations (IRR)
2. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
3. Teacher qualification/Professional development
4. Private education
5. Career guidance
6. GATSPE (RA 8545)
7. The Kindergarten Act (R.A. 10157)
8. The Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 (R.A. 9155)
9. The Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 (R.A. 7836)
10. Act Amending Sec. 25 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 232 (R.A. 7798)
11. Act to Lengthen the School Calendar (R.A. 7797)
12. Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. 7160)/ Local School Board (Sec.98-101)
13. The Education Act of 1982 (Batas Pambansa Blg. 232)
C. Other Republic Acts on Education/DepEd Issuances
1. An Act Amending R.A. 4206 – Prohibiting the Contribution from School Children of
Public Primary, Intermediate and High School (R.A. 5546)
2. An Act Creating a Special Education Fund (SEF) (R.A. 5447)
3. The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (R.A. 4670)
4. Establishment of Schools in Basic Education
5. The Implementation of Grades 1 to 10 of the K to 12 (DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2012)
6. Implementation of Technical-Vocational Education (DepEd Order No. 67, s. 2012)
7. Implementation of Language Learning Areas and Time Allotment (DepEd Order No. 31,
s. 2013)
8. Strengthening the K to 12 Basic Education (DepEd Order No. 14, s. 2013)
9. Regulations Governing Public Schools in Collection of Contributions
DEpEd Order No. 65, s. 2010
DepEd Order No. 41, s. 2011
DepEd Order No. 41, s. 2012
10. Policies for private schools
enrolment
class size
rules for registration, etc.
11. Selection of Honors under K to 12 (DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012)
12. School Discipline – Public and Private Schools
13. Enjoining Schools to Allow Students with Unpaid Fees to Take Final Examination (DepEd
Order No. 15, s. 2010)
14. Cancellation/ Suspension of Classes during Calamities (DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2012)
15. Student Activities – Public and Private Schools
16. DepEd Child Protection Policy (DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012)
child abuse
anti-bullying
application of the law in public and private schools
17. Grievance and Resolution of Dispute/Conflict
DepEd Order No. 35, s. 2004
DepEd Order No. 15, s. 2012
18. Revised Rules and Procedures on Administrative Cases (DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2006)
19. The Revised Manual of Regulations for Private Schools in Basic Education
20. Procurement Law (R.A. 9184)
Course Methodology:
1. Virtual teaching modalities that present online lectures/reports- individual and group
(power point creative presentations)
2. Sharing and interactions on experienced problems on teachers’ DepEd/school policies
that affect teachers/school leaders and their work
Course Requirement:
Create a comprehensive Policy Position Paper (based on individual experience or
observation in school) which may be proposed for policy improvement, with the following
parts;
Topic/Title of the Policy
Source
Summary
Policy analysis
Policy options/feedbacks
Implications
Recommendation/s
(Minimum of 10 pages, single-spaced)
Reference:
Morallos, R. Course Syllabus
Submitted by:
FLORENCIA C. DOMINGO, Ph.D
Professor
