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Bridging Social Inequality through Accessibility and Equal
OpportunityA Case Study of Alternative Learning System
in a Local Rehabilitation Center
Edwin F. LinesesDe La Salle University-Dasmarinas
Dasmarinas City, Cavite, [email protected]
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The Background
• Accessibility in education is guaranteed by the existing laws of the Philippines
• However social inequality transcends… and even in the realm of education (Lucas, 1975)
• Without a comprehensive intervention the systemic inequality will be reinforced by time. Equality and equal opportunity issues shall prevail
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The Background
• This case study focuses on the issues of equality and accessibility in education in the context of a local rehabilitation center.
• Triangulation is employed to gather the data using anthropological techniques (Spradley, 1980; MacMillan, 2008; Wolcott, 1988)
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The Setting
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The Challenges
• Discontinuity between the Alternative Learning System (ALS) program objectives and the inmates’ motives for participation
• Disruption in the program happened to some inmates who were released prior to the culmination of the program
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The Challenges
• Diverse resources constraints posed concerns on the sustainability issues of the program
• The constraints included space, • accessibility of materials, and • decreasing number of teacher volunteers.
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Policy Recommendations
• Structural adjustments in the physical facilities of the rehabilitation center;
• Close supervision and monitoring of the program;
• Adequate orientation for participants; and
• Involvement of other government or non-government agencies for further support of the program.
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What Lies Ahead
• The program of ALS is just an initial attempt to provide equal opportunity in education
• There is still much to be done before equality in education can be achieved in the context of the marginalized sectors of the society.
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Conclusion
• Accessibility in education in jails is an attempt to recognize equal opportunities in schooling that “seek to enhance social mobility within structures which are essentially unequal” (Cole & Hill, 1999)
• “The objective should be equality not [just] equal opportunities” (Lucas, 1975). Education in jail is an equal opportunity in education… and just the beginning of equality
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Bridging Social Inequality through Accessibility and Equal
OpportunityA Case Study of Alternative Learning System
in a Local Rehabilitation Center
Edwin F. LinesesDe La Salle University-Dasmarinas
Dasmarinas City, Cavite, [email protected]