HR & Peace EducationHR & Peace Educationin the Secondary Public in the Secondary Public

Schools Toward Strengthening Schools Toward Strengthening Moro, Lumad & Migrant Moro, Lumad & Migrant

Settlers Relations (2005-2006)*Settlers Relations (2005-2006)*

Philippine Human Rights Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights)Information Center (PhilRights)

** Funded by theFunded by the US Insittute for Peace (USIP)US Insittute for Peace (USIP)

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

Develop a teacher training module designed Develop a teacher training module designed to infuse HR & peace education in formal to infuse HR & peace education in formal education curriculum of public secondary education curriculum of public secondary schoolsschools

Enhance capability of public secondary Enhance capability of public secondary school teachers to implement the designed school teachers to implement the designed modulesmodules

Project Sites & ReachProject Sites & Reach

AreasAreas

No. of No. of Public Public HSHS

No. of No. of Trainees Trainees (Teachers, (Teachers, admin, admin, principals)principals)

Estimated # of Estimated # of students reached (1 students reached (1 teacher x 4 classes x teacher x 4 classes x 50 students/class)50 students/class)

NCR (Pre-NCR (Pre-test)test)

55 1212 2,4002,400

MaguindanaoMaguindanao 1414 4747 9,4009,400

North North CotabatoCotabato

2323 3535 7,0007,000

TotalTotal 4242 9494 18,80018,800

Project ActivitivesProject Activitives 1.1. Networking with Project Partners & DepEdNetworking with Project Partners & DepEd Institute for Peace & Development Studies, Institute for Peace & Development Studies,

Southern Christian College (IPDS-SCC), Southern Christian College (IPDS-SCC), Midsayap, North CotabatoMidsayap, North Cotabato

Department of Education Region 12Department of Education Region 12 Department of Education, Autonomous Department of Education, Autonomous

Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

2. Module Development2. Module Development

Project ActivitivesProject Activitives

3. Three 5-day Trainings on “HR & Peace 3. Three 5-day Trainings on “HR & Peace Integration”Integration”

NCR – Pre-testing of First draft of Training NCR – Pre-testing of First draft of Training ModulesModules

Maguindanao Maguindanao North CotabatoNorth Cotabato

Contents of 5-day Teacher TrainingContents of 5-day Teacher Training

Topics taken up: Topics taken up: HR concepts and principles HR concepts and principles HR instrumentsHR instrumentsTheories on conflict and peaceTheories on conflict and peaceHistorical roots of Mindanao conflictHistorical roots of Mindanao conflictTheories and methods on HR & Peace Theories and methods on HR & Peace

integrationintegration

Contents of 5-day Teacher TrainingContents of 5-day Teacher Training

Training methods include workshops, role-Training methods include workshops, role-playing, problem-tree construction, dance & playing, problem-tree construction, dance & song group dynamics, poem composition, song group dynamics, poem composition, local & indigenous ice-breakers/gameslocal & indigenous ice-breakers/games

Practicum involving actual lesson plan Practicum involving actual lesson plan constructions and teaching demonstration in constructions and teaching demonstration in selected classes on various subjects using selected classes on various subjects using the prepared lesson plans. the prepared lesson plans.

Project ActivitivesProject Activitives

4.4. Eight (8) Focused Group Discussions Eight (8) Focused Group Discussions among Teachers/School among Teachers/School Administrators/Principals & Students on the Administrators/Principals & Students on the Training ModulesTraining Modules

Examples of experiences in how HR & Examples of experiences in how HR & peace were integrated in the subjectspeace were integrated in the subjects

Effects on KAS of students, teachers, in and Effects on KAS of students, teachers, in and out of schoolout of school

Identification of enabling and disabling Identification of enabling and disabling factors in the integration of HR & peacefactors in the integration of HR & peace

Project ActivitivesProject Activitives

5. Collection of Progress Reports of Techer 5. Collection of Progress Reports of Techer TraineesTrainees

6. Educators’ Conference: 6. Educators’ Conference: “Kapayapaan at “Kapayapaan at Karapatan sa Aming Paaralan: Paghahabi Karapatan sa Aming Paaralan: Paghahabi ng Karanasan”ng Karanasan” (HR & Peace in Our (HR & Peace in Our Schools: Weaving Our Experiences”)Schools: Weaving Our Experiences”)

Provide a venue for sharing & exchange of Provide a venue for sharing & exchange of experiences in integrating HR & Peace in experiences in integrating HR & Peace in various subject areasvarious subject areas

Project ActivitivesProject Activitives

Come up w/ assessment of the Come up w/ assessment of the effects/impact of the Trainingeffects/impact of the Training

Gather feedback on the Training of Trainers Gather feedback on the Training of Trainers Guidebook/Manual, andGuidebook/Manual, and

Generate ideas on how to move forwardGenerate ideas on how to move forward

Summary of AchievementsSummary of Achievements

1.1. 1,000 copies of the Training of Trainers 1,000 copies of the Training of Trainers Guidebook “On Integrating Peace & HR in Guidebook “On Integrating Peace & HR in Secondary Education: Towards Secondary Education: Towards Strengthening Lumad, Moro & Settler Strengthening Lumad, Moro & Settler Relations in Mindanao” published & Relations in Mindanao” published & distributed to teacher participants, distributed to teacher participants, participating schools, partners, DepEd participating schools, partners, DepEd

2.2. Enhanced capability of 94 teachers/school Enhanced capability of 94 teachers/school administrators on HR & peace integrationadministrators on HR & peace integration

Summary of AchievementsSummary of Achievements

Increased knowledge & understanding on HR and Increased knowledge & understanding on HR and situations of tri-people in Mindanaosituations of tri-people in Mindanao

Increased skills on conflict mediation, teaching & Increased skills on conflict mediation, teaching & integrating HR & peace in their subjectsintegrating HR & peace in their subjects

Developed positive attitudes toward students, Developed positive attitudes toward students, colleagues, other ethnic groupscolleagues, other ethnic groups

4. Developed strong interest among 4. Developed strong interest among participants/educators to seriously undertake HR participants/educators to seriously undertake HR & Peace Integration in school curricula & Peace Integration in school curricula

Summary of AchievementsSummary of Achievements

5. Established partnership with DepEd5. Established partnership with DepEd

6. Established & maintained good relations w/ 6. Established & maintained good relations w/ participating schoolsparticipating schools

Summary of Evaluation FeedbackSummary of Evaluation Feedback

I. Highlights & Key LessonsI. Highlights & Key Lessons Integrating HR & Peace in teaching Integrating HR & Peace in teaching

subjects facilitates learning – making subjects facilitates learning – making subjects more relevant to day-to-day lives subjects more relevant to day-to-day lives of students.of students.

Effective practice of HR & Peace Effective practice of HR & Peace Integration necessitates mastery of Integration necessitates mastery of subjects & in-depth understanding of subjects & in-depth understanding of concepts of peace & HRconcepts of peace & HR

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Use of vernacular or local dialect/s in Use of vernacular or local dialect/s in discussion enables more students to discussion enables more students to participateparticipate

Effectiveness of integration depends on the Effectiveness of integration depends on the strategy/ies employed by teachersstrategy/ies employed by teachers

Integrating HR & Peace requires paradigm Integrating HR & Peace requires paradigm shift/renewal in terms of how teachers view shift/renewal in terms of how teachers view their subjects, students, teaching strategies their subjects, students, teaching strategies & themselves as persons& themselves as persons

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II. Best Practices Focused on ContentII. Best Practices Focused on Content HR & Peace are inherently connected to social HR & Peace are inherently connected to social

sciences; integrating these concepts in sciences; integrating these concepts in Araling Araling PanlipunanPanlipunan (Social Studies) is easy (Social Studies) is easy

Integrating HR & Peace in other subject areas may Integrating HR & Peace in other subject areas may not always be explicit or obvious but still possiblenot always be explicit or obvious but still possible

Integrating HR & Peace in subjects other than Integrating HR & Peace in subjects other than Social Sciences can be facilitated by using topics Social Sciences can be facilitated by using topics as metaphors/symbolisms/parallelisms for topics as metaphors/symbolisms/parallelisms for topics related to HR & Peacerelated to HR & Peace

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Thinking-outside-the-box or expanding Thinking-outside-the-box or expanding imagination & creativity facilitates imagination & creativity facilitates identification of connections between & identification of connections between & among the subjects taught & HR & Peaceamong the subjects taught & HR & Peace

There is need to access various available There is need to access various available resource materials on HR & Peace & even resource materials on HR & Peace & even subjects taughtsubjects taught

There is need to develop new resources that There is need to develop new resources that can aid in integration of HR & Peace into the can aid in integration of HR & Peace into the various subject areasvarious subject areas

Summary of Evaluation FeedbackSummary of Evaluation Feedback

There are different views re: Curricular reformsThere are different views re: Curricular reforms

→ → Current curriculum needs to be further tested in Current curriculum needs to be further tested in terms of its effectiveness in relation to integrating terms of its effectiveness in relation to integrating HR & Peace into the various subject areasHR & Peace into the various subject areas

→ → HR & Peace canb e given emphasis by teaching HR & Peace canb e given emphasis by teaching them as units/topics in the subject of them as units/topics in the subject of Araling Araling PanlipunanPanlipunan or Social Studies. or Social Studies.

→ → HR & Peace can be treated as separate subjectHR & Peace can be treated as separate subject

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III. Pedagogical Discoveries /Insights on III. Pedagogical Discoveries /Insights on StrategiesStrategies

There is no singular formula in integrating There is no singular formula in integrating HR & Peace in teaching various subject HR & Peace in teaching various subject areasareas

Many strategies can be used in integrationMany strategies can be used in integration Choice of strategy/ies can be influenced by Choice of strategy/ies can be influenced by

context of the teacher, students, learning context of the teacher, students, learning environment & their surrounding environment & their surrounding environmentenvironment

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IV. Methodological Entry Points of HR & IV. Methodological Entry Points of HR & Peace IntegrationPeace Integration

As an As an ethical principleethical principle of teaching & learning of teaching & learning , i.e. teaching & learning w/ peace & respect , i.e. teaching & learning w/ peace & respect for HR (student rights)for HR (student rights)

As a As a relational frameworkrelational framework to link lesson into to link lesson into everyday lifeeveryday life

As a As a point for analysispoint for analysis, , reflection & reflection & applicationapplication of the topic under study of the topic under study

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As a As a selection guideselection guide in choosing appropriate in choosing appropriate strategystrategy

As an As an exampleexample to illustrate points being to illustrate points being discusseddiscussed

As a As a context context to constantly ground theoretical to constantly ground theoretical learning to practical learning.learning to practical learning.

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V. RecommendationsV. Recommendations Urge schools to articulate in their VMG their Urge schools to articulate in their VMG their

commitment to uphold peace & HRcommitment to uphold peace & HR Refer to DepEd Memo urging schools to integrate Refer to DepEd Memo urging schools to integrate

peace & HR in teachingpeace & HR in teaching Look into School Improvement Plan (SIP) as a Look into School Improvement Plan (SIP) as a

venue to advocate promotion of HR & Peacevenue to advocate promotion of HR & Peace Advocate among different stakeholders ( teachers, Advocate among different stakeholders ( teachers,

school heads, parents, students, community school heads, parents, students, community leaders, etc.) the integration of HR & Peaceleaders, etc.) the integration of HR & Peace

Summary of Evaluation FeedbackSummary of Evaluation Feedback

On Continuing Teacher EducationOn Continuing Teacher Education Undertake refresher courses on Human Undertake refresher courses on Human

Rights & PeaceRights & Peace Conduct training of teachers on HR & Peace Conduct training of teachers on HR & Peace

integrationintegration Undergo gender sensitivity trainings (GST) Undergo gender sensitivity trainings (GST) Explore integrating HR & Peace as a Explore integrating HR & Peace as a

component of component of MakabayanMakabayan, particularly , particularly Values EducationValues Education

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Creation of Distance Learning Courses, i.e. Creation of Distance Learning Courses, i.e. through the Internet, on HR & Peace through the Internet, on HR & Peace IntegrationIntegration

Allot one session per week on HR & Peace Allot one session per week on HR & Peace in all Social Studies subjectsin all Social Studies subjects

Maximize opportunities to enhance & Maximize opportunities to enhance & develop the self, i.e. participate in leadership develop the self, i.e. participate in leadership seminars, advanced management training, seminars, advanced management training, religious seminars, etc.religious seminars, etc.

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On College Education CourseOn College Education Course Include units on HR & Peace in the Include units on HR & Peace in the

undergraduate education curriculumundergraduate education curriculum Integrate HR & Peace in the Civil Service Integrate HR & Peace in the Civil Service

VOWVOW Re-orient NSTP for aspiring teachers Re-orient NSTP for aspiring teachers

towards HR & Peace educationtowards HR & Peace education Strengthen HR & Peace component of Strengthen HR & Peace component of

social sciences, especially in tertiary levelssocial sciences, especially in tertiary levels

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