SUSTAINING LITERACY IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE DUMAGAT EXPERIENCE.

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  • La Consolacion University Philippines Night College.
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In 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) gave a more comprehensive and functional meaning of literacy by defining it as ?a process of learning that enables individuals to achieve personal goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the community and wider society.? This definition placed the Philippines 48th in the world according to the World Data Atlas in 2015. The data configured a 96.6% adult literacy rate in the Philippines which was an increase from its rate in 2013 at 96.4%. The data included adults whose age ranged 15 years and above.It is in the interest of equality in sustaining literacy in the Philippines and developing a literate environment that these researchers shared interest in exploring the educational experience of the Dumagats in a remote area in Norzagaray, Bulacan. This study aimed to sustain the literacy and quality of education of the indigenous people in Norzagaray, Bulacan called the Dumagats through a case study of the government?s delivery of educational service to the community.

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[Valdez. Janet R, Galvez. Rosalyn, Vistan. Alejandro Saratan, Claudio Jr. Dayao, Ryan. Vivar and Elizabeth. (2017); SUSTAINING LITERACY IN THE PHILIPPINES: THE DUMAGAT EXPERIENCE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Nov). 885-892] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Janet R. Valdez
La Consolacion University Philippines

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5844      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5844

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