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Distance Secondary Education for Adults

Distance Secondary Education for Adults. Public Education Ministry Mexico Miami - July 2003. Secondary Education. The Mexican government began offering Secondary education since 1925 Secondary education has been compulsory in Mexico since 1993. Principles. Coeducational Free of cost

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Distance Secondary Education for Adults

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  1. Distance Secondary Education for Adults Public Education Ministry Mexico Miami - July 2003

  2. Secondary Education • The Mexican government began offering Secondary education since 1925 • Secondary education has been compulsory in Mexico since 1993

  3. Principles • Coeducational • Free of cost • Secular • Scientific

  4. Secondary School • Mandatory • After Primary school • About 5,400,000 students • For 12, 13 and 14 year olds • Grades 7 through 9

  5. Data Information for Adults • For people over 15 years old • In 1995 when the Program was designed more than 16 million adult Mexicans did not have secondary level, and18 million had not finished elementary school • Currently, the statistics differ little, so the Program is still very necessary.

  6. Secondary Education • These studies follow a national curriculum, which is a preparation that allows students to continue higher studies. • However, we have different proposals for different people: • General Secondary • Technical Secondary • Telesecondary • Secondary for adults

  7. Distance Secondary Education for Adults, SEA Based on: • Distance methodology • Books • TV programs • Tutor help

  8. SEA Program • Created by the Mexican Government to allow adult populations to finish their secondary education, by distance methodology

  9. Curriculum Designed We had 3 objectives: • Pertinent- In order to offer to the adult population their requirements as content • Formative- In order to help who wants to study for the next level • Flexible- In order to help the adults to provide possibilities for studying.

  10. Curriculum of SEA • LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION • MATHEMATICS AND PROBLEM SOLVING • HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT • FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETY • ENGLISH

  11. ÁREAS OBLIGATORIAS MATERIA OPTATIVA NIVEL INICIAL LENGUA EXTRANJERA SEPAINGLÉS OPTATIVA NIVEL AVANZADO Curriculum of SEA

  12. Methodology of SEA • BOOKS OR CD FORMAT • TV PROGRAMS • Broadcasted from Mexico by EDUSAT Satellite

  13. Methodology of SEA • Each adult studies every day about 1 hour per subject in her or his house • Once a week the adults go to the educational center or school, according to their schedule in order to study with one facilitator and more adults. • The time for each subject is 4 months • They can study 1 or 4 subjects at the same time.

  14. Methodology of SEA • For the methodology the teachers or facilitators are very important, because they help the adults not only in their subjects, but also in their motivation • Teacher Training • CD Training On-Line or Internet • Videoconferencing • EDUSAT Satellite Video

  15. Operations of SEA • Started in 2000 • The first step (pilot) was for one year in 9 states out of 32 • In 2001 we started with 6 others • Now it is working in the whole country

  16. Operations of SEA SEA also has some students in the US: • Chicago, Illinois • Michigan • St Louis Missouri

  17. Operations of SEA • SEA does not need specific places or infrastructure for working • SEA works with: • Urban population • Rural population • Factory workers • Migrants

  18. Budget of SEA • SEA was financed in the beginning by money from the Federal Government and by money from the Inter-American Development Bank. • Currently it is supported by the Government.

  19. Lessons, Priorities and Challenges For the adult populations

  20. Lessons about Curriculum To continue, strengthen and exercise • Spanish, both oral and written • Mathematics • Scientific knowledge • History, Geography and Civil rights • A second language

  21. Lessons about life To work also on other objectives: • Promote educational independence • Prepare students to join the work force • Suggest practical solutions to daily life problems • Promote participation in social, political and cultural organizations

  22. Lessons about the Operation • To work with different agencies with adult populations, in order to expand the delivery of services • To budget for teachers and operations from factories and companies which want to help their employees.

  23. Priorities • Fairness in access to education • Fairness in thematic content • Fairness in teaching quality • Fairness in student permanence • Fairness in graduation opportunities

  24. Challenges about the operation To broaden educational opportunities: • In rural areas • For ethnic populations • For minorities

  25. Challenges about life • To address personal needs • To face an ever changing world

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