A study on the adequacy and equitability of the Private Education Student Financial Assistance Program (PESFA) implemented by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the school years 1997 to 2001 with an evaluation of the TESDA-PESFA Program objectives supported by a case study on Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati PESFA grantees for the school years 1999 to 2001

• Main Authors: Damian, Andrea Martina, Lim, Jose Miguel, Peliano, Nicole Pilar, Roa, Vonnavie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2002
• Subjects: Private Education Student Financial Assistance Program; Student aid > Philippines; Scholarships > Philippines; Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14331
• Institution: De La Salle University

In developing countries such as the Philippines, the continuous rise in the demand for higher education causes many problems in the government's role in providing this good. These problems question the adequacy and equity aspect of financing education, which are two criterions by which educational finance are judged traditionally. The voucher system is one form of financing education that is gaining more popularity in different countries around the world. In the Philippines however, there are only a few institutions that use this system and it is not commonly known to the society. This paper will show a comprehensive assessment of the Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA), implemented by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). It is the program in our education system that implements the voucher system. The results of this study aims to provide a better understanding of the system by evaluating its objective and by examining its costs, benefits, implications, and outcomes from the perspective of our society.