Framing the ASEAN socio-cultural community (ASCC) post 2015: Quality and equity issues in investing in basic education in ASEAN

• Main Authors: Tullao, Tereso S., Jr., Borromeo, Miguel Roberto V., Cabuay, Christopher James R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Basic education—Southeast Asia; Economics; Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9507
• Institution: De La Salle University

The paper starts with a survey on the role of basic education in society. Basic education promotes social cohesion, cultural appreciation, and civic consciousness, and bestows economic benefits to individuals and society. Although basic education does not fit into the strict conditions of public goo...