Towards a management model for paralegal education programs: A case analysis of the Paralegal Training Services Center

Date of Publication

1995

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education Major in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Educational Leadership | Legal Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Belen De Jesus

Defense Panel Chair

Roberto T. Borromeo

Defense Panel Member

Carmelita I. Quebengco
Elizabeth Samia
Manuel Tan
Revelino Garcia

Abstract/Summary

This research project evolves a management model for paralegal education, a non-formal education (NFE) program implemented by non-governmental organizations (NGOs).Such management model was guided by the developmental legal aid philosophy of the late Senator Jose W. Diokno. The project adapted Sundjaja's (1990) methodology of comparative analysis and synthesis in developing a model for successful business entrepreneurs.The data came from three project papers, namely: the first on the state of practice of the management of paralegal education programs by ten selected NGOs, the second on the management practice of the Paralegal Training Services Center (PTSC), an NGO that implemented the paralegal program, and the third on the evaluation of the paralegal education program of PTSC.The first two project papers described how the implementing NGOs directed and controlled its human and material resources in order to achieve the objectives of the paralegal program. The project papers employed the systems model of Ballantine (1983), and the guidelines for the analysis of NFE programs by Barsaga and de Jesus (1991). The third project paper adopted the context, input, process and product (CIPP) evaluation devised by Stufflebeam (1971) for the public school system of the United States.

The project concluded that:1. There was a need for the implementation of the paralegal education program as a measure to restore social equilibrium 2. There is a continued patronage of the program by the poor basic sectors 3. The program had positive effects toward people empowerment and social change 4. The people themselves were the prime movers in the process of empowerment and social change and,5. The human and material resources of the developmental or alternative legal service NGOs fitted appropriately to the paralegal education strategy.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG02448

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

403 leaves ; computer print-out

Keywords

Educational planning; Non-formal education; Educational evaluation; Legal aid; Non-governmental organizations

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