Brief History

The Teacher Education Program of the Tarlac College of Agriculture started in 1977 under the Department of Agricultural Education and Home Technology headed by a chairman. The first chairman was Dr. Buenaventura I. Hilario. The courses offered then were Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education (BSAgEd), Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEEd) major in Elementary Agriculture and in Home Economics, and Bachelor of Home Science and Technology (BSHT).

With the issuance of MECS Order No. 26 s. 1983 issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the existing curricula were revisited and major curriculum changes were made and approved by the Academic Council. The College adopted the improved BEEd and BSEd curricula and gradually phased out the BSAgEd and BSHT programs.

In 1982, The Institute of Education was established by virtue of Board Resolution N,o. 61 s. 1982 of the TCA Board of Trustees, with the consequent appointment of Dr. Adriano H. Alonzo (1982-1991) as the first Institute Dean. He was succeeded by Dr. Philip B. Ibarra who served as Dean from 1991-1992. When Dr. Ibarra was promoted to the post of Vice-President for Academic, Cultural and Sports Affairs, Dr. Eleanor G. Hilario became the Institute Dean (1992 to 2001). With the ascension of Dr. Ibarra to the College Presidency, Dr. E. Hilario took over the post of Vice-President for Academic, Cultural and Sports Affairs, and Prof. Arturo A. Tacderan became the Institute Dean for a short while. Dr. Maximiano dela Cruz succeeded him and became the Dean until he retired in April 2003. To avoid vacuum in the leadership at the Institute of Education, Prof. Tacderan became the Officer In-Charge until Dr. MacArthur A. Purganan was appointed Dean on April 21, 2003, a post he occupied until June 5, 2005. Dr. Maria Teresa SJ. Valdez assumed the Deanship of the Institute of Education on June 6, 2005.

In 2002, in response to the CHED’s program of vertical articulation of graduate programs, the administration of graduate courses in teacher education, namely, Ph.D. in Development Education, Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) was transferred to the Institute of Education.

At present, the undergraduate programs offered in the Institute are Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) with specialization in Science, Mathematics, and Agricultural Technology and Home Economics (ATHE); and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE) major in Mathematics, General Science, and Agricultural Technology and Home Economics (ATHE).

The Executive Council in its regular meeting held on August 18, 2005 approved the transfer of administration of Bachelor of Science in Home Technology (BSHT) and Certificate in Home Technology (CHT) to the Institute of Education effective School Year 2006-2007.

At the onset of 2007 the Institute offered Pre-school Education (PSEd), a new specialization in the BEEd Program.

Institute of Education
Tarlac College of Agriculture
Malacampa, Camiling 2306 Tarlac,
Philippines
(045) 934 0216 loc 112