Abstract—Intelligent, witty, enthusiastic, are three words
that generally describe the young people of Ilocos Norte. This
paper presented the various education-related programs of the
Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It
specifically aimed to discuss the initiatives of the government in
meeting the targets under the Millennium Development Goals
(MDG) and in helping Filipino students achieve their
educational aspirations. The 2012 survey revealed that the
province’s enrolment rates of children aged 6-12 and 13-16 are
85.3% and 76.5%, respectively. These data showed a gap
between the actual rate and the ideal 100% participation rate as
expected in the MDG on primary education. Challenged by the
existence of this gap and driven by the desire to improve the
performance of Ilocos Norte along this MDG target, the
government has taken steps to ensure universal education for the
Ilocano youth. These initiatives include a comprehensive
scholarship program in the elementary, high school, and college
levels, extensive school improvement, teacher empowerment,
and subsidy for basic school resources and utilities, and
transportation subsidies. It used the descriptive research design
with the purpose of elaborating the details of the various
projects in education.
Index Terms—Education initiative, instructional scaffolding,
school programs, quality education.
Aris Reynold V. Cajigal is with the Mariano Marcos State University,
Philippines. He is also with the University of Georgia, USA (e-mail:
arvcajigal@yahoo.com).
Jeanette G. Dials is with the Mariano Marcos State University,
Philippines (e-mail: jd_0256@yahoo.com).
Cite: Aris Reynold V. Cajigal and Jeanette G. Dials, "Scaffolding the Success of the Youth through Education," International Journal of Information and Education Technology vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 502-507, 2017.