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Education
- English
The Union shall :
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(c) implement free, compulsory primary education system;
... (Sec. 28) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
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(ဂ) အခမဲ့မသင်မနေရ မူလတန်းပညာရေးစနစ်ဖော်ဆောင်ရမည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၂၈)
Education
- English
Education promotes knowledge, learning and the practice of the humanities, science, technology, the arts, physical education and sports. It prepares [one] for life and work and foments solidarity.
It is the duty of the State to promote the scientific and technological development of the country.
Ethical and civic training and the teaching [enseianza] of the Constitution and of the human rights are obligatory in every civil or military educational process. Religious education is imparted with respect for the freedom of conscience.
Education is imparted, at all its levels, in conformity with the constitutional principles and the objectives of the corresponding educational institution.
… (Art. 14) - Spanish
La educación promueve el conocimiento, el aprendizaje y la práctica de las humanidades, la ciencia, la técnica, las artes, la educación física y el deporte. Prepara para la vida y el trabajo y fomenta la solidaridad.
Es deber del Estado promover el desarrollo científico y tecnológico del país.
La formación ética y cívica y la enseñanza de la Constitución y de los derechos humanos son obligatorias en todo el proceso educativo civil o militar. La educación religiosa se imparte con respeto a la libertad de las conciencias.
La enseñanza se imparte, en todos sus niveles, con sujeción a los principios constitucionales y a los fines de la correspondiente institución educativa.
… (Art. 14)
Education
- English
The right to education and to teaching [enseignement] are guaranteed. The State sees to improve [its] quality permanently.
Public education is gratuitous within the conditions established by the law.
Primary and secondary [moyen] education are obligatory. The State organizes the national system of education.
The State sees to the neutrality of the educational institutions and to the preservation of their educational and scientific vocation in order to protect them from any political or ideological influence.
School constitutes the basis of education for citizenship.
The State sees to equal access to education and to professional training. (Art. 65) - Arabic
الحقّ في التربية والّتعليم مضمونان، وتسهر الدولة باستمرار على تحسين جودتهما.
التّعليم العمومي مجّاني وفق الشّروط الّتي يحدّدها القانون.
التّعليم الابتدائي والمتوسط إجباريّ، وتنظم الدولة المنظومة التعليمية الوطنية.
تسهر الدولة على ضمان حياد المؤسسات التربوية وعلى الحفاظ على طابعها البيداغوجي والعلمي، قصد حمايتها من أي تأثير سياسي أو إيديولوجي.
تُعد المدرسة القاعدة الأساسية للتربية على المواطنة.
تسهر الدّولة على ضمان التّساوي في الالتحاق بالتّعليم والتّكوين المهنيّ. (المــادة 65) - French
Le droit à l’éducation et à l'enseignement sont garantis. L’Etat veille en permanence à en améliorer la qualité.
L'enseignement public est gratuit dans les conditions fixées par la loi.
L'enseignement primaire et moyen est obligatoire. L’Etat organise le système national d'enseignement.
L’Etat veille à la neutralité des institutions éducatives et à la préservation de leur vocation pédagogique et scientifique en vue de les protéger de toute influence politique ou idéologique.
L’école constitue la base de l’éducation à la citoyenneté.
L'Etat veille à l'égal accès à l'enseignement et à la formation professionnelle. (Art. 65)
Education
- English1. All levels of government shall:
a. promote education at their respective levels to create the necessary qualified cadres for development;
b. mobilize public, private and communal resources and capabilities for education ...
2. The National Government shall:
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b. endeavour to avail the necessary financial resources to make education affordable at secondary and higher levels, including technical and vocational training, in order to bridge the educational gap caused by the collapse of educational services during the years of conflict.
… (Art. 38)
Education
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Within its territorial jurisdiction and subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national laws, the organic act of autonomous regions shall provide for legislative powers over:
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(7) Educational policies;
… (Art. X, Sec. 20) - Filipino
Ang batayang batas ng mga rehiyong awtonomus, sa loob ng hurisdiksyong teritoryal nito at sa ilalim ng mga tadhana ng Konstitusyong ito at ng mga batas pambansa, ay dapat magtadhana ng mga kapangyarihang tagapagbatas sa:
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(7) Mga patakarang pang-edukasyon;
… (Art. X, Seksyon 20)
Education
- EnglishEvery person has the right to a full, high-quality, ongoing education under conditions and circumstances of equality, subject only to such limitations as derive from such persons own aptitudes, vocation and aspirations. Education is obligatory at all levels from maternal to the diversified secondary level. Education offered at State institutions is free of charge up to the undergraduate university level. To this end, the State shall make a priority investment in accordance with United Nations recommendations. … (Art. 103)
- SpanishToda persona tiene derecho a una educación integral, de calidad, permanente, en igualdad de condiciones y oportunidades, sin más limitaciones que las derivadas de sus aptitudes, vocación y aspiraciones. La educación es obligatoria en todos sus niveles, desde el maternal hasta el nivel medio diversificado. La impartida en las instituciones del Estado es gratuita hasta el pregrado universitario. A tal fin, el Estado realizará una inversión prioritaria, de conformidad con las recomendaciones de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas. ... (Art. 103)
Education
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to education.
2. Education, achieved through school, the family and through other agents, must:
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d) Contribute to the equality of opportunity in accessing material, social and cultural goods;
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3. In order to guarantee the right to education, the State shall specifically have the responsibility:
a) To guarantee the right to equality of opportunities with respect to access and educational success;
b) To promote, encourage and organize pre-school education;
c) To guarantee mandatory, universal and free basic education, the duration of which shall be determined by law;
d) To promote the elimination of illiteracy and to promote permanent education;
e) To promote higher education, taking into consideration the needs within qualified frameworks and the raising of the educational, cultural and scientific level of the country;
f) To create conditions for everyone’s access, according to their abilities, to diverse levels of education, to scientific research and to artistic education and creation;
… (Art. 78) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à educação.
2. A educação, realizada através da escola, da família e de outros agentes, deve:
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d) Contribuir para a igualdade de oportunidade no acesso a bens materiais, sociais e culturais;
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3. Para garantir o direito à educação, incumbe ao Estado, designadamente:
a) Garantir o direito à igualdade de oportunidades de acesso e de êxito escolar;
b) Promover, incentivar e organizar a educação pré-escolar;
c) Garantir o ensino básico obrigatório, universal e gratuito, cuja duração será fixada por lei;
d) Promover a eliminação do analfabetismo e a educação permanente;
e) Promover a educação superior, tendo em conta as necessidades em quadros qualificados e a elevação do nível educativo, cultural e científico do país;
f) Criar condições para o acesso de todos, segundo as suas capacidades, aos diversos graus de ensino, à investigação científica e à educação e criação artísticas;
… (Art. 78)
Education
- English(1) The State must take all practical measures to promote—
(a) free and compulsory basic education for children; and
(b) higher and tertiary education.
(2) The State must take measures to ensure that girls are afforded the same opportunities as boys to obtain education at all levels. (Sec. 27)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall ensure that every child receives quality education for twelve years from pre-school to the completion of compulsory education free of charge.
The State shall ensure that young children receive care and development prior to education under paragraph one to develop their physical body, mind, discipline, emotion, society and intelligence in accordance with their age, by also promoting and supporting local administrative organisations and the private sector to participate in such undertaking.
The State shall undertake to provide the people education as needed in various systems including promoting life-long learning, and to enable the cooperation among the State, local administrative organisations and private sector in providing every level of education, which the State has the duty to carry out, supervise, promote and support the provision of education to be of quality and to meet international standards as provided by law on national education which shall, at least, contain provisions relating to national education plan, and implementation and inspection to ensure the compliance with the national education plan.
All education shall aim to develop learners to be good, disciplined, proud in the Nation, skillful in their own aptitudes and responsible for family, community, society and the country.
In undertaking to provide young children to receive care and development under paragraph two or to provide people the education under paragraph three, the State shall undertake to provide persons with insufficient means with financial support for educational expenses in accordance with their aptitudes. ... (Sec. 54) - Thaiรัฐต้องดําเนินการให้เด็กทุกคนได้รับการศึกษาเป็นเวลาสิบสองปีตั้งแต่ก่อนวัยเรียนจนจบการศึกษาภาคบังคับอย่างมีคุณภาพโดยไม่เก็บค่าใช้จ่าย
รัฐต้องดําเนินการให้เด็กเล็กได้รับการดูแลและพัฒนาก่อนเข้ารับการศึกษาตามวรรคหนึ่ง เพื่อพัฒนาร่างกาย จิตใจ วินัย อารมณ์ สังคม และสติปัญญาให้สมกับวัย โดยส่งเสริมและสนับสนุนให้องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นและภาคเอกชนเข้ามีส่วนร่วมในการดําเนินการด้วย
รัฐต้องดําเนินการให้ประชาชนได้รับการศึกษาตามความต้องการในระบบต่างๆ รวมทั้งส่งเสริมให้มีการเรียนรู้ตลอดชีวิต และจัดให้มีการร่วมมือกันระหว่างรัฐ องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น และภาคเอกชนในการจัดการศึกษาทุกระดับ โดยรัฐมีหน้าที่ดําเนินการ กํากับ ส่งเสริม และสนับสนุนให้การจัดการศึกษาดังกล่าวอย่างมีคุณภาพและได้มาตรฐานสากล ทั้งนี้ ตามกฎหมายว่าด้วยการศึกษาแห่งชาติ ซึ่งอย่างน้อยต้องมีบทบัญญัติเกี่ยวกับการจัดทำแผนการศึกษาแห่งชาติและดําเนินการและตรวจสอบการดําเนินการให้เป็นไปตามแผนการศึกษาแห่งชาติด้วย
การศึกษาทั้งปวงต้องมุ่งพัฒนาผู้เรียนให้เป็นคนดี มีวินัย ภูมิใจในชาติ สามารถเชี่ยวชาญได้ตามความถนัดของตน และมีความรับผิดชอบต่อครอบครัว ชุมชน สังคม และประเทศชาติ
ในการดําเนินการให้เด็กเล็กได้รับการดูแลและพัฒนาตามวรรคสองหรือให้ประชาชนได้รับการศึกษาตามวรรคสาม รัฐจะต้องดําเนินการให้ผู้ขาดแคลนทุนทรัพย์ได้รับการสนับสนุนค่าใช้จ่ายในการศึกษาตามความถนัดของตน ... (มาตรา ๕๔)
Education
- EnglishMother and father shall have the obligation to take care of their children, to bring them up and to educate them in order to become good citizens.
… (Art. 47) - Khmerមាតាបិតាមានកាតព្វកិច្ចចិញ្ចឹមថែរក្សា និង អប់រំកូនឱ្យទៅជាពលរដ្ឋល្អ។
… (មាត្រា ៤៧)