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Education
- EnglishThe Union shall honour and assist citizens who are outstanding in education irrespective of race, religion and sex according to their qualifications. (Sec. 368)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည် ပညာရည်ထူးချွန်သော နိုင်ငံသားများအား လူမျိုး၊ ကိုးကွယ်ရာဘာသာ၊ အမျိုးသား၊ အမျိုးသမီးခွဲခြားမှုမထားရှိဘဲ ယင်းတို့၏ အရည်အချင်းအလိုက် ချီးမြှောက်ထောက်ပံ့မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၈)
Education
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(3) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth be subjected to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to access to any place of public entertainment or resort, or admission to any educational institution.
... (Art. 28) - Bengali…
(৩) কেবল ধর্ম, গোষ্ঠী, বর্ণ, নারী পুরুষভেদ বা জন্মস্থানের কারণে জনসাধারণের কোন বিনোদন বা বিশ্রামের স্থানে প্রবেশের কিংবা কোন শিক্ষা-প্রতিষ্ঠানে ভর্তির বিষয়ে কোন নাগরিককে কোনরূপ অক্ষমতা, বাধ্যবাধকতা, বাধা বা শর্তের অধীন করা যাইবে না।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৮)
Education
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The National Economic, Social and Environmental Council has notably for [its] mission:
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- to evaluate and to study the questions of national interest in the economic, social and environmental domains, [the domain] of education, of training and of superior teaching;
… (Art. 210) - Arabic
يتلّوى المجلس الوطني الاقتصادي والاجتمـاعي والبيئي، عـلى وجه الخصوص،مهمة:
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– تقييم المسائل ذات المصلحة الوطنية في المجال الاقتصادي والاجتماعي والبيئي والتربوي والتكويني والتعليم العالي ودراستها،
… (المــادة 210) - French
Le Conseil national économique, social et environnemental a, notamment pour mission:
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— d'évaluer et d'étudier les questions d'intérêt national dans les domaines économique, social et environnemental, de l'éducation, de la formation et de l'enseignement supérieur;
... (Art. 210)
Education
- EnglishI. The State shall be obligated to sufficiently subsidize the public universities, independently of the departmental, municipal and their own resources, which have been or are to be created.
… (Art. 93) - SpanishI. Las universidades públicas serán obligatoria y suficientemente subvencionadas por el Estado, independientemente de sus recursos departamentales, municipales y propios, creados o por crearse.
… (Art. 93)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall:
(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;
(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;
(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and
(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills. (Art. XIV, Sec. 2) - FilipinoAng Estado ay dapat:
(1) Magtatag, magpanatili, at magtustos ng isang kumpleto, sapat at pinag-isang sistema ng edukasyong naaangkop sa mga pangagailangan ng sambayanan at lipunan;
(2) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng libreng pambayang edukasyon sa elementarya at hayskul. Hindi bilang pagtatakda sa likas na karapatan ng mga magulang sa pagaaruga ng kanilang mga anak, ang edukasyong elementarya ay sapilitan sa lahat ng mga batang nasa edad ng pag-aaral.
(3) Magtatag at magpanatili ng isang sistema ng mga kaloob ng iskolarsip, mga programang pautang sa estudyante, mga tulong na salapi, at iba pang mga insentibo na dapat ibigay sa karapat-dapat na mga estudyante sa mga paaaralang publiko at pribado, lalo na sa mga kulang-palad;
(4) Pasiglahin ang di-pormal, impormal, at katutubong mga sistema ng pagkatuto, at gayon din ang mga programang pagkatuto sa sarili, sarilinang pag-aaral at pag-aaral sa labas ng paaralan lalo na yaong tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng pamayanan; at
(5) Mag-ukol sa mga mamamayang may sapat na gulang, may kapansanan, at kabataang nasa labas ng paaralan ng pagsasanay sa sibika, kahusayang bokasyonal, at iba pang mga kasanayan. (Art. XIV, Seksyon 2)
Education
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Parents have the natural right and the primordial duty to raise and educate their children so as to develop in them [a] good physical, intellectual and moral aptitude. They are supported in this task by the State and the other public collectivities.
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The State and the other public collectivities have the duty to create the prerequisite [prealable] conditions and the public institutions that guarantee the education of children. (Art. 7) - French…
Les parents ont le droit naturel et le devoir primordial d'élever et d'éduquer leurs enfants afin de développer en eux de bonnes aptitudes physiques, intellectuelles et morales. Ils sont soutenus dans cette tâche par l'État et les autres collectivités publiques.
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L'État et les autres collectivités publiques ont Ie devoir de créer des conditions préalables et des institutions publiques qui garantissent I'éducation des enfants. (Art. 7)
Education
- EnglishThe Constitution assures to all persons:
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10. The right to education.
Education has as its goal the full development of the person in the distinct stages of his life.
Parents have the preferential right and the duty to educate their children. It will correspond to the State to provide special protection for the exercise of this right.
For the State it is obligatory to promote preschool [parvularia] education, for which it will finance a gratuitous system beginning at the medium lower level [nivel medio menor], allocated to assure access to this and its higher levels. The second level of transition is obligatory, constituting a prerequisite for admission to basic education.
Basic education and secondary education are obligatory; the State must finance a gratuitous system with this objective, designed to assure access to it by all of the population. In the case of secondary education, this system, in conformity to the law, will be extended until 21 years of age has been reached.
It will, likewise, correspond to the State to promote the development of education at all levels; stimulate scientific and technological research, artistic creation, and the protection and increase of the cultural patrimony of the Nation.
It is the duty of the community to contribute to the development and improvement [perfeccionamiento] of education;
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Parents have the right to choose the educational establishment for their children.
A constitutional organic law will establish the minimum requirements [requisitos] which must be required [exigirse] for each of the levels of primary and secondary education and will specify the objective norms, of general application, that permit the State to see to their compliance. Said law will, in the same form [modo], establish the requirements for the official recognition of educational establishments of all levels;
… (Art. 19) - SpanishLa Constitución asegura a todas las personas:
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10º.- El derecho a la educación.
La educación tiene por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la persona en las distintas etapas de su vida.
Los padres tienen el derecho preferente y el deber de educar a sus hijos. Corresponderá al Estado otorgar especial protección al ejercicio de este derecho.
Para el Estado es obligatorio promover la educación parvularia, para lo que financiará un sistema gratuito a partir del nivel medio menor, destinado a asegurar el acceso a éste y sus niveles superiores. El segundo nivel de transición es obligatorio, siendo requisito para el ingreso a la educación básica.
La educación básica y la educación media son obligatorias, debiendo el Estado financiar un sistema gratuito con tal objeto, destinado a asegurar el acceso a ellas de toda la población. En el caso de la educación media este sistema, en conformidad a la ley, se extenderá hasta cumplir los 21 años de edad.
Corresponderá al Estado, asimismo, fomentar el desarrollo de la educación en todos sus niveles; estimular la investigación científica y tecnológica, la creación artística y la protección e incremento del patrimonio cultural de la Nación.
Es deber de la comunidad contribuir al desarrollo y perfeccionamiento de la educación;
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Los padres tienen el derecho de escoger el establecimiento de enseñanza para sus hijos.
Una ley orgánica constitucional establecerá los requisitos mínimos que deberán exigirse en cada uno de los niveles de la enseñanza básica y media y señalará las normas objetivas, de general aplicación, que permitan al Estado velar por su cumplimiento. Dicha ley, del mismo modo, establecerá los requisitos para el reconocimiento oficial de los establecimientos educacionales de todo nivel;
… (Art. 19)
Education
- EnglishNational reform in various areas shall be carried out to at least achieve the following results:
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e. Education:
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2. completing the enactment of a law for the establishment of a fund under section 54 paragraph six within one year from the date of the promulgation of this Constitution;
3. having a mechanism and a system for producing, screening and developing teaching professionals and instructors to engender a spiritual mindset of being a teacher, to possess genuine knowledge and competence, and to receive remunerations appropriate to their teaching competence and efficiency, as well as having a mechanism to promote a merit system in the personnel management of teaching professionals;
4. improving learning and instruction at every level so that students are able to study according to their aptitudes, and improving the structure of relevant agencies with a view to uniformly achieving such a goal at both national level and local level;
... (Sec. 258) - Thaiอย่างน้อยจะ ดําเนินการปฏิรูปประเทศอย่างน้อยในด้านต่างๆ ให้เกิดผลดังต่อไปนี้
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จ. ด้านการศึกษา
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(๒) ให้ดําเนินการตรากฎหมายเพื่อจัดตั้งกองทุนตามมาตรา ๕๔ วรรคหก ให้แล้วเสร็จภายในหนึ่งปีนับแต่วันประกาศใช้รัฐธรรมนูญนี้
(๓) ให้มีกลไกและระบบการผลิต คัดกรองและพัฒนาผู้ประกอบวิชาชีพครูและอาจารย์ ให้ได้ผู้มีจิตวิญญาณของความเป็นครู มีความรู้ความสามารถอย่างแท้จริง เพื่อ ให้ได้รับค่าตอบแทนที่เหมาะสมกับความสามารถและประสิทธิภาพในการสอน รวมทั้งมีกลไกส่งเสริม ระบบคุณธรรมในการบริหารงานบุคลากรผู้ประกอบวิชาชีพครู
(๔) ปรับปรุงการจัดการเรียนการสอนทุกระดับเพื่อให้ผู้เรียนสามารถเรียนได้ตามความถนัด และปรับปรุงโครงสร้างของหน่วยงานที่เกี่ยวข้องเพื่อให้บรรลุเป้าหมายดังกล่าว โดยสอดคล้องกันทั้งในระดับชาติและระดับพื้นที่
... (มาตรา ๒๕๘)
Education
- EnglishSchool attendance is compulsory for children of both sexes, under the conditions determined by law.
The State and public communities ensure the education of children. They create conditions conducive to this education.
The State ensures the promotion and development of general public education, technical education and professional training as well as the expansion of all sectors, according to international standards of quality and in relation to the needs of the labor market.
… (Art. 10) - FrenchL'école est obligatoire pour les enfants des deux sexes, dans les conditions déterminées par la loi.
L'Etat et les collectivités publiques assurent l’éducation des enfants. Ils créent les conditions favorables à cette éducation.
L'Etat assure la promotion et le développement de l'enseignement public général, de l’enseignement technique et de la formation professionnelle ainsi que l’expansion de toutes les filières, selon les normes internationales de qualité et en rapport avec les besoins du marché du travail.
… (Art. 10)
Education
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Mothers and fathers or their representatives shall be at liberty to choose for their daughters and sons an education that is in line with their principles, beliefs, and pedagogical options. (Art. 29) - Spanish…
Las madres y padres o sus representantes tendrán la libertad de escoger para sus hijas e hijos una educación acorde con sus principios, creencias y opciones pedagógicas. (Art. 29)