LEGAL POLICES
THE
CONGRESS OF COLOMBIA
ENACTED
TITLE
I
Preliminary
Provisions
ARTICLE 1o. Purpose of
the Act .
Education
is a lifelong process , personal , cultural and social training that is based
on a holistic view of the human person, his dignity , rights , and duties.
This
Act provides the general rules governing the Public Service Education serving a
social function in keeping with the needs and interests of individuals ,
families and society . It is based on the principles of the Constitution on the
right to education of every person in the freedoms of teaching, learning,
research and lecture and as a public service.
In
accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution defines and develops the
organization and delivery of formal education in their preschool, elementary (
primary and secondary) and average , non-formal and informal levels , aimed at
children and young people aged school , adults , farmers, ethnic groups ,
people with physical , sensory and mental disabilities , with exceptional
abilities and requiring persons with social rehabilitation.
Higher
education is regulated by special law , except as provided in this Act
ARTICLE 5 . Aims of
Education.
In
accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution , education will be developed
according to the following purposes:
Ø The full development of the
personality without restrictions other than those that put the rights of others
and the legal order, within a process of comprehensive , physical, mental ,
intellectual , moral , spiritual , social, emotional, ethical , civic education
and other human values .
Ø Training in respect to life and other
human rights , peace , democratic principles of coexistence, pluralism ,
justice, solidarity and equality. , And in the exercise of tolerance and
freedom .
Ø Training to facilitate the
participation of all in the decisions that affect the economic, political, administrative
and cultural center of the nation.
Ø Training in respect legitimate
authority and the law, to the national culture , the Colombian history and
national symbols.
Ø The acquisition and generation of the
most advanced scientific and technical , humanistic, historical , social,
geographic , and aesthetic knowledge, through the appropriation of intellectual
habits , suitable for the development of knowledge.
Ø The study and critical understanding
of the national culture , and ethnic and cultural diversity of the country , as
the foundation of national unity and identity .
Ø Access to knowledge , science ,
technology and other goods and values of the culture , the promotion of
research and encouragement of artistic creation in its various manifestations .
Ø Creating and promoting a sense of
national sovereignty and the practice of solidarity and integration with the
world , especially Latin America and the Caribbean.
Ø The development of critical,
reflective and analytical capacity to strengthen national scientific and
technological advance , and oriented with priority to cultural improvement ,
and quality of life of the population , participation in the search for
alternative solutions to the problems and social and economic progress of the
country.
Ø Acquiring an awareness for the
conservation, protection and improvement of the environment , quality of life,
the rational use of natural resources, disaster prevention , in culture and
ecological risk and Advocacy cultural heritage of the nation.
Ø The formation of work practice through
technical knowledge and skills , as well as the assessment of it as the
foundation of individual and social development .
Ø Training for the promotion and preservation
of health and hygiene, comprehensive prevention of socially relevant problems ,
physical education , recreation, sports and use of leisure time , and
Ø Promotion in the person and society 's
ability to create , investigate, adopt the technology that is required in the
development process of the country and allow the learner to enter the
productive sector.
