M6: Functions and Importance of Education in the Society Flashcards
social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values (Macionis, 2012).
Education
the acquisition of knowledge, habits, skills, and abilities through instruction and training or through self-activity
Education
Education in the Philippines is managed and regulated by them; They manage the construction of schools, acquisition of books and other school materials, and the recruitment of teachers and staff.
Department of Education (DepEd)
How many years was the Philippine Education under the Spanish rule?
More than three Hundred (300) Years
How many years was the Philippine Education under the Americans?
Twenty-two (22) Years
What is the function of education during the Spanish time?
Inculcate moral and religious values and mainly served the upper classes
What is the core curriculum of the Spanish Time; Schools were used to spread Christianity
Religion
What is the function of education during the American time?
Development of new social patterns that would prepare the nation for a self-governing democracy
What is the medium of instructions during the American Time?
English
It covers kindergarten and 12 years of primary education to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship
K to 12 Programs
Hierarchically structured, chronological graded educational system from primary to the university, including programs and institutions for full time technical and vocational training.
Formal Education
Corresponds to traditional six grades or seven grades and to preschool programs.
Elementary Education
Usually corresponding to four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school.
Secondary Education
May be classified as either public or private college or university; Most institutions of higher learning are regulated by the Commission of Higher Education (CHED).
Tertiary Education
What are two types of Public Institutions of Higher Education?
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs)
any organized educational activity outside the established formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the population.
Non-Formal Education
Accredited private institutions offer this and does not usually require an entrance exam, only a record of HS education and an enrollment fee are required; Programs are from a few weeks to 2 years.
(Technical and) Vocational Education
It is a lifelong process whereby every individual acquires from daily experiences, attitudes, values, facts, skills, and knowledge or motor skill from resources in their higher environment.
Informal Education
Education of persons who are physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, or culturally different from so-called “normal” individuals, such that they require modification of school practices to develop their potential.
Special Education
British sociologist who explained that functions of education are important as they make the society whole
Herbert Spencer
Education systems enable citizens to be productive members of a society, as they are equipped with knowledge and skills that could contribute to the development of their society’s systems and institutions.
Productive Citizenry
Helps one reach full potential and establish oneself as a whole.
Self Actualization
The concept of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is once that level is fulfilled the next level up is what motivates us, and so on.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
According to him, self-actualization is the highest form of human need
Abraham Maslow
