sociology of education in philippine setting

Holy Trinity UniversityPuerto Princesa City

 ED. M. 206 – SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

ROXAS OUTREACH1st Sem. SY 2014-2015

 ARNOLDO C. VALDEZ, JR.

Professor

What is Sociology?

The term “Sociology” is derived from the Latin “Socius” which means “social or being with others”; and the Greek “logos” which means “study”.

Educational Sociology - is the study of interaction of the individual and his cultural environment including other individuals, several groups and pattern of behaviour.

What is Educational Sociology?

Educational Sociology starts with the assumption that education is an activity which goes on in society and the society in turn determines the nature of education

“Educational Sociology is the scientific study of how people live in social groups, especially including the study of education that is obtained by the living in the social groups, and education that is needed by the members to live efficiently in social groups”

Aims of Educational Sociology

• To acquire knowledge about school work and the work of teachers in relation to society and social progress.

• To study the effects of social elements on the school

social elements refers to diverse components that constitute to form the society as a whole

• To acquire knowledge about the effects of social elements on individual

• To construct a curriculum of education with full understanding of the economic and cultural tendencies of society.

• To gain knowledge about the democratic ideologies.

• To employ research techniques for achieving the aims

• Mutual relations of teacher and students.• The place of a teacher in society.• Social problems, needs and aspirations.• Small units of society and their interrelations.• School and its relations with local social institutions.• Effect of social life upon individuals and school.• Progress of democratic feelings in school.• Necessary modification in the curriculum for individual and social growth.• Encouragement to critical thinking and investigation.• Evaluation of radio, television and press as medium of social progress.• Determination of teaching methods of the development of child• Investigation of all sources of social restrictions and social environment

Scope of Educational Sociology

-Mutual relations of teacher and students.

-The place of a teacher in society.

Society

-Social problems, needs and aspirations.

DRUGS, POVERTY, CRIMES, TRAFFICKING, GLOBAL WARMING, ECONOMIC FLUCTUATION , RACISM, ETC.

-Small units of societyand their interrelations.

MOTHER

FATHER

CHILDREN

-School and its relations withlocal social institutions.

Effect of social life upon individuals and school.

-Progress of democratic feelings in school.

- Necessary modification in the curriculum for individual and social growth.

-Encouragement to critical thinkingand investigation.

- Evaluation of radio, television and press as medium of social progress.

Determination of teaching methods of the development of child

Investigation of all sources of social restrictions and social environment  

Education from Sociological Point of View

Meaning of Education

EDUCATION is a life-long process of interaction, growth and development which results in the medication of behaviour of the individual by more and more social interaction leading to the socialization of individuals.

In other words, “education is the consciously controlled process whereby changes in behaviour are produced in the person and through the person within the group.

AIMS OF EDUCATION1. To develop social feelings,

social attitudes, social qualities and democratic ideals. – Individuals are able to achieve harmonious adjustment with their environment developing society to higher and higher levels by performing their obligations and using their rights.

These development eventually leads to international brotherhood and international welfare. Hence education for efficient dynamic citizenship is the main aim of education.

2. Social efficiency and self-reliance. - Hence the second important aim of education is to provide vocational education to children.

3. Effective and gainful Use of Leisure Time. Proper utilization of leisure time is the third aim of education.

FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION

1. Diffusion of knowledge

2. Education as a means of social control

3. Security and transmission of social heritage

4. Social Progress

5. Constructive and Creative role

EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

I- IMPACT OF SOCIETY ON EDUCATION

- Influence of Social Structure and Ideals

- Influence of Political Conditions

- Influence of Economic Conditions

- Influence of Religious Conditions

- Influence of Social Thought

- Influence of Social Changes

..impact of society on education

- Preservation of Social Heritage–Awakening of Social Feelings–Political Development of Society–Economic Development of Society–Social Control–Social Change–Social Reform–Socialization of Child

II - IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON SOCIETY

III – DUTIES OF SOCIETY TOWARDS EDUCATION

– Establishment of Schools– Provision of Vocational Education – Establishment of Libraries– Building Gymnasium– Provision of Academic and Cultural

Education– Provision of Adult Education – Enlisting Co-operation of Other Agencies

IV-DUTIES OF EDUCATION TOWARDS SOCIETY

– Preservation of Culture and Civilization – Maintenance of Culture and Civilization– Development of Civilization and Society– Fulfillment of Social Needs– Importance in Curriculum– Development of Constructive Powers

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THE FOUR PILLARS OF EDUCATION

The International Commission on Education for the 21st Century advocates the Four Pillars of Education. These are the following:

• Learning to know,• Learning to do,• Learning to live together; and• Learning to be.

LEARNING TO KNOWLearning to know implies learning how to learn by

developing one’s concentration, memory skills and ability to think. This type of learning is concerned less with the acquisition of structured knowledge but more with the mastery of learning tools.

As a teacher, you have been helping your pupils/students to develop their skills that would make them independent learners; you are doing well on the first pillar of education because you prepared them for life in the knowledge society in which we all now live.

LEARNING TO DO

Learning to do entail the acquisition of a competence that enables people to deal with a variety of situations, often unforeseeable, and to work in teams, a feature to which educational methods do not at present pay enough attention.

- Learning to do demonstrate that in order to learn to live and work together productively and harmoniously, we must first find peace within ourselves, expand our acceptance and understanding of others, and continually strive towards the living the values which enable us to contribute to the development of a peaceful and just society.

Learning to do pillar do not only putting knowledge and learning into practice innovatively through skill development and practical know-how, but also as the development of competence, life skills, personal qualities, aptitudes and attitudes.

Learning to do represents the skilful, creative and discerning application of knowledge. One must learn how to think creatively, critically and holistically and how to deeply understand the information that is presented

–Learn-to-learn skills: learning to read with comprehension, listening, observing, asking questions, data gathering, note taking, accessing, processing and selecting information

Teachers’ Role: facilitator, catalyst, monitor, evaluator

LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER

Learning to live together. Is the one most vital in building a genuine and lasting culture of peace.

- The three other pillars are the bases for learning to live together

- It can be achieve by developing an understanding of others and their history, traditions and spiritual values.

–Learning to live together is one of the major issues in education today.

– In this pillar, the teacher should help the students to develop an understanding of other people and appreciation of interdependence since we live in a closely connected world.

Teachers should help students to realize the value of being able to live together in their gradually enlarging world; home, school, community, town, city, province, country and the world a global village.

LEARNING TO BE• Learning to be. Refers to the role of education in

developing all the dimensions of the complete person; the physical, intellectual, emotional and ethical integration of the individual into a complete man. (International Commission on the Development of Education)

Learning to be describes as “the complete fulfillment of man, in all the richness of his personality, the complexity of his forms of expression and various commitments – as individual, member of the family and of a community, citizen and producer, inventor of techniques and creative dreamer.

Learning to be also defines (Delors Commission) as a “dialectical process, which starts with knowing oneself and then opens to relationships with others.

• Summary: These pillars are crucial to peace and mutual understanding. They emphasize the value of education as a manifestation of the spirit of unity. Thus stems from the will to live together as active members of a global village and contribute to attainment of a culture of peace.

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

•In any human society are social structures and social mechanisms of social order and cooperation that govern the behavior of its member. These are called social institutions.

Society

• Social institution is a group of social positions, connected by social relations, performing a social role. It can also be defined in a narrow sense as any institution in a society that works to socialize the groups of people in it.

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What are the Major Social Institutions?

FAMILY

The FAMILY– The smallest social institution with the unique

function or producing and rearing the young. – It is the basic unit of Philippine society and the

educational system where the child begins to learn his ABC.

– The family is also the basic agent of socialization because it is here where the individual develops values, behaviors and way of life through interaction with members of the family.

SCHOOL

THE SCHOOL...The center of formal education,– It has its own bureaucracy– First and foremost a social institution, that is, an

established organization having an identifiable structure and a set of functions meant to preserve and extend social order.

– Its primary functions is to move young mind/people in the mainstream of society.

RELIGIONRELIGION • It is a system of beliefs and

rituals that serves to bind people together through shared worship, thereby creating a social group.

• Is a set of beliefs and practices that pertain to a sacred or supernatural realm that guides human behavior and gives meaning to life among a community of believers.

THE GOVERNMENT