This document discusses the foundations of education, covering historical, philosophical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, and legal foundations over six units. It explores how understanding these different foundations can provide context and guidance for educational goals, curriculum development, and the roles of teachers and students. Specifically, it emphasizes that reviewing history promotes reform, philosophy guides educational purpose and roles, psychology informs learning and motivation, anthropology connects education and culture, sociology shapes influences on education, and legal foundations establish rights and responsibilities.
This document discusses the foundations of education, covering historical, philosophical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, and legal foundations over six units. It explores how understanding these different foundations can provide context and guidance for educational goals, curriculum development, and the roles of teachers and students. Specifically, it emphasizes that reviewing history promotes reform, philosophy guides educational purpose and roles, psychology informs learning and motivation, anthropology connects education and culture, sociology shapes influences on education, and legal foundations establish rights and responsibilities.
This document discusses the foundations of education, covering historical, philosophical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, and legal foundations over six units. It explores how understanding these different foundations can provide context and guidance for educational goals, curriculum development, and the roles of teachers and students. Specifically, it emphasizes that reviewing history promotes reform, philosophy guides educational purpose and roles, psychology informs learning and motivation, anthropology connects education and culture, sociology shapes influences on education, and legal foundations establish rights and responsibilities.
This document discusses the foundations of education, covering historical, philosophical, psychological, anthropological, sociological, and legal foundations over six units. It explores how understanding these different foundations can provide context and guidance for educational goals, curriculum development, and the roles of teachers and students. Specifically, it emphasizes that reviewing history promotes reform, philosophy guides educational purpose and roles, psychology informs learning and motivation, anthropology connects education and culture, sociology shapes influences on education, and legal foundations establish rights and responsibilities.
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MAED SS
201 CLASS
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
Doc.Lycel Pacheco Professor AYAYE TORRES CARABOT SUMMARY UNIT 1 • Historical Foundations of Education
Exploring the historical foundations of
curriculum can promote a sense of freedom and encourage educational reform. Reviewing the history of education allows us to step outside of the here and now, gaining a bigger picture and seeing ourselves within it, realizing that the field of education must remain dynamic in order to be effective. Throughout history, curricular choices have been made out of necessity and to meet the specific needs of society at the time. Also, it is through history that we see how predominant philosophies have defined a society's values, which in turn determined the current purposes of education. Through history, we learn that programs are considered pioneering due to the different philosophies to which others subscribe. In reviewing history, it becomes apparent that this has been the case throughout the centuries. Ideas can change, and a group can break free of faulty suppositions; history shows that what is now isn't necessarily what needs to remain. In history, we see why and how things came to be. UNIT 2 Philosophical Foundations of Education
The Philosophical foundation of curriculum helps
determine the driving purpose of education, as well as the roles of the various participants. While all foundations propose to set goals of curriculum, philosophy presents the manner of thinking from which those goals are created. Philosophies vary in perception of truth, ranging from absolute to relative, and from moralistic to scientific. In all of this, one's philosophy defines the role of the teacher, ranging from all-knowing authoritarian to that of a mentor, and the role of the student, ranging from an obedient vacant vessel to an individual worthy of actively engaging in one's own educational process. In other words... Philosophy provides educators, teachers and curriculum makers with framework for planning, implementing and evaluating curriculum in schools. It helps in answering what schools are for, what subjects are important, how students should learn and what materials and methods should be used. In decision making, philosophy provides the starting point and will be used for the succeeding decision making. The philosophy of curriculum planner, implementer, or evaluator reflects his or her life experiences, common beliefs, social and economic background and education. For example, JOHN DEWEY (1916) looks at “education as a way of life” a laboratory in which philosophy becomes concrete and is tested. UNIT 3 Psychological Foundations of Education
One might that argue that it is the psychological
foundations of curriculum which hold the greatest importance because it is here that we understand how students learn; how to increase student motivation and satisfaction; how to achieve educational “success” in its many definitions. In other words...
Psychology gives education the theory of
individual differences that every child has different mental ability and learns with different pace. Today in modern era, education psychology is the foundation of education. It is very essential for a teacher to teach his students according to their mental abilities. UNIT 4 ANTHROPOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
Anthropology - is the science of people and
culture. The word is a combination of two Greek roots, “anthrops”, man, and “logos” an account or calculation. Education at its core refers to the pursuit of knowledge. Anthropology is the study of culture and its people. Since inherent learning structures are a part of anthropology in terms of human development then education can be considered a primary feature of people and their culture.
In other words, without education, there
would be no possibility for people to persist in in their cultural development and less there would be less emphasis on studying cultural trends.
In the process of education. History is being
studied which is the main and tha basic record of culture, hence, it cannot be denied that it is being nourished by education. The purposeful and befitting of culture helps in the strength and spread of culture. The needs of the society, cultural or psychological, all are fulfilled only by education. One important function is the preservation of culture. Continuity of man's social life is possible through this process. Culture has to be conserved and transmitted to the youth for their own benefits because past benefits are useful in learning the newones. UNIT 5 Sociological Foundations of Education Issues from society including groups and institutions in the culture and their contribution to education. This refers to issues from society that have an influence on curriculum. Social Foundations inquiry helps to sharpen students capacities to understand, analyze, and explain educational issues, policies, and practices in order to improve education. Thus, Social Foundations of education is an interdisciplinary program that highlights the influence of social, historical, cultural and philosophical forces of education.
Society is a reflection of the governing
philosophies of the masses, requiring that studying the sociological foundation of curriculum to include consideration of philosophical foundations. UNIT 6 Legal Foundations of Education
Why is it important to understand the legal bases
of education? The legal bases of education were made for the common good of the learners, teachers, and other people involved in the education system. As laws were made for the people, it is also our responsibility to be knowledgeable of these legal bases for us to know our rights and responsibilities. Laws are like subject matters or lessons that can be considered to be effective, only when it is taught and understood by the pupils/students. For teachers to become effective, it is but proper that we understand the legal bases of education for it is the foundation of all policies and rules concerning education. It is like a guiding star we must follow so that we can achieve the objectives of education. We will be able to make things essential for the lives of the pupils/students and also in our profession, for knowing of the root of education means understanding the purpose and importance of education. Thank You
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