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Reconstructionism believes that society and human nature are changeable and that education can be used to positively influence social reconstruction for the better. Reconstructionists view education as key to shaping society according to human needs and interests. They believe schools should radically reform and prepare students for new social changes. Reconstructionism also asserts that social changes can be influenced through education and that education should aim to change both society and human nature for the better by initiating reforms in schools that can then expand to society.

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Reflection On Reconstructionism and Education

Reconstructionism believes that society and human nature are changeable and that education can be used to positively influence social reconstruction for the better. Reconstructionists view education as key to shaping society according to human needs and interests. They believe schools should radically reform and prepare students for new social changes. Reconstructionism also asserts that social changes can be influenced through education and that education should aim to change both society and human nature for the better by initiating reforms in schools that can then expand to society.

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Republic of the Philippines

Western Philippines University


A STRONG PARTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

COURSE: Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration


SUBJECT: EDUC 301: Philosophical Foundation of Administration
TOPIC: Reflection on Reconstructionism and Education
DISCUSSANT: DIANA L. MARCELO
PROFESSOR: DR. LOVINA A. HAMORA

RECONSTRUCTIONISM AND EDUCATION


Reconstructionism is one of the widely spread philosophical movements
which are very popular, especially nowadays. Basically, this philosophical
movement is focused on society and its permanent changes. One of the basic ideas
of reconstructionists is the changeability of human society and, what is more
important, they believe that people can influence these changes. In such a way, they
presume that, hypothetically, it is possible to shape society and social relations in
accordance with the need, interests and desires of humans making the life of people
better. In this respect, education plays an extremely important role since it is due to
the education reconstructionists supposed to change the world and human society.
Naturally, their views were and still are often criticized because of certain idealism
and ephemeral intention to change human society. Nevertheless, this movement is
apparently progressive as it attempts to understand the structural changes that
take place in society, analyze their effects and attempts to find the ways to
positively influence the reconstruction of society and social relations. This is really
important, especially in relation to education, which plays the defining role in the
life of the modern society. This is why it is necessary to carefully analyze the major
ideas of this movement and discuss them in the context of their application in
education.

Primarily, it should be said reconstructionism is based on the permanent


evolution of human society which changes human life and social relations
dramatically. At the same time, reconstructionists underline that these changes
often occur rapidly and the contemporary education simply cannot catch up with
the social changes that take place in society. In such a situation, the followers of
this philosophy emphasize the importance of the reformation of the education
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Western Philippines University
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

system especially public schools in order to change its functioning radically that
can improve its effectiveness and prepare children to the life in the new society.

Moreover, reconstructionists stand on the ground that social changes that


define social life may be created in a way or, to put it more precisely, influenced
with the help of education. Reconstructionism implies that, in the course of social
changes or reconstruction, it is possible to make the life of society and each
individual better. In fact, reconstructionists even argue that it is possible to change
human nature for better and, in this respect, education should become a backbone
of such positive changes. This is why many reconstructionists underline that
education should be a method of changing the world

Basically, reconstructionists viewed the school as a place where reforms


should take place. This means that the educators should focus not only on the
academic knowledge, skills and abilities of their students but also they need to pay
a lot of attention to their spiritual development and, what is more, to their social
education. What is meant here is the fact that reconstructionists believe that the
public schools can help reconstruct society to the extent that the reconstruction
initiated by educators in schools would be later expanded by their students on the
entire society. Ideally, they believe that the school can help change society in such a
way as to resolve the social and cultural crisis people are currently facing.

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