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"Functions and Importance of Education in The Society": Week 8

Education plays several important roles in society. It provides members with foundational knowledge, job skills, and cultural norms. In the Philippines, education is managed by the Department of Education and has evolved from a religious-focused system under Spanish rule to today's K-12 program. There are three main types of education: formal education in graded school systems, non-formal organized learning outside schools, and informal lifelong learning from daily experiences. Education is important as it helps create productive citizens, allows for self-actualization, and helps build a better society through encouraging innovation and understanding responsibilities.

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"Functions and Importance of Education in The Society": Week 8

Education plays several important roles in society. It provides members with foundational knowledge, job skills, and cultural norms. In the Philippines, education is managed by the Department of Education and has evolved from a religious-focused system under Spanish rule to today's K-12 program. There are three main types of education: formal education in graded school systems, non-formal organized learning outside schools, and informal lifelong learning from daily experiences. Education is important as it helps create productive citizens, allows for self-actualization, and helps build a better society through encouraging innovation and understanding responsibilities.

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U N D E R S T A N D I N G C U L T U R E , S O C I E T Y, A N D P O L I T I C S

WEEK 8:

“Functions and Importance of


Education in the Society”

Competency:
* Examine the functions and importance of education in the society
EDUCATION
Education is the social institution through which
society provides its members with important
knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and
cultural norms and values (Macionis, 2012).
EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Education in the Philippines is managed and
regulated by the Department of Education,
commonly referred to as the DepEd.
EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Spanish Period American Period Present Period


- Religion was the core - Aim of education: - ( New Curriculum )
curriculum, and the spread of self-governing Adaptation of the K to
schools were used to democracy 12 programs
spread Christianity. - The medium of
- Education symbolized instruction was English.
“social standing and
prestige.”
- "Ilustrados"
TYPES OF EDUCATION
Formal Non-Formal Informal
Education Education Education
- This refers to the - t refers to any organized - It is a lifelong process
hierarchically educational activity whereby every
structured, outside the established individual acquires from
chronologically graded formal system to daily experiences,
educational system from provide selected types attitudes, values, skills,
primary school to the of learning to a segment and knowledge from
university. of the population. resources in his or her
higher environment.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
It refers to the 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.
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION
1. Productive Citizenry
- 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.

2. Self-Actualization
- Education develops one’s sense of self. As a huge part of the discovery
process of oneself, education encourages having the vision to become self-
actualized.
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
Education helps creation of a better society
Education act as back bone of a society
Education encourages innovation and creativity
Education can create better human being
Education gives ability to read and write
Understanding the responsibilities

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