FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN
Elementary - Elementary education involves
THE SOCIETY
Definition of 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 is the acquisition of knowledge, habit, skills,
and abilities through instruction and training or through self-
activity.
Education in the Philippines
- Is manage and regulate by the department of
education(DepEd)
- Before the Philippines attained independence in
1946, the country educational system patterned after the
educational system of the Spain and United States.
- Spain and United States brought educational
practices, which reflected to their culture ideologies
- Today the government of the Philippines has been
very active in tapping the educational system of the country`s
development efforts
Type of Education
1. FORMAL EDUCATION
This refers to the hierarchically structured,
chronologically graded educational system from primary
school to the university, including programs and institutions
for full time technical and vocational training. At the end of
each level, the learners must obtain certification in order to
enter or advance to the next level. Formal education shall
correspond to the following levels in basic education:
a.
compulsory, formal education primarily concerned with
providing basic education, and usually corresponds to a
traditional six grades or seven grades, and in addition, to
preschool programs.
b. Secondary - public schools and private schools, is
concerned primarily with continuing basic education of the
elementary level and expanding it to include the learning of
employable, gainful skills, usually corresponding to four years
of junior high school and two years of senior high school.
c. Tertiary - CHED manage higher education, it can be
subdivided in two type: State Universities or Colleges and
Local Colleges and Universities. Colleges offer 1 or more
Specialized Program while Universities offer at least 8 or
more undergraduate degree programs and at least 2 or more
Graduate Degree. Public universities are all non-sectarian
and offer wide range of program and funded by the
government.
2. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
It refers to any organized educational activity outside
the established formal system to provide selected types of
learning to a segment of the population
The skills that are needed to foster economic
development are lacking due to untrained labor force that is
not able to access formal education. Non-formal education
enables a student to learn skills and knowledge through
structured learning experiences. A student learns his/her
values, principles, and beliefs and undergoes lifelong
learning.
3. INFORMAL 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 his or
her higher environment.
SPED aims to develop the maximums potential of the
child with the special needs to enable him/her to become self-
reliant and take advantage of the opportunities for a full and
happy life
Function of Education in the Society
As British sociologist Herbert Spencer explains,
functions are important to be performed as they make the
society whole. If each function is working well, society attains
progress. He lays down the functions of education as follows:
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.
This promotes greater awareness in his or her society.
It encourages vigilance and participation. Educational
attainment does not only contribute to the individual’s
success but also to the betterment of his or her environment
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. Moreover, it
enables one to see your strengths and maintain them. It
enables one to determine weakness and adjust to them. This
helps one reach full potential and establish oneself as a
whole.
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.
a. Physiological Needs - these are biological
requirements for human survival, e.g. air, food, drink, shelter,
clothing, warmth, sex, sleep. If these needs are not satisfied
the human body cannot function optimally.
b. Safety Needs - protection from elements, security,
order, law, stability, freedom from fear.
c. Love and Belongingness Needs - the need for
interpersonal relationships motivates behavior Examples
include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance, receiving
and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part of a group
(family, friends, work).
d. Esteem Needs - which Maslow classified into two
categories: (i) esteem for oneself (dignity, achievement,
mastery, and independence) and (ii) the desire for reputation
or respect from others (e.g., status, prestige). Maslow
indicated that the need for respect or reputation is most
important for children and adolescents and precedes real
self-esteem or dignity.
e. Self-Actualization Needs - realizing personal
potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak
experiences.
The primary function of education is the
socialization of the new members of the society. The late
president Ramon Magsaysay aptly observed that
“education is the greatest equalizer of opportunities” for
everybody
Primary Education as a Human Right
- Primary education is essential in the early stages of
human life.
- Education is a powerful tool by which economically
and socially marginalized adults and children can lift
themselves out of poverty and participate fully as citizens