EDUCATIONAL,

PHILOSOPHICAL and
ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

It is the place
where learning
takes place.
This environment includes physical facilities
such as buildings and playgrounds,
classrooms, equipment and facilities,
teaching aids and instructional materials.
It also includes people connected with the
school: teachers, administrators, non-
teaching personnel and students.
Teachers are the most important part of the
students’ educational environment.
DIFFERENT ROLES PLAYED BY THE
TEACHER:
 The Teacher as a Model

No matter what
the teacher does
intentionally or
unintentionally,
she/he acts as a
model to her
students.
 The Teacher as Manager
Management includes
supervising class
activities, giving grades,
planning lessons, and
preparing test. Teacher
also responsible for
setting up the physical
environment most
conducive to learning.
 The Teacher as Counselor

Teacher counsels and

attends the needs of
the students. She
helps students to
understand and
accept one another
and work together.
 The Teacher as a Facilitator
The main role of a
teacher is to facilitate
learning of her
students. This role
calls for the
application of
methods and
strategies in teaching
that will make
learning experiences
meaningful.
 The teacher as Evaluator of Student
Learning
Evaluating the
achievement of
students is an
integral part of the
teaching-learning
process. Teachers are
task to evaluate
performance of the
student.
 DESIGNS OF
EDUCATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
 LEARNER-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT

It pays close attention

to the needs of the
students. Students
bring culture, beliefs,
attitudes, skills, and
knowledge to the
learning environment.
It builds on the
conceptual and
cultural knowledge of
each student.
 KNOWLEDGE-CENTERED
ENVIRONMENT
It focuses on helping
students learn
information with
deep understanding
so students can use it
in new situations and
contexts.
 ASSESSMENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT

It provides
opportunities for
feedbacks and
revision and what is
assessed must be
congruent with
one’s learning
goals.
PHILOSOPHICAL
ENVIRONMENT
It has a long story in
western culture. It can be
traced back to the
teachings of Saint Francis
of Assisi, to literature
works of romanticism
poets and
transcendentalist, such as
Wordsworth and Thoreau,
and to conservation
movements led by
Theodore Roosevelt and
Gifford Pinchot.
PHILOSOPHICAL ENVIRONMENT
It is the discipline in
philosophy that
studies the moral
relationship between
human beings and
nature, as well as the
value and moral status
of the environment
and its non-human
contents.
Environmental philosophy includes in its
scope all the core discourse of philosophy:
Metaphysics – It
concerns existence
and the nature of
things that exist.

Epistemology – study
of the nature, origin,
and limits of human
knowledge.
Aesthetics – concerned
with the nature and
appreciation of beauty
and good taste.

Ethics – the morality of

our treatment of living
things and system.
ETHICAL ENVIRONMENTAL

It is the philosophical study that

examines the ethical relationship of
humans and the environments.
 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND ITS
PRINCIPLES:

Conservationism
and Conservation
Ethics – Act of
preserving and
protecting what
already exist in
the environment.
Libertarian Extension
Philosophies –
Acknowledge the
rights of human and it
extend these rights to
animals and the
environment.
Anthropocentrism
– It is the principle
that humans
represent the
central and most
important beings in
the world.
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS:

Social Ecology – study of human

beings and their relation to the
environment.
Deep ecology – promotes that all
beings have an intrinsic value.
Ecofeminism – a branch of feminism
that helps us look at earth as a woman
so that we can respect it in a better way.
REFERENCES:
 Vega, Violeta A. Psychological, Antropological, and
Sociological Foundations of Education. Pateros, Manila:
Grandbooks Publishing Inc. 2006
 Aquino, Gaudencio V. Eductional Adminstrartion – Theory
and Practices. Manila: Rex Bookstore, 1985
 www.researchgate.net
 www.nap.edu
 www.study.com
 www.encyclopediaesd.com
 www.conserve-energy-future.com
Presented by:

AMENODEN L. NORODIN
MAED-AS 1