EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
OF EDUCATION

EDUCATION/ SCHOOL
• Institution created by the society-to assure
survival, stability and convenience.​
• “School introduces and trains each child of
society with the spirit of service and effective
self –direction” (Dewey).
• “Have the deepest and best guaranty of a
larger society which is worthy ,harmonious
and lovely” (Dewey).

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 Brinkehoff, 1989
• Socialization Process- process of
learning the roles, statuses and
values necessary for participation
in social institutions.
• Anticipatory Socialization- role
learning that prepares us for
future roles.

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 SCHOOL
Important agent of socialization.
Tasked to impart specific knowledge an skills necessary for
functioning in the society.
Tasked to transmit society’s culture.

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 EDUCATION IN PRIMITIVE TIME

AIMS: LIFE SKILLS

1. Security and survival ( tool & instrument making).
2. Conformity (adherence to moral code of the group).
3. Preservation and transmission of traditions (language).

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 EDUCATION IN PRIMITIVE TIME

Function of education to society:

Socialization
-process by which individuals internalize the norms and
values of society and so social and cultural continuity are
attained. This is informal education in action.

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 Pre-Hispanic Period/Pre-colonial period

No established formal schooling.

No formal preparation for teachers too.
Parents or tribal leaders – served as teachers at home (Baybaylan –
Katalonan).
Livelihood / household chores – how to be a good husband/ wife.

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 Spanish period
oFormal and organized but authoritarian
oHighly religion –centered (songs, doctrine , confession ,
communion).
oTeachers –Spanish missionaries.
oFree public school system- established (Educational Decree of
1863) (Boys and girls- separate schools).

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 The American Regime
o Americans promoted democratic ideals and democratic way of life.
o The schools maintained by the Spaniards for more than 3 centuries
were reopened on August 29, 1989 by the secretary of the interior.
o Free and compulsory elementary education was established (Malolos
Constitution).
o Americans soldiers – served as the first teachers and the Thomasites
arrived on the Phil in 1909.
o University of the Philippines – first state school of university status.

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 The American Regime
Depart of Public Instruction
set up a three-level school:
1. Seven-year elementary curri
( 3 primary, 4 intermediate)
2. Four level junior college
3. Four-year college program

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 The Commonwealth Period
Institute of private education in order to observe private
schools.
Formal adult education was also given.
E.O. 134 in 1936 (Pres. Manuel Quezon )-designating tagalog
as the National language.
E.O. 217- Quezon Code of Ethics was taught in schools.
E.O. 263 in 1940- required the teaching of the Filipino in
senior year of all high schools and in all years in normal
school.

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 The Commonwealth Period

Education Act of 1940 provided…

• Reduction of 7 elementary years to 6 years.
• Fixing the school entrance age at 7.
• National support for elementary education.
• Compulsory attendance of primary children enrolled in
grade 1.
• Adoption of double- single sessions in the primary
grade with one teacher one class assignment of
intermediate teachers.

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 Post Colonial Philippines
 Education aimed at the
realization of democratic ideals
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 The civil service eligibility of
teachers was made permanent in
pursuant to RA 1079 in June 5,
1954.
 A daily flag ceremony was made
compulsory in all schools (RA
1265 – June 11, 1955).

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 Japanese Occupation
 Eradication of the idea of reliance upon western
states.
 Fostering a new Filipino culture based on the Click icon to add picture
consciousness of the people as Orientals.
 Elevating the moral of the Filipino by giving up
over-emphasis on materialism.
 Striving the diffusion of the Japanese in the
Philippines and the termination of the use of
English in schools.
 Developing in people the love of labor.

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 POST-COLONIAL PHILIPPINES

• Education aimed: full realization of the democratic

ideals of life.
• Writings of Rizal, Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo, were included in the curriculum in all
levels.
• Elementary education was nationalized and matriculation
fees were abolished.
• Magna carta for teachers was passed into laws by virtue
of RA 4670.

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THAT’S ALL
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