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Functions and Importance

of Education in the Society
WHAT IS
EDUCATION?
• Education cultivates a country’s economy and
society; therefore, it is the milestone of a nation’s
progress. Education provides knowledge and skills
to the population, as well as shaping the
personality of the youth of a nation.
• Education is the acquisition of knowledge, habits,
skills, and abilities through instruction and
training or through self-activity.
• It is systematic training of the moral and
intellectual faculties of the mind. It is the process
of transmitting to the young, the vital cultural
heritage of a group.
Education in the
Philippines
• Education in the Philippines is managed
and regulated by the Department of
Education, commonly referred to as the
DepEd.
• It controls the Philippine educational
system, including the creation and
implementation of the curriculum and the
utilization of funds allotted by the national
government. It also manages the
construction of schools, acquisition of
books and other school materials, and the
recruitment of teachers and staff.
Types of Education

1. Formal 2. Non-formal 3. Informal

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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:
• Elementary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
Elementary Education

Elementary education involves 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.

Such preschool education normally consists of kindergarten schooling but may cover other preparatory
courses as well.

At the basic education level, the Department of Education (DepEd) sets overall educational standards and
mandates standardized tests for the K to 12 basic education system, although private schools are generally free
to determine their own curriculum in accordance with existing laws and Department regulations.
Secondary Education
• Secondary education, 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.
 • Institutions of higher education may
be classified as either public or
private college or university, and
public institutions of higher education
Tertiary may further be subdivided into two
types: state universities and colleges
Education and local colleges and universities.
Most institutions of higher learning
are regulated by the Commission of
Higher Education (CHED).
 • It refers to any organized
educational activity outside the
established formal system to
provide selected types of
learning to a segment of the
NON FORMAL population.
EDUCATION
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. It offers alternative learning
opportunities for the out of school youth and adults
specifically those who are 15 years old and above and
unable to avail themselves of the educational services
and programs of formal education. It reaches out to
citizens of varied interests, demographic characteristics,
and socioeconomic origins and status. Its primary
objective is to provide literacy programs to eradicate
illiteracy.
*Special Education
• Special Education refers to the education of persons
who are physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, or
culturally different from socalled “normal” individuals,
such that they require modification of school practices
to develop their potential. Special education provides
distinct services, curricula, and instructional materials
geared to pupils or students who are significantly higher
or lower than the average or norm. 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.
Functions 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:
a. Productive citizenry
b. Self-actualization
c. Primary education as a human right
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 highlights the importance of
formal and non-formal education in the
development of oneself and the society.
• Being a productive citizen requires critical thinking.
One must have the ability to understand his or her
duties and be able to respond to them by making
decisions.
• Educational attainment does not only contribute to
the individual’s success but also to the betterment
of his or her environment.
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.
Self-actualization
• This helps one reach full potential and
establish oneself as a whole. According to
Abraham Maslow, self-actualization is the
highest form of human need. It was
defined as “to become more and more
what one is, to become everything that
one is capable of becoming.”
• 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.
Figure 1: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
 • These are biological
requirements for human survival,
e.g. air, food, drink, shelter,
clothing, warmth,& sleep. If
these needs are not satisfied the
Physiological human body cannot function
optimally.
needs
Safety needs
protection from elements, security, order, law,
stability, freedom from fear
Love and belongingness
needs
• The need for interpersonal relationships motivates behaviour
Examples include friendship, intimacy, trust, and acceptance,
receiving and giving affection and love. Affiliating, being part
of a group (family, friends, work).
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.
Self-actualization needs
Realizing personal potential, self fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences.
• To others, education takes place both in and outside schools. It functions to preserve and
transmit the culture.
• Whether it takes place in or outside of the school system, education is of two kinds,
formal and informal. Formal education is imparted by direct instruction. Informal
education comes about indirectly, the learner often unaware that he is having a learning
experience. 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. O
Other most important
objectives of education are:
 Teaching basic skills, such as reading, writing, and arithmetic.
 Helping children develop skills in abstracting thinking and problem solving.
 Transmitting the cultural heritage, from which individual may develop an
appreciation of their society.
 Communicating to children the basic value of the society.
 Teaching the special aspects of the culture, such as art, music, literature,
drama, science, technology, and sports.
 Teaching vocational skills that help individuals enter the job market.
 Training citizens for life within the political system of their society.
 Preparing children to live long and form meaningful relationship with
other human beings.
Primary Education as
a Human Right
• Primary education is essential in the early stages of
human life. Humans need education to enable
them to adapt to the dictates of their society. The
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) declare that education is a
fundamental human right and essential for the
exercise of all other human rights. It promotes
individual freedom and empowerment and yields
important development benefits. Yet millions of
children and adults remain deprived of educational
opportunities, many as a result of poverty.”
Primary Education as a Human Right

• 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.
 MAKE A SLOGAN
• From all your answers in the activities and
your new acquired knowledge about
education, think on how education create
barriers or inequalities among the
members of the society making it difficult
for the others to attain a quality state of
living. From that, make a slogan that
promotes quality primary education for
all. Use any writing and coloring materials
available.
RUBRIC for the Slogan