• comes from the GreekPhilosophy

word –”philo” and “sophos”, which

together means love and wisdom.
• is sometimes considered as a group of theories or
system of thoughts by which it sought to understand the
world, its meaning and its values.
• “It is the endeavor to achieve comprehensive view of life
and its meaning, upon the basis of the results of various
sciences.” – E. S. Amos
“Unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly.”
 Educational Philosophy

• – refers to a person’s beliefs and values about

education and serves as the foundation for his/her
practice of his/her profession.
• Philosophy of education is one of the areas of applied
Nature of Philosophy of Education
philosophy. There are three branches of philosophy namely
'metaphysics, epistemology and axiology.
1. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that investigates
principles of reality transcending those of any particular science.
It is concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being
and the world. Metaphysics is the study of the nature of things.
Metaphysicians ask what kinds of things exist, and what they are
like. They reason about such things as whether or not people
have free will, in what sense abstract objects can be said to
exist,and how it is that brains are able to generate minds.
 Nature isofthePhilosophy
2. Epistemology of Education
branch of philosophy that studies
knowledge. It attempts to answer the basic question: what
distinguishes true (adequate) knowledge from false (inadequate)
knowledge?
Practically, this question translates into issues of scientific
methodology:
how can one develop theories or models that are better than
competing theories? It alsoforms one of the pillars of the new
sciences of cognition, which developed from the information
processing approach to psychology, and from artificial intelligence,
as an attempt to develop computer programs that mimic a human's
capacity to use knowledge in an intelligent way.
3. Axiology: the branch of philosophical enquiry that explores:
Nature of Philosophy of Education
o Aesthetics: the study of basic philosophical questions about art and beauty.
Sometimes
philosophy of art is used to describe only questions about art, with "aesthetics"
the more
general term. Likewise "aesthetics" sometimes applied even more broadly than
to
"philosophy of beauty" :to the "sublime," to humour, to the frightening--to any of
the
responses we might expect works of art or entertainment to elicit.
o Ethics: the study of what makes actions right or wrong, and of how theories
of right
action can be applied to special moral problems. Subdisciplines include meta-
ethics, value theory, theory of conduct, and applied ethics.
TEN (10)EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES
 ESSENTIALISM

“Ang mahalaga ang dapat laging

mauna”
-a philosophy of education whose
primary aim is for the learners to learn
the basic skills of reading, writing,
arithmetic and right conduct.
 ESSENTIALISM

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

To acquire basic knowledge,
skills and values.
Not to reshape the society but
to transmit the traditional moral
values.
To make students model
citizens
Fundamental r’s – reading, Mastery of the subject matter.
‘riting, ‘rithmetic and right Drill method
conduct. Memorization
Traditional disciplines- Math, Teacher is the fountain of
Natural Sciences, History, information.
Foreign Language & Literature.
 PROGRESSIVISM

“Sa relasyon wag ka umasa dahil lahat

nagbabago”
-a philosophy of education whose primary goal
is to develop learners to become enlightened
and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.
 PROGRESSIVISM

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

❑ To develop intelligent ❑ Need-based and ❑ Experiential method
citizens of a relevnt curriculum ❑ Problem-solving
democratic country. ❑ Scientific method
❑ To live life fully NOW ❑ Natural and social ❑ Field trips
not to prepare sciences. ❑ “hands-on- hearts-on”
students for adult life. ❑ puzzles
❑ Believes that
CHANGE is the only
thing that doesn’t
change.
 PERENNIALISM
“ Pag-ibig ko sa iyo’y di magbabago”

a philosophy of education that focuses

on teaching learners things considered to
be lasting or enduring.
 PERENNIALISM
WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?
Develops student’s General curriculum Teacher-centered
rational and moral Use of great books Discipline
powers Socratic-dialogue

Believes that truth is

universal and
unchanging

 EXISTENTIALISM

“ Ikaw ang pinili ko dahil ikaw ang gusto ko at wala akong

pakialam sa TADHANANG sinasambit mo”

a philosophy of education whose aim is to

help students understand and appreciate
themselves as unique individuals.
 EXISTENTIALISM
WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?
Develops student’s Purpose of life Self-paced; self-
rational and moral directed
powers Self-esteem
To help students Freedom/ choices Values-clarification
understand and strategy
appreciate themselves
as unique individuals
who accept complete
responsibility for their
thoughts, feelings and
actions.
 BEHAVIORISM

“ Maghiwalay na tayo dahil marami ang chismosa’

t chismoso at di talaga ata tayo para sa isa’t isa.”

a philosophy of education whose aim is to

change the learners’ behavior by providing them
a favorable environment.
 BEHAVIORISM

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

To shape students To respond favorably ❑ Arrange physical
behavior to various stimuli in the environmental
Believes that students environment conditions (light,
are products of temperature,
environment. arrangement of
furnitures, size,
quantity, etc.)
 REALISM

“Kung totoong mahal mo ako dapat makita ko

ang sinasabi mo.”

Realists believe that reality exists independent of the human

mind. The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects. The
focus is on the body/objects. Truth is objective-what can be
observed.
 REALISM

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

To develop learners Science ❑ Observation

who can observe Physical concept ❑ Investigation
through the use of
senses to the maximum
 IDEALISM

“ Akala ko totoo… imagination ko lang pala.”

a philosophical approach that has as its central tenet that

ideas are the only true reality, the only thing worth
knowing. In a search for truth, beauty, and justice that is
enduring and everlasting, the focus is on conscious
reasoning in the mind.
 IDEALISM

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

To develop learners who Spiritual, reflection, ❑ Making reflections

can reflect ideas. ideas ❑ Introspection (self-
examination)
 CONSTRUCTIVISM

“ Si ex mo ay bahagi na ng buhay mo, natuto

ka dahil sa nakaraan niyo.”

To develop learners who can construct

knowledge and make meaning of them
 LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY

• a philosophy of education whose goal is to

develop the learners’ communication skills.
 LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY

WHY TEACH? WHAT TO TEACH? HOW TO TEACH?

To develop To communicate clearly ❑ Experiential

communication skills of To use language correctly way/method
the learner
To express
himself(learner) clearly
 REFERENCES:

• https://www.scribd.com/presentation/404047529/P
hilosophies-of-Education
• https://www.scribd.com/doc/118296314/EDUCATI
ONAL-PHILOSOPHIES
• https://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ed416/PP2.html