2. Education
The primary function of educational institution is the
socialization of children and the new member of the society.
There are numerous aspects to the socialization process.
Family, social group and contact with other social institution
are the few sources of socialization.
Educational institute keeps children and youth ocupied and out
of labor force.
It serve to bring about social change, provide a means for
social mobility, and conducts many community activities for
both parents and students.
3. Education in the
Philippines
Education is the Philippines is managed
and regulated by the Department of
Education, commonly referred to as the
DepEd.
DepEd controls the Philippine education
system, including the creation and
implementation of the curriculum and
the utilization of funds allotted by the
central government.
4. Before the Philippines attained
independence in 1946, the country’s
education system was patterned after the
educational systems of Spain and the United
States-countries that colonized and
governed the Philippines for more than
three hundred years.
From 1945 until 2011, the basic education
system was composed of six years of
elementary education starting at age of
seven(changed to six later), and four years
5. Further education was provided by technical or
vocational schools and universities.
Although the 1987 Constitution stated that
elementary education was compulsory, this
was never enforced.
In 2011, the country atarted to transition from
its 10-year basic educational system to a K to
12 educational system.
The new 12-year system is now compulsory,
along with the adoption of new curriculum for
all schools (the K to 12 program).
6. The transition period will end in the 2017-2018
school year, which is the graduation date for the
first group of student who entered the new
aducational system.
All public schools in the Philippines must start
classes on the date mandated by the Department
of education(usually the first Monday for public,
second Monday for private and third Monday for
some colleges in the month of Junes) and must
end after each school completes the mandated
200-day school calendar prepared by the
Department of Education(usally around the third
7. Private schools are not obliged to abide
by a specific date, but must open classes
no later than the last week of August.
The economic, political, social, and
religious values of the society are being
reflected by the kind of educational
system.
For more than three centuries, education
in the Philippines was patterned after the
Spanish and American systems.
8. Spain and the United States brought about
educational practices, which reflected
their culture and ideologies.
During the Spanish time the function of
education was to inculcate moral and
relilious values.
Religion was the core curriculum and the
schools were used to spread Chritianity.
Going to church was compulsory for all
students.
9. Higher educationduring that time focused on
training the youth in virtue and letters.
It mainly served the upper classes; thus, higher
education symbolized “social atanding and
prestige.” Copulsory aducation was approved
between the age of seven and twelve.
Reading, writing, arithmetic, goegraphy, Cristian
doctrine, and vocal music was part of the
curriculum in the primary grades.
When Americans came, education was focused on
the development of new social.patterns that would
prepare the natio for a self-governing democracy.
10. Today, the government of the
Philippines has been very active in
tapping the educational system for the
country’s development efforts.
With the adoption of the K to 12
program, it is hoped that Philippine
Educational System is now responding
to the demands of the economy for
national development.
11. Function of education in
a society:
1.Giving training in specific skills or the basic
general education literacy.
2.Prepare people for occupational roles
3.Preserving the culture from one generation to next
4.Encouraging democratic participation by teaching
verbal skills
5.Developing the persons ability to Think rationally
ang indepently
12. 6.Enriching life by enabling the student to
expand his/her intellectual and aesthetic
horizons
7.Improving personal adjustment througg
personal counselling and such courses as
applied psychology, sex education, family living
and drug abuse
8.Improving the health of the nation’s youth by
providing physical exercise and courses in
hygiene
9.Producing patriotic citizens through
13. The following are the constitutional
provisions relevant to Basic Education
1. “The state shall protect the right of all
citizens to quality education at all levels
and shall take appropriate steps to make
such erucation accessible to all.”
2. “The state shall establish, maintain and
support a complete, adequate and
integrated system of education relevant to
the needs of the people and society.”
14. 3. “The state shall establish and maintain a
system of free education in the elementary
and high school levels. Without limiting the
natural right of parents to rear their children,
elementary education is compulsory for all
children of school age.”
4. “The state shall establish and maintain a
system of scholarship grants, students loan
programs, subsidies and other incentives
which shall be available to deserving students
in both public and private schools especially
15. 5. “The state shall encourage non-
formal, informal and indegenous
learning systems as well as self-
learning, independent, and out-of-
school study programs particularly those
that respond to the community needs.”
6. “The State shall provide adult
citizens the disabled and out-of-school
youth with training in civics, vocational
16. Formal Education
Refers to the ststematic and
deliberate process of hierarchically
structured and sequential learning
corresponding to the general concept
of elementary and secondary level of
schooling.
It shall correspond to the following
levels in basic education:
17. Elementary Education
Paaralang Elementarya or elementary
education is the fiest part of the
educational system, and it includes
the first six years of compulsory
education from grade 1 to grade 6.
Major subjects include Mathematics,
Science, English, Filipino, and Social
Sciences.
18. Secondary Education
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 school and two years of senior
high school.
19. Tertiary Education
Most institution of higher education.
Colleges typically offer 1 or more
specialized programs in a wide
universities must offer at least 2
gratitude programs.
20. Vocational Education
Accredited private institution offer
technical and vocational education.
Programs of fered vary in duration
from a few weeks to two years.
21. Non-formal Education
Refers to any organized systematic
educational activity carried outside of
the framework of the formal system to
provide selected types of learning to a
segment Of the population.
22. Special Education
Refers to the education of persons who
are physically, mentally, emotionally,
or culturally different from so called
“normal” individuals, such that they
require modification of school
practices to develop their potential.
