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FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION

What is Education?
-Education is the total social processes that bring a person into life in a culture. It is the process of
acquiring skills, and abilities. It is the art of utilizing knowledge to make humans more humane. It is the
sharing of wisdom.
Foundation
-is a base upon which any structure or system stands. A strong foundation makes the structure or system
firmly established and strong enough to be able to serve its purpose and to survive calamitous vents.
Foundation of Education
-are those systems or sciences upon which education stands and has its roots, origins, or bases.
-also those of education from which education arose and came into being.
SIX FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION
1. Psychological
2. Sociological
3. Anthropological
4. Historical
5. Philosophical
6. Legal Foundations
1. Psychology- it is the study of human behavior, of how person acts and reacts under different
situations, consciously or unconsciously, mentally, physiologically, physically, overtly or
covertly. It is the study of man’s reactions to life stimulations.
2. Sociology- It is the study of human beings living in groups, of how people act and interact under
different social situations, and how they relate themselves to one another.
3. Anthropology- It is the study of civilizations and cultures of people: their origins, customs,
traditions, beliefs, more folkways and practices. Also included are languages, forms of writing,
tools and weapon, buildings and other physical structures.
4. History- It is the study of past events that makes us understand the present situation, and to
enable to predict future events.
5. Philosophy- it is systematized truth or principle that serves us a guide for conduct or thinking.
6. Legality- refers to the conformity to the laws passed by the state to established and guide the
conduct of educational system. The Constitutions is the most important legal document that
establishes and guides the conduct of an educational system. It contains the philosophy of
education of the country.
COMPONENTS OF EDUCATIVE
PROCESS
1. The learner
2. The teaching learning process
3. The teacher
4. The policy maker
IDEALISM
-The most significant philosophy, most of the world’s religions are based
on idealism.
-any of various system of system of thought in which the objects of
knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind.
REALISM
- believes that things exist independent of the mind
- objects exist regardless of how we perceive them
EXISTENTIALISM
- focuses on the individual
-is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the problem of human
existence and centers on the experience of thinking, feeling, and acting.
PRAGMATISM
- It is the most recent among the four classical philosophies.
-is the belief that the meaning of an idea is determined by the
consequences when it is put into test or practice in the world of reality.
- it is believes that the education is life: a continuous process of
reconstruction.
ESSENTIALISM
-a conception of objects as something that are absolutely necessary,
indispensable , or vital.
THANK YOU!

Cecilia Fe O. Bernal

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