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UCSP Lesson 13

Education is a social institution that transmits skills, knowledge, and values from teachers to learners through formal classroom settings. In the Philippines, education is obligatory for 13 years and includes elementary, secondary, tertiary, vocational, and special education. Non-formal education occurs outside formal settings with no age limits, while informal education involves lifelong learning from daily experiences. The functions of education are to provide skills and literacy, prepare individuals for jobs, preserve culture, encourage democratic participation, enrich lives, and produce nationalistic citizens. Important goals are a productive citizenry and self-actualization. Primary education is a universal human right that promotes freedom and development benefits.

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UCSP Lesson 13

Education is a social institution that transmits skills, knowledge, and values from teachers to learners through formal classroom settings. In the Philippines, education is obligatory for 13 years and includes elementary, secondary, tertiary, vocational, and special education. Non-formal education occurs outside formal settings with no age limits, while informal education involves lifelong learning from daily experiences. The functions of education are to provide skills and literacy, prepare individuals for jobs, preserve culture, encourage democratic participation, enrich lives, and produce nationalistic citizens. Important goals are a productive citizenry and self-actualization. Primary education is a universal human right that promotes freedom and development benefits.

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Understnding Culture,

Society and Politics


EDUCATION
Social institution that formally socializes members of the
society. It also refers to the process through which skills,
knowledge and values are transmitted from the teachers to
the learners.
In the Philippines, by law, education is obligatory for 13
years (kindergarten & Grade 1 to 12)
TYPES OF EDUCATION
1.FORMAL EDUCATION
in a classroom setting with trained teaching and
non-teaching staff
includes: Elementary, secondary, tertiary, vocational
and special education
TYPES OF EDUCATION
Elementary Education - 1st 6 years of education (G1-6)
Secondary Education - JHS (G7-10) & SHS (G11-12)
Tertiary Education - College, usually offered 4 yr degree
programs with 2 semesters per year
Vocational Education - offers course on specific skill-set, crafts
or trade
Special Education- education of persons who are physically,
mentally, emotionally, socially or culturally different from so
called "normally" individuals such that they require modification
of school practices to develop their potential
TYPES OF EDUCATION
2.NONFORMAL EDUCATION
is an organized educational activity that takes place
outside a formal set up. It has no age limit, even
adults can take part in a nonformal education
program
Example: Alternative Learning System (ALS) program
of DepEd
TYPES OF EDUCATION
3.INFORMAL EDUCATION
is a lifelong process of learning by which every
person acquire& accumulate knowledge, skills,
attitude from daily experiences at home, at work, at
play, & from life itself.
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETY
give training in specific skills or the basic general
education literacy
prepare individuals for job
preserving culture from generation to generation
encouraging democratic participation through
verbal skills
develop the persons ability to think logically and
critically
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETY
enriching life by enabling the students to expand
his/her intellectual & aesthetic horizons
improving personal adjustments through personal
counselling
improving the health of the nations youth
producing nationalistic citizen
build personal character
IMPORTANT GOALS OF EDUCATION
1.Productive citizenry
refers to the idea that a citizen can create
opportunities to become productive
2. Self-actualization
refers to a desire for self-fulfillment. If an individuals
self-fulfillment is through achieving his dreams &
aspirationsnin life, once these are acheived, he/she
reache the level of self-actualization
PRIMARY EDUCATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT
Everyone has the right to education (Universal
declaration of Human Right)
-Education has to be free compulsory at least in the
primary level, higher education & technical-
vocational education should be made generally
available
PRIMARY EDUCATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT
Education is a fundamental human right &
essential for the exercis of all other human rights
(UNESCO)
-It promotes individual freedom & empowerment &
yeilds important development benefits

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