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PHILOsOPHY OF EDUCATION

PHILOSOPHY

• The term has been derived from


two Greek words, ‘Philos' means
love and Sophia' means wisdom.
• Philosophy means love for
knowledge or passion.
EDUCATION

• In literary sense, education owes


its origin to the two Latin words:
" Educare."
• Educatum means the “act of
teaching and gaining”.
Philosophy of Education

• Philosophy in education may be defined


as the application of the fundamental
principles of a philosophy of life to the
work of education.
• Philosophy of education offers a definite
set of principles and establishes a definite
set of aims and objectives.
"EDUCATION WITHOUT
PHILOSOPHY IS BLIND AND
PHILOSOPHY
WITHOUT EDUCATION IS INVALID'"
VARIOUS PHILOSOPHIES OF
EDUCATION
1. ESSENTIALISM

• Contends that teachers teach for learners


to acquire basic knowledge,Skills and
Values.
• The emphasis is on academic content for
students to learn the basic skills or the
fundamental r's- reading, riting, 'rithmetic,
right conduct.
• emphasize mastery of teacher.
2. PROGRESSIVISM

• Teach to develop learners into becoming


enlightened and intelligentcitizens of a
democratic society.
• Identified with need-based and relevant
curriculum.
• Employ methods. They believe that one
learns by doing.
3. PERENNIALISM
• Is a universal one on the view that all
human beings possess the same essential
nature.centered around teachers'teachers
do not allow the students interests and
experiences to substantially dictate what
they teach.
• Great books of ancient and medieval as
well as a tradition of culture which must
initiate each generation.
4. EXISTENTIALISM

• Focus on the individual. Learning is self-


paced, self- directed.
• Main concern is "to help students
understand and appreciate themselves
as unique individuals who accept
complete responsibility for their
thoughts,feelings and actions students
are given a wide variety of options from
which to choose.
5. BEHAVIORISM

• Are concerned with the modification and


shaping of student's behavior by providing
for a favorable environment.
• Teach students to respond favorably to
various stimuli in the environment.
• "Ought to arrange environmental
conditions so that the students can
makethe responses to stimuli.
6. LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY

• To develop the communication


skills of the learner.
• Should be taught to communicate
clearly most effective way to
teach language and
communication is theexperiential
way.
7. CONSTRUCTIVISM

• To develop intrinsically motivated and


independent learners adequately equipped with
learning skills for them to be able to construct
knowledge and make meaning for them.
• The learners are taught how to learn.
• The teacher provides students with data or
experiences that allow them to hypothesize,
predict, manipulate objects.
"Knowledge isn't a thing that can be
simply deposited by the teacher into the
empty minds of the learners. Rather,
knowledge is constructed by the learners
through an active, mental processes of
development; learners are the builders
and creators of meaning and
knowledge".

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