SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF
EDUCATION
CONSENSUS THEORY
-> see shared norms and values as
FUNDAMENTAL to society
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES
CONFLICT THEORY
-> see social order as based on
MANIPULATION and CONTROL by
dominant groups
STRUCTURAL
FUNCTIONALISM
-> states that society is made up of
various institutions that work
together in cooperation
• Families
• Neighbors
• Associations
• Schools
• Churches
• Banks
• Countries
Component Parts of a
Social Structure
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
-> views the self as socially
constructed in relation to social
forces and social structures
-> require mental processes
NON- SYMBOLIC
INTERACTIONISM
-> does not involve thinking
LOOKING-GLASS-SELF
by: Charles Cooley
“ Learning the Treasure Within”
chaired by: Jacques Delors
THE FOUR PILLARS OF
EDUCATION
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
Teachers should help students realize the value of living together-
GLOBAL VILLAGE
LEARNING TO KNOW
LEARNING TO KNOW
ROLE OF TEACHER:
FACILITATOR, CATALYST, MONITOR and EVALUATOR
LEARNING TO BE
LEARNING TO BE
developing ALL the DIMENSIONS of the COMPLETE PERSON- physical,
intellectual, emotional and ETHICAL integration- A COMPLETE MAN
LEARNING TO DO
LEARNING TO DO
One MUST learn how to THINK- CREATIVELY, CRITICALLY and HOLISTICALLY
UNDERSTAND the INFORMATION deeply
CULTURE
Refers to the attitudes, values,
customs, and behavior patterns
that characterize a social group
• Characteristics of Culture
- Learned
- Shared by a group of people
- Cumulative
- Change
- Dynamic
- Diverse
• NORMS
-> rules and expectations by which
a society guides the behavior of its
members
Behavioral Component of
Culture
TYPES OF NORMS
• Customary behavior patterns of
folkways which have taken a
moralistic value
MORES
• Formalized norms, enacted by people
who are vested with government
power and enforced by political and
legal authorities designated by the
government.
LAWS
• Behavior patterns of society which
are organized and repetitive
FOLKWAYS
• Highly scripted ceremonies or strips of
interactions that follow a specific
sequence of actions.
RITUALS
• Enculturation
• Acculturation
• Assimilation
HOW IS CULTURE
TRANSMITTED
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
PEACE EDUCATION
• DIRECT VIOLENCE
E.g. war, torture, child and woman
abuse
KINDS OF VIOLENCE
• STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE
E.g. poverty, hunger
• SOCIO- CULTURAL VIOLENCE
E.g. racism, sexism, religious intolerance
• ECOLOGICAL VIOLENCE
E.g. pollution, overconsumption
• NEGATIVE PEACE
-> absence of direct violence
• POSITIVE PEACE
-> presence of conditions of well- being and
just relationships
KINDS OF PEACE
• PERSONAL PEACE
• INTERPERSONAL PEACE
• INTERGROUP PEACE
• GLOBAL PEACE
LEVELS OF PEACE
• Negative feeling or attitude
towards a person or a group even
if it lacks basis
PREJUDICE
• Negative opinion about a person
or group based on incomplete
knowledge
STEREOTYPE
• Negative actions toward members
of a specific social group that may
be manifested in avoidance,
aversion, or even violence
DISCRIMINATION
• Racism
• Sexism
• Classism
• Linguisism
• Ageism
• Lookism
• Religious intolerance
Types of Prejudice
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Martin Luther King Jr.
NONVIOLENCE
CULTURAL CHANGES
• A policy that emphasizes the
unique characteristics of different
cultures
MULTICULTURALISM
• An emerging discipline whose aim is
to create equal educational
opportunities from diverse racial,
ethnic, social class and cultural groups
MULTICULTURAL
EDUCATION
SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
• Nuclear Family
• Extended Family
FAMILY
• FUNCTIONS:
-> Economic
-> Social
-> Political
-> Cultural
-> Education
SCHOOL
• Is a set of beliefs and practices that
pertain to a sacred realm that guides
human behavior and gives meaning to
life among a community of believers.
RELIGION
As economic institutions
* macro economics
* micro economics
As a social institutions
* three branches of government
GOVERNMENT
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
• SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
• COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY
• GENDER SCHEMA THEORY
THEORIES OF GENDER
DEVELOPMENT
• Defined as the beliefs humans hold
about the characteristics associated
with males and females
GENDER STEREOTYPING
GENDER EQUALITY
GLOBALIZATION
EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
