philosophies and foundations of today's curriculum ..

1. Philosophies in Education

2. What is PHILOSOPHY?
guiding or underlying principles: a set of basic
principles or concepts underlying a particular
sphere of knowledge
set of beliefs or aims: a precept, or set of
precepts, beliefs, principles, or aims, underlying
somebody's practice or conduct

3. Importance of Philosophy in
Education
The philosophy advocated by a
particular school and its officials
influences its goals, as well as the
organization of its curriculum.

4. MAJOR PHILOSOPHIES

5. IDEALISM

6. IDEALISM

25. BEHAVIORISM
 behavior of students in the society.
 modification and shaping students
behavior.
 stimuli – response relationship

26. SOCIALISM
“ No man is an island”
-Man is a social creature.
-Develops personality
-Can change standards of society

27. A society transmits its cultural
values to individuals in order that
they can function properly as its
members.

28. FUNCTIONALISM
“It’s not the structure that should be of
prime importance but the function of the
matter”
 emphasized on individual Differences
(capacity) in mental abilities (Darwin
theory of variation)

29. PURPOSIVISM
Hormic Psychology
“ Behavior cannot be understood
adequately without understanding his
goals”

30. STRUCTURALISM
Experiments on sensation,
perception, thought-processes.
 Structure of the mind
(analyze consciousness into its
component elements)
 Method of introspection (mental
self-analysis)

31. ASSOCIATIONISM
the mind is composed of elements --
usually referred to as sensations and
ideas -- which are organized by means
of various associations. .
Items are associated in the mind
through experience (derive from
experience and combine to form
thought)

32. UTILITARIANISM
The moral worth of an action is
determined only by its resulting
outcomes
In general usage, it could be
described as something or someone's
value can be measured by it's
usefulness.