Philosophy of Education

Gretchen M. Gevela

The Community-Centered Concept of

Education

Community EducationIt is a philosophy under which the school serves the entire community by providing for all the educational needs of all of its community members.

Philippine Community Life• Philippine community life is essentially rural in nature.• The houses are generally with light materials, built along

streams, near rivers, and sea coasts, highways, or in a plain, away from the noise of crowded cities or towns.

• Many barrios in the Philippines have their school houses constructed largely through voluntary contributions and free labor.

• A barrio is under a ‘’teniente’’ or ‘’barrio barangay’’ who administers the local affair and looked up as a leader and a government official.

Education and Community Defined• Education refers to the dynamic social

function of the school designed to meet more inclusive individual and social needs of all persons at any stage of their development.

• The term community is generally defined as ‘’a group living in one locality or region under the same culture and having a common educational point of view, the community is the fundamental unit of learning and teaching.

Philosophy of Community Education

• Community education seeks to bridge the gap between the school and life, to develop personality and character, to make a local community a better place in which to live.

• It regards the learner as an out-reaching, exploring organism.

• Its task is to broaden and deepen experiences, to liberate intelligence, and to increase appreciation of social values.

Philosophical Aims of Community School• To meet the needs and provide for the

interests of the people of the community. To develop the child both as an individual and as useful member of society.

• To utilize the community resources and activities on its educational program.

• To promote democracy in all the activities of the school and the community.

• To organize the school curriculum around the major processes and problems of the community living.

• To stimulate children and adults toward cooperative group projects of common interests and mutual concern.

• To broaden and deepen experiences, to liberate intelligence, and to increase appreciation of social values.

Philosophical Aims of Community School

Educational Concepts Based on Community-Centered Philosophy

• The teachers play an important part in developing social order.

• The school must possess adequate plan, an adequate and trained staff qualified to carry forward the huge community program.

• The school principal must be given the full control of the school buildings and ground.

• Adult education program must be made a regular part of the school program in the community.

• Progress is challenging education in the name of human right.

• If the community is to serve its purpose fully, the public must work with other agencies for the promotion of a broad educational movement for the country as a whole.

• The success of the community education must be measured in terms of community betterment and social improvement.

• All activities, resources and conditions in the community must be analyzed.

• The school administration should utilize the Parent-Teacher Association as an agency for integrating school and community program.

Educational Concepts Based on Community-Centered Philosophy