The Importance of Culture In Human Development

What is Culture?

Culture is what man has Culture is what man has developed in terms of developed in terms of material object and the uses material object and the uses to which these objects are to which these objects are utilized to meet his needsutilized to meet his needs

Man Can Set Aside Certain Laws of Nature

In classrooms, air In classrooms, air conditioning or electric fans conditioning or electric fans are installed to change the are installed to change the natural phenomenanatural phenomena

Artificial rain can be producedArtificial rain can be produced

Man Can Overcome His Physical Handicaps

Man cannot fly like the birdsMan cannot fly like the birds Man cannot swim as fast and Man cannot swim as fast and

as long as the fishas long as the fish Man cannot carry heavy Man cannot carry heavy

weightweight

The Growth of Youth subcultures

What is subculture?

A subculture is a set of people A subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and with a set of behaviors and beliefs, which could be distinct or beliefs, which could be distinct or hidden that differentiate them hidden that differentiate them from larger culturefrom larger culture

It can be distinctive because of It can be distinctive because of the age, race, ethnicity, class the age, race, ethnicity, class and or genderand or gender

Mass Media

Cluster of behavior which Cluster of behavior which may differ from those of the may differ from those of the adultsadults

Some groups may behave Some groups may behave and think differently from the and think differently from the restrest

Generation gapGeneration gap

Description of Ways of Living and Description of Ways of Living and Behaving of Some of our Cultural Behaving of Some of our Cultural

MinoritiesMinorities Study of terms used by Study of terms used by

young peopleyoung people The difference of Muslim and The difference of Muslim and

Christian FilipinosChristian FilipinosLanguageLanguageWays of dressingWays of dressingWays of worshipWays of worshipPreference for certain foodPreference for certain food

Culture of Poverty

Urban PoorUrban poor are city dwellers occupying slum communities and squatters areas

Culture of Poverty to Education

Elementary schools children Elementary schools children of the urban poor attend of the urban poor attend classesclasses

Filipinos education looked Filipinos education looked upon as the means for social upon as the means for social mobilitymobility

Cultural Dimensions of Learning, Teaching and Educational Processes

Social, cultural, and individual diversity

Keystones in curricular design Keystones in curricular design and developmentand development

Curricular flexibilityCurricular flexibility

Teachers need theoretical frameworks

Education must be student Education must be student centeredcentered

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