Foundation of Education
Dr. Irvin M. Haro
Professor
Foundation of Education
• Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is, not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
-John Dewey
• Education is the transmission of both
formal and informal way of teaching.
Foundation of Education
 Education comes from the Greek word
“EDUCARE”, means to nurture, to
inculcate, to impart or teach.
 It is the act or process of imparting or
acquiring particular knowledge or skills to
the learners.
 It is the process of facilitating learning,
and the acquisition of knowledge, skills,
values, morals, beliefs, habits, and
personal development.
Education
 Refers to a broadly-conceived field of
educational study that derives its
character and methods from a number
of academic disciplines, combinations
of disciplines, and area studies
 It is group into historical, philosophical,
sociological, anthropology, religion,
political science, economics,
psychological
Foundation of Education
 Foundations are the forces that influence
the structures and principles in educative
process.
 Foundations of education are the motives
and factors in organizing an elements of
education.
 The basic foundations includes the
objectives, curriculum, teaching methods,
strategies and evaluation.
Foundation of Curriculum
It includes the following
• Philosophical Foundation
• Psychological Foundation
• Sociological foundation
• Economical Foundation
• Historical Foundation
• Ideological and Religion Foundation
Philosophical Foundation
It is concerned with beliefs.
• What is real --- ONTOLOGY
• What is true --- EPISTEMOLOGY
• What is good – AXIOLOGY
Psychological Foundation
Psychology is the scientific
study of human behavior.
It gives insight into:
• Child development
• Learning
• Inquiry techniques
• Educational objectives
• Student characteristics
• Learning process
• Teaching method
• Evaluation procedures
Sociological Foundation
Sociology is the study of
social relationships,
institutions and
society.
It includes
• Value of society
• Media explosion
• New forms of
cooperation
• Culture etc.
Economical Foundation
It focuses on:
• Job or market
oriented curriculum
• Skill learning
Historical Foundations
It includes
• Role of curriculum in
achievements of
nations.
• Guides future plans
• Factors that influence
development of nation
e.g. unity
• Eliminates the
useless traditions.
Ideological and Religion
Foundations
It includes
• is concerned with the life ideology like
religious beliefs of an individuals.
• refers to those fundamental thoughts
and ideals which are significantly
considered during the development of a
system of education using religion as a
tool of imparting traditions and cultures.