HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM Overview The beliefs and experiences of education today rest on the history of this field of endeavor. This reflects that the reference of today’s education was the learning of yesterday. Early educational systems became the prototypes of the present educational systems of the world. Learning methods and techniques alter and evolve continuously from time to time. HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Primitive Egyptian Greek Roman Medieval Renaissance and Naturalism Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS 1. Primitive Education Primitive or tribal education was not consciously conceived nor planned. The different aspects of education were only undertaken according to the needs of the people and the requirements of the situations. The following are the aims of primitive education: 1. 2. 3. Security and Survival Conformity Preservation and Transmission of Tradition Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM The following are the types of education during the primitive period: Vocational and Domestic Training This includes learning the skills in procuring basic necessities of life like hunting, constructing a hut, and the like. Religious (Animistic) Religious education consisted in learning how to participate in ritualistic practices to please or to appease the unseen spirits roaming around. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Egyptian Education Egyptian Education was both cultural to preserve and perpetuate culture and utilitarian to transfer skills from father to son. Education for women was vocational and the boys were trained by scribes who taught them how to read and write. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Greek Education Greek Education was training for powerful body of soldiers (Spartan) and individual excellence (Athenian). Content of education was reading, writing, music, poetry, and dancing. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Roman Education Roman Education was the development of good citizen, good soldier, and good worker. Content of education were laws of the Twelve Tables, Roman history, procedures of court and the senate, conduct of war, business, agriculture, sports and used of weapons. Girls were taught for domestic life and religious functions. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Medieval Education Medieval Education was more on the teaching of Jesus Christ which is universal and democratic. Methods of teaching were conversational method, and gnomic or the used of the proverbs and parable. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS Renaissance to Naturalism Renaissance to Naturalism in education includes literary and aesthetic, religious, moral, and social education. Methods include reading, studying each pupil individually, inductive teaching and reasoning. Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM Group 4 3/25/2024 4:15:02 PM