Social Dimensions of Education
Social Dimensions of Education
Social Dimensions of Education
A. The social dimensions of education take into account the global and national
issues and concerns of the 21 st century, including globalization, peace
education, multiculturalism, human right education, development education,
population
education,
citizenship
education,
environmental
education,
good.
Is concerned with minorities as much as with majorities as they
relate and interact with each other in a given society; takes into
account cultural differences, inequalities, and ethnocentrism (belief
that ones own culture is superior to other cultures), but emphasizes
cultural
tolerance
understanding,
and
recognition,
peaceful
and
coexistence,
rights,
and
as
well
advocates
as
the
Multiculturalization of society
Advocates multicultural education that;
1. Has become an important part of education because of changes
in immigration patterns, historical realities, and birth rates,
concern about levels of achievement, and discrimination against
certain ethnic groups,
2. Aims to create equal educational opportunities to students from
diverse racial, ethnic, social class, and other cultural groups; to
help students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills
needed to function effectively in a pluralistic democratic society
and to interact, negotiate and communicate with peoples from
the
emanate
from
such
inter
connectedness/interdependence;
3. Aim to equip the students with the required knowledge, skills, and
attitude that will help[ them understand, appreciate, and cope with
the demands of globalization;
4. Contains specific lessons that provides answer to these questions;
What are the historical origins of cooperation and conflicts
among nations?
What are the patterns of resource distribution across the face
of the earth? How are global relations affected by unequal
distribution of population and resource?
How the economic problems of one nation do affects the
other parts of the world?
How are the disputes between and among nations resolved?
How has technology charged the norms of behavior in
different parts of the world?
What have the world cultures done to retain their individual
identities in the face of accelerating changes?
How are the difference personal & social needs of people met
techno-science initiatives
E. Human rights education
o Human rights as a terms basically refers to that right of all individuals
to be human, with a claim to dignity, freedom, equality, and justice,
according to law and moral precepts.
Human rights are legal rights that defines a persons existence and
protect him from inequality and harm as national and international
serve as equalizer for all people of different traits, beliefs and status in, life.
F. Gender education
o Gender education is anchored on gender equality/sex equity, which has
the following dimensions:
1. Equality of access, which means, that both boys and girls are
provided equitable access/opportunities to gain admission to
formal, nonformal, or alternative means to basic education.
2. Equality in the learning process, meaning that girls and boys
receive
equitable
treatment
and
attention
and
have
equal
talent
and
effort.
To
ensure
fair
chances
for
of women in development
G. Environmental education
o Environmental education should make all students realize that:
1. Cultures and societies must consider the impact of human activities
on the physical environment in order to survive
2. Cultural attitudes and values play a role in the discussion that
weight the potential benefits of technological advances and the
potential damages these advances pose for the environment
3. We, as human beings, are part of an involving eco-system in which
all life system (plants, animals, air, water, soil, minerals, etc.) are
connected in every significant ways; we are one with the earth, we
are not dominant of it.
4. People should understand fully well that if they destroy or alter one
link in the chain of life systems, it will damage other links,
weakening the life support system, and threatening the survival of
o
o
all earths species including people and the whole planets as well.
Rethinks human- earth relationship, promoter care of environment for
sustainable document.
May include topics that can provide answers to these question:
1. What have been the consequences of past abuses of the physical
environment?
2. What relationships exist between the locations of environmental
problems and the patterns of population distributions?
3. How can change in land use influence the physical environment?
I.
education
The four pillars of Education
1. Learning to know
a. Involves development of the facilities of memory, imagination,
reasoning, problem solving and the ability to think coherently and
critically
b. Assumes that acquiring knowledge is a never-ending process, hence
mastering the instrument of knowledge must be mastered.
2. Learning to do
a. Ability to communicate with others effectively
b. Aptitude toward team work
c. Skill in building meaningful interpersonal relations
d. Adaptability to change in the world of work and social life
e. Competence in creating innovations/ job creation
f. Readiness to take risk
g. Ability to resolve/manage conflicts
3. Learning to live together
a. Fuller understanding of self and others
b. Recognition and appreciation of human diversity
c. Awareness of the similarities and interdependence among all
people