Week 1-5 Module
Week 1-5 Module
Week 1-5 Module
Pre-Competency Checklist
6. Which of the following is not included in the 6 megatrends that continues to shape and influence our
society?
7. Which of the following is not included in the characteristics of holistically developed and functionally
literate learners?
9. Which of the following is an essential element to ensuring success in all education endeavours? a.
Creativity and Ingenuity
b. Perseverance and Will
c. Leadership and Collaboration
d. Strategy and Tactics
10. Which of the following problems are being catered by the noble contribution of different schools in
Nation Building?
a. To end the poverty
b. To end overpopulation
c. To end illiteracy
d. None of the above
Learning Resources
Pawilen, G.T et al. (2019). The School and the Community, School Culture, and Organizational Leadership.
Sampaloc Manila: Rex Bookstore Inc.
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School as a Social Organization
Schools are important that prepare young children of their future roles as productive citizens in the country.
The way schools fulfill this function has a strong effect on the quality of education they provide. There are
several theories that try to explain the nature of the school organizations. The systems theory is best to
explain the nature of schools as a social organization. Under the systems theory, it is best to examine some
of the characteristics of schools including structure, culture, climate, leadership, decision-making and the
relationships among personnel (Bozkus, 2014).
• Structure: As social systems, schools’ structures have characteristics of rational, natural and open
systems. A school is structures in a seamless bureaucracy that includes positions and offices based
on the type of programs and services offered by the school. The size or the population of the school
also determines the structure of the school. Not only that the school is an integral part of the bigger
education system from district, division, region, and national level. The line of authorities and
responsibilities are clearly defined.
The bureaucratic structure of the school has received much criticism from the public especially
among the teachers and local school administrators. There was a clamor for empowering teachers
and principals in making classroom-based and school-based decisions. There is a need to
strengthen their positions in soliciting public support for their schools. They need to develop
innovative programs that are truly relevant and responsive to the context of the school. School
principals need more freedom to make decisions concerning their schools, and teachers need to be
empowered to make instructional innovations and decisions concerning their classes and students.
• Culture and Climate: The school culture is influenced by the philosophy and core values of the
school. It is also continuously shaped by the culture of every individual members of the school.
Private schools especially sectarian schools are famous for their ability to sustain their institutional
norms and culture especially among students.
Norms are influential in shaping students’ character and values system. Often times, the norms or
school culture create a sense of place among students. School has become not only a place for
learning but also a home for them. Much of who they are as a person including their views on
various issues are influenced by the hidden curriculum they got from the school. The institutional
culture is the thread that binds all teachers, students, staff, and alumni. It is their identity as a
school.
Climate on the other hand represents and organization’s distinguishing characteristics, feelings, and
behavior that can be presented with a framework which consists of four elements: (1) physical
frame is the physical factors of a school like equipment, classrooms; (2) social frame is the social
factor; (3) environment mostly related to social behavior of individuals within a school; and (4)
structural frame represents factors such as hierarchy, authority, role, and symbolic frame is the
parts of culture like believes, norms, values (Kowalski, 2010).
• Leadership and Decision Making: In social systems of schools and important aspect of leadership
is the quality and systematic effects of functions and behaviors of principals as leaders (Bozkus,
2014).
The Governance of Basic Education Act provided a way to enhance the system of leadership and
decision-making process in the school. Currently, principals are now the local executives in their
schools. They help to develop the vision and plans for improving the school and for helping students
improve their scholastic performance. Annually, the schools are mandated to submit their annual
school improvement plan (SIP), which serves as the basis for their budget and for their budget and
for evaluating their performance. Likewise, the teachers are now empowered to develop innovations
that will improve students’ achievement and performance.
• Relationships: Social organizations like schools are stemmed from interaction among people both
within and outside of the organization. Relationships within school building and with the community
are essential elements of socialization and have a significant impact on many vital processes
(Bozkus, 2014).
The 4th Industrial Revolution calls for the educational system to develop graduates who are equipped with
knowledge and new skills and prepared for responding to the various social challenges that may come. In
order to produce qualified graduates, the curriculum needs a new orientation. The old literacies (reading,
writing and math), have to be strengthened as well as by adding the new and emerging literacies, to
produce qualified human who can thrive in digital era.
Education should adjust itself to different social challenges and demands. There are three literation that
needs to be developed to prepare graduates for this 4th Industrial Revolution:
1. Data Literation – the ability to read, to analyze, and to use information in the digital world.
2. Technology Literation – the ability to understand mechanical (system) work, to use the application
of technology like (Coding, Artificial Intelligence, & Engineering Principles).
3. Human Literation – Humanities, Communication, and Design. This calls for development of
leadership skills, socials competence, collaboration and teamwork, professionalism, and new sets of
values to be developed among students.
With the changes and challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution, schools need to revisit their academic
programs and focus on what are essentials skills that need to be learned for human beings to become
productive and enjoy the fullness of life. The World Economic Forum in 2016 identified examples of these
skills:
Change Forces
Sergiovanni (2000, pp. 154-155) identifies six forces affecting changes in schools: bureaucratic, personal,
market, professional, cultural, and democratic. Each of these forces is influential in implementing changes
in schools:
• Bureaucratic forces are rules, mandates, and other requirements intended to provide direct
supervision, standardized work process, or standardized outcomes that are used to prescribed
change.
• Personal forces are personalities, leadership styles, and interpersonal skills of change agents that
could push for changes to happen in school.
• Market forces are competition, incentives, and individual choice that are used to motivate change.
• Professional forces are standards of expertise, codes of conduct, collegiality, felt obligations, and
other professional norms intended to build professional community to compel change
• Democratic forces are democratic social contacts and share commitments to the common good
intended to build a community that is used to compel change
Due to these change forces, schools need to build internal commitment to change and positive social
transformation. Internal commitment is an essential contributor to school effectiveness. Internal
commitment is an essential contributor to school effectiveness. Internal commitment means all faculty,
administrators, and staff experience a high degree of ownership and a feeling of responsibility on the
changes that they wish to happen. Teachers, students, and staff must see their roles and responsibilities in
the changes that will happen. Cooperation, collaboration, and open communication is essential.
Responding to the different change forces requires empowerment of every member of the school
community. It also requires ethical and moral leadership from school managers and administrators.
Furthermore, all the members of the school must possess innovative behaviors and creativity.
As an agent of social change, a school must set an example of a good social institution. Schools need to
model a dynamic social organization characterized by the following:
• The UP Baguio research on the indigenous peoples culture in the Cordillera region.
• Ateneo de Manila University is also known for its contributions in helping the poor people in various
parts of the country and it has collaborations with other agencies and institutions, like Gawad
Kalinga, in its mission to end poverty and serve the poor.
• Miriam College partnership in developing children’s literacy in poor communities.
• St. Scholastica’s College program for empowering women and in promoting gender equity.
• The UP College of Law, Law center for providing free legal assistance to poor people.
• The Central Visayas Institute of Technology for developing science literacy by building a good
science and mathematics program in a small town of Jagna in the province of Bohol.
• Mindanao State University for advancing the Education of Muslims and other indigenous groups of
Mindanao.
• Mary Johnston College of Nursing for serving the health needs of poor families in Tondo, Manila.
• TESDA Schools all over the country, are helping to develop the vocational and technical skills of
millions of students.
All schools under K-12 Education Program are expected to function as agents of social change and
transformation. They are expected to contribute to nation building by developing holistically developed and
functionally literate learners characterized by:
There are other strategies that administrators, teachers, and other personnel can do to ensure success of
the school.
1. Strong principal leadership – the principal plays a vital role in the school. The principal ensures that
all educational goals, targets, and plans set by the school and by the Department of Education
should be implemented effectively.
2. Setting high expectations for students’ achievements – the business of the school is to ensure that
all students should be successful in their students; ensuring that all curriculum competencies should
be mastered by the students and this is measured by the assessment of their learning performance.
3. Empowerment and providing positive support to teachers – teachers need to be empowered in
making decisions for their classes and in the subjects they teach. Trust and support for teachers are
important morale boasters that drive teachers to do more innovations in their classes.
4. Creating a clear vision and mission – any administrator should help the school community to create
a clear vision and great sense of mission. This sets the foundation of good leadership—a vision and
mission that is shared by all members of the school community.
5. Monitoring students’ progress and teachers’ performance – effective school leaders regularly
monitor students’ progress and evaluate teachers’ performance. This means providing instructional
leadership is important.
6. Establishing a positive school climate – ensuring transparency, integrity, and honesty in all school
transactions, establishing clear standards to follow, could do this exercising fairness, and supporting
professional growth of teachers and staffs.
7. Establishing linkages and collaboration with parents, community, and all stakeholders – there is an
old African proverb that says “it takes a village to educate a child” which simply means that ensuring
support and participation of all stakeholders in every school activity and encouraging parents to
have active role in the education of their children are essential.
Discussion Board
Using a concept map, identify strategies that schools can adopt to respond to the needs of the society.
What are the projects and programs of your school that are beneficial to the society or community where it
belongs?
14. Which of the following is true about the structure of the school?
15. Which of the following does not affect/influence the school culture?
16. Which of the following is not included in the 6 megatrends that continues to shape and influence our
society?
19. Which of the following is an essential element to ensuring success in all education endeavours? e.
Creativity and Ingenuity
f. Perseverance and Will
g. Leadership and Collaboration ♥
h. Strategy and Tactics
20. Which of the following problems are being catered by the noble contribution of different schools in
Nation Building?
e. To end the poverty ♥
f. To end overpopulation
g. To end illiteracy
h. None of the above