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foundations of education

1. Foundations of Education
MA 201- MAEM / MAENG
Ist Semester, SY 2025-2026
Course Syllabus and other Information
Dr. Froilan A. Pacris, Jr.
Professor

2. Course Description
   This course enables students to understand the
fundamental concepts and principles related to the
historical, philosophical, and legal foundations of education.
It focuses specifically on the important contributions of each
field to the structure and advancement of education.

3. After successful completion of  MAEng and MAEM , students can :
1.Implement the current laws that regulate the organization of education in the Philippines.
2.Actively engage in promoting quality and accessible basic education by applying relevant
policies, concepts, and principles to ensure effective delivery of educational services.
3.Build skills and competencies to address all aspects of quality, equitable, and
comprehensive basic education by achieving the course’s target goals and program
objectives.
4.Exhibit moral integrity and leadership in the teaching profession by attaining the expected
skills, values, and competencies.
5.Utilize new knowledge, skills, and research-based strategies to improve instructional
programs and enhance overall school performance
COURSE  EXPECTED OUTCOMES

4. Course Requirements
1.Virtual/ F2F Attendance
2.Oral Reporting/ Presentation (/ Individual or Group)
3.Class Participation
4.Paper/ Article Review
5.Final Examination
6.Final Paper
- Presentation materials (PPT),
- Detailed written report

5. 1. Oral Report - 30 %
2. Class Participation - 20%
3. Final Examination - 30 %
4. Requirements - 20 %
- Paper/ Article review
- Final Paper
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Total 100 %
Grading System

6. 1.Onsite activities account for 25%, including but not limited to lectures,
discussions, topic presentations, reporting, evaluation, presentation of
outputs, and assessment methods such as quizzes and major examinations.
2.Online or other platforms – 75% (such as Gmeet, LENS, Messenger,
Gmail, and Google Drive) and others – for activities that do not require
real-time interaction between students and faculty. These activities can be
completed on LENS or uploaded to Google Classroom, Gmail, or Google
Drive, allowing students to respond at their own pace or within a specified
timeframe.
3.Whenever possible, if students are on-site from 9 to 12, they should also be
on-site from 1 to 4 to ensure a smooth transition.
Delivery of Instruction

7. Delivery of Instruction
1.Please send the class requirements to
my email: [email protected]
2.Communication is conducted via the
group chat created or through my
personal Facebook Messenger

8. Tentative Schedule
Date Activity
August 16 2025Course Orientation/ Briefing & Tasking
Virtual Oral reporting
Submission of Final Paper
Final Examination

9. Guidelines
in the preparation of Oral & Written Reports
1.Students are allowed to create their own suitable outlines
when preparing and presenting reports;
2.The oral presentation should last between 30 minutes
and one hour, followed by a 10-minute question-and-
answer session. It must be prepared using PowerPoint;
3.Two reports are required: one in PowerPoint format and a
detailed report in either PDF or MS Word forma
4.Include references and sources;

10. Prepare a paper review or presentation sharing your
thoughts and reactions, and discuss the article as well as
the policies and actions implemented by the Department
of Education (DepEd) and the National Government :
Philippine Education: Situationer, Challenges, and
Ways Forward Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr. and Vicente B.
Paque
PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT
STUDIES August 2022

11. Topics
Topic Reporter/s Remarks
I.
HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS
1.
Early Conceptions of Education
1.1 Education for Conformity/ Primitive Education
1.2 Education for the Preservation of Social Stability/ Oriental Education
1.3 Education for the Development of Individuality/ Greek Education
1.4 Education for Utilitarianism/ Roman Education
Maramag,
Deolice
Joy,
Aglanao,
Renalyn
Monique
2.
Modern Conceptions of Education


2.1 Education for Rich, full life / Italian or Individualistic Humanism
2.2. Northern or Social Humanism
2.3. Reformation
2.4 Counter-Reformation
2.5. Humanistic or Verbal Realism
2.6. Social Realism
2.7. Sense or Scientific Realism
2.8. Education as training of the mind/ formal discipline
2.9. Rationalism
2.10 Education in Harmony with nature/ naturalistic conception of education’
2.11 Education for Patriotic citizenship/ nationalistic conception
2.12 Education as Psychological Development
2.13 Education as a Scientifically Determined Process
2.14 Education as a social adjustment/ social traditionalism
2.15Education as a Social Reconstruction/ Social Experimentalism
Antonio,
Balanay,
Barcelona,

Bermejo

12. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
II.
PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS
A.
Oriental Philosophy
1.Comparison between Eastern and Western Philosophy
2.Indian Philosophy
3.Chinese Philosophy
4.Islam/ Muslim Philosophy
Blancaflor, Cadelina, De la
Cruz Maybhelle, De la Cruz
Aprille Joy
B.
Western Philosophy
1.
Classical Philosophies
i.Naturalism
ii.Idealism
iii.Realism
iv.Pragmatism
2.
Modern Philosophies
i. Existentialism
ii.Language Analysis
3.
Contemporary Educational Theories
i.Perennialism
ii.Progressivism
iii.Essentialism
iv.Reconstructivism
Franco, Geron, Labor,
Labuguin, Macuha

13. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
D.
Philosopher’s view on Education
1. Plato on Education
2. John Locke on Education
3. Jean Jacque Rosseau on Education
4. John Milton on Education
5. Alfred Milton on Education
6. Confucius on Education
7. John Dewey on Education
Aglanao, Alejandre, Ancheta
E.
Nature and Functions of Philosophy of Education
1.Historical development of the history of education
2.Goals of the philosophical approaches to education
3.Aims of Philosophy of Education
4.Approaches to the Philosophy of Education
5.Problems of the Philosophy of Education
Montemayor, Nobela, Ortaliza

14. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
III.
PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
1.Education during the Pre-Spanish Period
2.Education during the Spanish Period
3.Education during the American Period
4.Education during the Commonwealth Period
5.Education during the Japanese Era
6.Education during the Republic
7.Education during the society
8.Education during the present time
9.Future Directions for the Philippines
9.1 EFA Mandated by Presidential Proclamation 480
9.2 DepEd Master Plan for Basic Education
9.3 Third Elementary Education Project (TEEP)
9.4 National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP)
9.5 Improving the Quality of Education
Pagarigan, Pasaraba, Pato, Ragat,,
Sumaoang

15. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
IV.
Legal Foundations of Education
1.Kindergarten Education
2.Elementary Education
3.Junior High School Education
4.Senior High School Education
5.Tertiary Education
6.Technical Vocational Education
7.Graduate School Education
Tangeres, Time, Tomas
V.
Moral Foundations of Education
1.The Special Roles of Teachers
2.The Teacher and the State
3.The Teacher and the Community
4.The Teacher and the School Curriculum
5.The Teacher and the Profession
6.The Teacher and his Associates
7.The School Officials and his subordinates
8.The Teacher and the Students
9.The Teacher and the Parents
10.The Teacher and private business
Tranquillo, Torres, Tumamao

16. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
VI.
Sociological Anthropological Foundations of Education
1.Sociology (Society, groups, status, social stratification)
2.Social Inequality
3.Social Mobility and Types
4.Social Process
5.Socialization
6.Agents of Socialization
7.Anthropology (Culture, characteristics and elements)
8.Change (forms of change)
9.Sociology of Education
10.Roles of the school
11.The school as an agent of cultural transmission
12.The school as an agent of modernization
Malavi, Malazzab,
Mangupag, Meram

17. Topics
Topic Reporter/s
VI.
Sociological Anthropological Foundations of Education
13.Technological changes in the Philippines
14.Social changes in the Philippines
15.Educational programs that can be used to assume social
and cultural changes
16.Features of society that challenge the schools
17.Other functions of the schools
18.Anthropological- sociological implications to education
19.Social concepts( values, value system, value
clarification/building, value ranking, value conflict, justice
20.Freedom. Rights and responsibility
21.Sense of nationhood
22.Nationalism
23.Ethics and moral law
Aquino, Delelis,
Doloquin

18. Impact of different learning modalities on the
students and teachers ( Elem, Sec, Tertiary)
Review of any research publication or
articles on classroom management
( Solatre, Sapla

19. Major Reforms of
the Philippine educational system &
ways
to make Phil Education globally competitive

20. Suggested Contents Report (PPT and Written)
Overview, description, Rationale, origin, etc
Application Relevance, Impact and Application to Philippine
Educational System and Workplace
Criticism, Issues and Problems, Improvements/
Enhancements and Updates

21. References
Handbooks, Journals, online learning materials

22. TEXTBOOKS
•Aubrey,
Karl. (2017). Understanding and using educational theories.Los Angeles. Sage.  370.1.A1 2017.
•Gordon,
Ann Miles. (2017). Beginnings & beyond : foundations in early childhood education, 10th ed. Australia :         
Cengage
Learning.
•Peterson,
Andrew..[et.al]. (2015). Global learning and education : key concepts and effective practice. London :
Routledge.   
•Spady,
William G.. (2014). Outcome-based education : critical issues and answers.  Quezon City : MaxCor    
•Tamayao,
Antonio I. . (2013). Social dimensions of education .   Manila : Rex Book Store
•Vega,
Violeta A.. (2016). Psychological anthropological and sociological foundations of education.                                 
         Manila
: Grandbooks Pub.    
•Vega, 
Violeta A.. (2015). Social dimensions of education.  Quezon City : Lorimar Pub.
• Zmuda,
Allison. (2015). Learning personalized : the evolution of the contemporary classroom.  New Jersey
•:
                         John Willey & Sons, Inc 
•Gallard,
Diahann..[et.al]. (2015). Psychology and Education. London : Routledge 
•Wegerif,
Rupert. (2013). Dialogic : education for the internet age. London : Routledge.   
•Harward,
Donald W. (2012). Transforming undergraduate education : theory that compels and practices
•that
succeed. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub
•Dufour,
Barry (2011). Studying education : an introduction to the key disciplines in education studies. England :
University
Press.
•Sadovnik,
Alan R., ed. (2011). Sociology of education : a critical reader, 2nd ed. New York :Routledge.    
•Uhl,
Christopher (2011). Teaching as if life matters : the promise of a new education culture. Baltimore : The Johns
Hopkins
University Press    

23. REFERENCES
(BOOKS/ONLINE WEBSITES/JOURNALS)
•Bauzon,
Priscillano T. 2nd ed. (2012). Handbook in legal bases of education. Mandaluyong.
National
Bookstore.
•Dufour,
Barry (2011). Studying education : an introduction to the key disciplines in education
studies.
England : University Press.    
•http://www.essentialischool.org/cs?csresources/view/cesres/137
 (Links to an external site.)
•www.arellanolaws.com
 (Links to an external site.)
•www.deped.com
 (Links to an external site.)
•www.ched.com
 (Links to an external site.)
•www.tesda.com
 (Links to an external site.)
•http:www.deped.gov.ph

25. All the best!