1st Semester

Grade 12
Quarter 2/Week 8
UCSP

LESSON 8: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

At the end of this lesson, student will be able to examine the functions and importance of education in the society
Concept of Education
Education, discipline that is concerned with methods of teaching and learning in schools or school-like
environments as opposed to various non-formal and informal means of socialization.
Functions of Education
 Conservation and promotion culture
 All-round development of the individual
 Development of higher values of life
 Development of social responsibility
 Citizenship training
 Adjustability in society
 Vocational training
Types of Education
 Formal Education
 Informal Education
 Non-formal Education
Formal education is anything that is taught in a formal setting such as a classroom. It usually begins in elementary
school and continues through middle school, high school, and beyond.
Informal Education refers to any kind of education that doesn’t use a formal learning and teaching method.
Non-formal Education - One would think that non-formal education would be similar to informal education based
on its name, but it has more in common with formal education in that it often involves instruction from a teacher.
Examples of Formal Education
 Learning in a classroom
 School grading/certification, college, and university degrees
 Planned education of different subjects having a proper syllabus acquired by attending the institution.
Examples of Informal Education
 Teaching the child some basics such as numeric characters.
 Someone learning his/her mother tongue
 A spontaneous type of learning, “if a person standing in a bank learns about opening and maintaining the
account at the bank from someone.
Examples of Non-formal Education
 Boy Scouts and Girls Guides develop some sports program such as swimming comes under nonformal
education.
 Fitness programs.

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 Community-based adult education courses.

 Free courses for adult education developed by some organization.
Educational as Human Rights
Education is not a privilege. It is a human right.
Education as a human right means:
 the right to education is legally guaranteed for all without any discrimination
 states have the obligation to protect, respect, and fulfil the right to education
 there are ways to hold states accountable for violations or deprivations of the right to education
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1.Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.
Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally
available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
2.Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all
nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of
peace.
3.Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Education in the Philippines
As of 2013, The Philippine Statistic Authority shows that there are 96.5 percent of 74 million Filipinos 10 years old
and over were basically literate. The proportion of basically literate females was higher (97.0%) than their male
counterparts (96.1%).
In 2018, PSA have a press release showing indicators that depriving Filipino families in education, among the 13
indicators, educational attainment consistently had the highest incidence of deprivation among families for 2016
and 2017 at 59.3 percent and 49.4 percent, respectively.

REFRERENCE:
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2020

Source: Perdon, R. (2016, December 8). Rizal's concept of education. Retrieved from
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Sharma, A. (n.d.). 7 essential functions of a school as an agency of education. Retrieved from

https://www.preservearticles.com/education/7-essential-functions-of-a-school-as-an-agency-of-
education/2615, July 9, 2020

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Vanetik, Y. (2019, January 9). What are the three types of education, and how do
they differ? Retrieved from https://medium.com/@yurivanetik/what-are-the-three-types-of-education-and-
how-do-they-differ-ad421092b6ee, July 9, 2020

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#:~:text=Education%20goes%20beyond%20what%20takes,%2C%20Informal%20and%20Non
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Retrieved from https://www.right-to-education.org/page/understanding-education-right#:~:text=%20Education

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UNESCO. (2010, April 1). Universal declaration of human rights. Retrieved from
http://www.claiminghumanrights.org/udhr_article_26.html, July 9, 2020

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%2Fschoolpage.jpg&action=click September 01, 2020

Prepared by:

JULIE M. PANCHO ANDY P. PACHECO ARNEL M. DELOS REYES

SHST – II SHST-II SHST-I

Noted by:

Warren B. Errojo, MBA

ABM Cluster Head

Checked & Reviewed:

Rinalyn C. Beso, PhD.

SHS - Asst. Principal II,

Approved:

Calick D. Arrieta, PhD.

Principal III
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