5 Functions of Formal Education

1. Socialization
2. Social Integration
3. Social Placement
4. Cultural Innovation
5. Latent Functions of Formal
Education
EDUCATION AS A
HUMAN RIGHT
 “Education is the most
powerful weapon which you
can use to change the world.”
- Nelson Mandela
 Three Facets of the Right to Education

Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights underscores three basic rights
in relation to education.

1. Education enables individuals to exercise all their rights. Through basic

education, individuals are able to know about their rights and are able to assert them.
2. All children have a right to quality education. It is not enough that children are
able to access education. Instead, they must be afforded with an education that meets
their needs and prepares them for future challenges in their adulthood.
3. All children must be given the same educational opportunities. Wherever the
child is living, there should be schools that are able to provide him or her with an
education that is at part with international standards.
In what ways is education in the Philippines
better or worse compared to education
in neighboring countries in Southeast Asia?
 Privatization of education is an indication of
the government’s failure to provide universal,
free, and high-quality education.
 In August 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed
RA 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary
Education Act. Through this law, students in state universities
and colleges, local universities and colleges, and state-run
technical-vocational schools will no longer have to worry about
paying tuition.
This is a dream that many Filipinos have been asking for.
What are the possible implications of this act to the Philippine
society? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this
move?.