Philosophical Perspective and

Home Technology

Module II

CYVIE FATE A. ANTOLIN

MS-HTE
 Components of Home
Technology/HE philosophy(ies)
(form and substance)
TOPIC I
According to Salsberry (1994)

He suggest that a philosophy can

have both form and substance
A home economics philosophy has two parts:

FORM SUBSTANCE
 Our focus,  The unique perspective we bring to
 how we come to know about them our view of the form of our
philosophy; it sets boundaries to
 what values and ethics shape our our practice and gives meaning to
practice our work.
 Accepted Philosophical Form of Home
Economics

 REALITY (ontology)- Reality asks what entities exist within, are

fundamental to the domain of home economics?
Individuals and families (alone and as social institutions) are our focus. (reality)

 KNOWLEDGE (Epistemology)- asks by what claims, how can the basic

phenomenon of home economics be known?
We come to know about them by studying their day-to-day lives lived out in
their homes and households, shaped by internal and external factors. (knowledge)
 Accepted Philosophical Form of Home
Economics

 VALUES and ETHICS (Axiology)- asks what does the domain of home
economics value?
The intent is to improve and enhance, and make as best as possible (optimize),
their well-being, quality of life and everyday life. (values and valued ends)
In summary, Philosopical Form is the framework
for professional action:

– what entities, how

we come to know
them and why
 Philosophical Substance of Home Economics

 The substance of a philosophy entails the creation of a unique

perspective on our phenomenon of interest – families.

 What is our unique perspective on families? What gives meaning to,

and what sets boundaries for, our professional practice?
 Three Approaches To The Substance Of Home
Economics Philosophy
A philosophy of home economics (same form and same substance)
Agreed-to worldwide professional philosophy
Deeper assurance to practice

Philosophies of home economics (different form and different substance)

Embrace a context-specific practice

Comparative home economics philosophy(ies)

(same form but different substance, different form but same substance)
Respect the global diversity of home economics practice
 Pragmatism
The child and
Home
Technology
John Dewey
1859-1952
PRAGMATISM

Derived from Greek word ‘pragma’ which

means work, practice, action or activity.
It is the philosophy of practical experience.
The 4 Principles Of Pragmatism In Education

In education, pragmatism is an approach to

learning and teaching that focuses on keeping
things practical.

It has four principles: Unity, Interest,

Experience, and Integration.
 The 4 Principles Of Pragmatism In
Education
1. Principle Of Utility

 Everything that students learn should have ‘utility’. This means that
everything should be useful to the student. A student doesn’t care for
learning abstract theoretical ideas that they will never apply to their lives
outside of school. Instead, a student want to learn things that are relevant to
their lives. By making things relevant and useful, students will be more
engaged and eager to learn.
 The 4 Principles Of Pragmatism In
Education

2. Principle Of Interest
 Curriculum content should also include the students’ interests. Dewey (a key
pragmatist theorist) argues that students have four interests: conversation,
investigation, construction and creative expression.
 Therefore, teachers should focus on creating lessons that involve talking with
one another, investigating things through experimentation, making things, and
being creative.
 The 4 Principles Of Pragmatism In
Education

3. Principle Of Experience
Pragmatists value experience over all else. Students can learn
abstract things all day, but unless they experience those things, they
may never truly learn. Teachers should therefore create a lot of
project-based, experimental and experiential lessons that help
children ‘learn by doing’.
 The 4 Principles Of Pragmatism In
Education

4. Principle Of Integration
 Curriculum content is not separate. The pragmatic teacher links the curriculum
content together through a process we call ‘integration’. The teacher will show
students how concepts from different subjects are related to each other and
encourage a holistic understanding of the topics they are learning.
 Conclusion

Pragmatism is characteristic of current educational thought and it is

representative of progressive trends in education. Progressive
educational lays emphasis on learning by doing and involving the child
actively in the learning process. Too much restrain will retard the natural
growth of children. The child must be given educative freedom to express
and develop himself. In the knowledge gaining process, observation and
experimentation are the basic tools and knowledge is of the nature of a
hypothesis.
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