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SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION
© 2012 ROEL V. AVILA
KEY IDEAS The social dimensions of education take into account the global and national issues and concerns of the 21st century, including globalization, peace education, multiculturalism, human rights education, development education, population education, citizenship education, environmental education, gender education, transformative education, and the new perspective on learning.
The social dimensions of education also consider the questions that reflect common human dilemmas concerning stability vs. change, reaction to differences and diversity, provision for needs and wants, individual freedom vs. social control, population problems, environmental issues, technological changes, and other challenges of life on earth.
Foundations of Peace
And Conflict Resolution
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION 1. Which is not a conflict
management style? A. Competing B. Collaborating C. Avoiding D. Cohabiting
Conflict Management Styles
Gender Perspective in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
What is Gender?
socially constructed attributes of females and males. Socially defined/constructed as differences between women and men that result in women’s subordination and inequality in opportunity to a better life.seen as an attempt to raise the quality of life of all people, gender in development works toward ensuring that the special needs of women vis à vis those of men, are met in this process.
GENDER EDUCATION 2. Which is the Anti-Violence Against
Women and Their Children Act of 2004?
A. RA 9226 B. RA 2996 C. RA 6229 D. RA 9262
GENDER EDUCATION
RA No. 9262 = Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004
RA No. 9710 = Magna Carta of Women
Feminist Agenda For Peace(Source: Quinto-Deles (1993)
Immediate Stage: Toward the cessation of armed conflict Protection of civilians, especially
women and children Increased women’s participation in
the peace process, including the mainstreaming of the women’s peace agenda and building of an active network of peace advocates linked to the women’s movement
Feminist Agenda For Peace(Source: Quinto-Deles (1993)
Long-term program: Toward a world without war Developing alternative concepts of
defense and national security Development and strengthening of
conflict resolution mechanisms Peace education Women’s political participation in and
gaining of decision-making positions
“In war-torn societies, women often keepsocieties going. They maintain the socialfabric. They replace destroyed social services and tend to the sick and wounded.As a result, women are the prime advocatesof peace”
– UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
The Seville Statement, 1986
Declaration 1: It is scientifically incorrect to say that we have inherited a tendency to make war from our animal ancestors.
Declaration 2: It is scientifically incorrect to say that war or any other violent behavior is genetically programmed into our human nature.
Declaration 3: It is scientifically incorrect to say that in the course of human evolution there has been a selection for aggressive behavior more than for other kinds of behavior.
Declaration 4: It is scientifically incorrect to say that human have a “violent brain.”
Declaration 5: It is scientifically incorrect to say that war is caused by “instinct” or any single motivation.
PEACE EDUCATION
3. It is a relationship between two or more parties (individuals and groups) who have, or think they have, incompatible goals.
A. ConflictB. ViolenceC. TerrorismD. Discrimination
Understanding Conflict Conflict is a relationship between two or
more parties (individuals and groups) who have, or think they have, incompatible goals.
Violence consists of actions, words attitudes, structures and systems that caused physical, psychological, social or environmental damage and/or prevent people from reaching their full human potentials
Why Do Conflicts Arise? Territorial disputes Social injustice Territorial disputes Social injustice Search for statehood Ethnic and religious animosity Ideological and power struggle Trade and market competitions Contest over economic resources
Why Do Conflicts Arise?
Coercion Misunderstanding Misperception Miscommunication Defense of honor Desire for revenge Gaps between expectations and results Incompatibility of ideas, opinions or disbeliefs Incompatibility of values and interests Distrust, competition over material resources Need for attention and appreciation Intolerance and lack of empathy Power struggles in group situations
TYPES OF CONFLICTS
You have something
that I think
should be mine !
You insulted me ….
….. I want revenge !
Your beliefs
are different from mine. My way is
right !
PEACE EDUCATION
4. It addresses the causes of conflicts and seeks to built new and lasting relationships between hostile groups.
A. Conflict PreventionB. Conflict SettlementC. Conflict ResolutionD. Conflict Transformation
RESPONSES TO CONFLICTS Conflict Prevention – aims to prevent the
outbreak of violent conflict Conflict Settlement – aims to end violent
behavior by reaching a peace agreement Conflict Management – aims to limit and
avoid future violence by promoting positive behavioral changes in the parties involved.
Conflict Resolution – addresses the causes of conflicts and seeks to built new and lasting relationships between hostile groups.
Conflict Transformation – addresses the wide social and political sources of a conflict and seeks to transform the negative energy of war into positive social and political change
GLOBAL EDUCATION5. Which among the Millennium Development Goals is nearest to EFA?
A. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
B. Achieve Universal Primary Education
C. Promote Gender EqualityD. Reduce Child Mortality
A. UNESCO’s Thrusts in Education1. Access: Education for All (EFA) Jomtien,
Thailand.2. Concerns on Life Long and Life Skills.3. Exploring on Alternative Delivery Systems
and Use of ICT.4. Focusing on Quality Education (Dakar,
Senegal)
GLOBAL EDUCATION
6. Which among the following goes with “Develop a Global Partnership for Development”?
A. Learning to KnowB. Learning to DoC. Learning to BeD. Learning to Live Together
5. Emphasis on Educating for Peace, Human Rights, Democracy and Sustainable Development (Ibe, Geneva)
6. On Tolerance and Cultural Diversity, Culture of Peace Program
7. Four Pillars of Learning – Learning to Know, to Do, to Be, and to Live Together
8. Integrating the Humanistic, Ethical, Multicultural and International Dimensions of Education in Basic Education.
9. Inclusive Education, Heritage Education, Development Education – poverty reduction
B. Core Content in Global Education / International Education
C. Core Content on Education for Sustainable Development
D. Core Content on Human Rights
E. Core Content on Education, Poverty, and Development
GOOD GOVERNANCE
7. Which is not a content on Good Governance?
A. Equitable and ExclusiveB. Consensus OrientedC. ParticipatoryD. Accountable
Core Content on Good Governance
PEACE EDUCATION 8. Which does not belong to Castro’s 8 Major Peace Education Themes?
A. Upholding Human Dignity B. Challenging Prejudice and Building
Tolerance C. Promoting Nonviolence D. Inciting the War System
Dr. L. Castro identified 8 major peace education themes:
• Upholding Human Dignity • Challenging Prejudice and Building Tolerance • Promoting Nonviolence• Challenging the War System • Resolving and Transforming Conflict • Sharing the Earth’s Resources • Caring for the Earth • Cultivating Inner Peace
EIU Conceptual Framework
1. Dismantling a culture of war (disarmament and nonviolence)2. Living with justice and compassion (local and global justice)3. Promoting human rights and responsibilities4. Building intercultural respect, reconciliation and solidarity 5. Living in harmony with the earth (sustainable futures)6. Cultivating inner peace (spirituality of peace)
Integrating EIU into educational systems and processes using multi-dimensional frameworks. There are six interrelated themes:
PEACE EDUCATION
9. Which does not belong to the Four Pillars of the Human Security?
A. Freedom from WantB. Freedom from FearC. Freedom to Live in DignityD. Freedom from Globalization’s Impact
Four Pillars of the Human Security Concept
Human Security
UNDP &Freedom
from Want
UNESCO & Freedom
from Fear
Kofi Annan & Freedom to Live In Dignity
Freedom from Hazard Impact (Vulnerability)
Recent typhoon “Pepeng” and “Ondoy” highlight the need to be good stewards of the planet. Philippine colleges and Universities are currently integrating environmental care in the curriculum part of celebrating 2005-2014 on Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
10. Which shows Filipinos’ conviviality?
A. BayanihanB. Compadre SystemC. HedonismD. Happy-Go-Lucky
Conviviality – Sama-sama/Bayanihan Spirit
Filipino Cultural trait of working together
For a peaceful and sustainable future
HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
Global education involves learning about those problems and issues that cut across national boundaries, and about the interconnectedness of systems – ecological, cultural, economic, political, and technological. Global education involves perspective taking – seeing things through the eyes and minds of others – and it means the realization that while individuals and groups may view life differently, they also have common needs and wants.”
HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
Global education involves the: Study of systems (economic, political, ecological,
technological) Study of human values (universal and diverse) Study of persistent problems (war and peace,
human rights, environmental issues) Study of global history (development of global
systems and human values)
HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
11. Specifically, what is the aim of the MDG Goal No. 2 of achieving universal primary education?
A. to achieve universal access to elementary and secondary education by 2015
B. to achieve universal access to elementary education by 2015
C. to achieve universal access to basic education by 2015
D. to achieve universal access to basic and higher education by 2015
HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE, AND GLOBAL EDUCATION
11. Specifically, what is the aim of the MDG Goal No. 2 of achieving universal primary education?
A. to achieve universal access to elementary and secondary education by 2015
In the Philippines, basic education refers to both elementary and secondary which are provided for the citizens free.
Environmental Education *Ecological Conscience – is the awareness of
man’s true place as a dependent member of the biotic community.
Man did not arrive on planet earth as if he had alighted from some spaceship. He is the product of the soil as reported in the Genesis. He is part of the world, and the world is part of his body;
Man’s umbilical cord connects with the earth’s ecosystem;
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, the stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
Environmental Education Our relationship is simultaneously vertical and
horizontal; Establish relationships with individuals who
are of similar bent of mind; “We must work together towards a re-
education of humankind, an attitudinal and behavioral revolution of the mind, heart and will if we want to save humankind from total disaster.” –UNESCO
ECOLOGY EDUCATION 12. It states that humans have duties to
natural entities, and that the rights on which these duties are founded are based on some intrinsically valuable characteristic of the entity.
A. Moral Extensionism B. Environmental Ethics C. Ecology D. Biosphere
CONCEPTS / TERMINOLOGIES
*Environmental Ethics – is the study of man’s moral obligation to preserve the environment and the natural order of things;
*Moral Extensionism – states that humans have duties to natural entities, and that the rights on which these duties are founded are based on some intrinsically valuable characteristic of the entity;
*Ecology – is the study of the interrelation of organism in an environment and of the process linking organism and place;
*Biosphere – refers to global environment supportive of life;
ECOLOGY EDUCATION
13. It is the large scale despoliation of earth and its resources as a result of human activities.
A. Environmental DegradationB. DeforestationC. Forest FireD. Flashflood
CONCEPTS / TERMINOLOGIES*Environmental Degradation – is the large
scale despoliation of earth and its resources as a result of human activities;
*Transcendentalism – is the system that teaches that God is nearer to man in the forests and in the mountains;
*Ecological Conscience – is the awareness of man’s true place as a dependent member of the biotic community.
MORAL EDUCATION14. Which is not an ethical principle?A. Man did not arrive on planet earth as if he had alighted from some spaceship. He is the product of the soil as reported in the Genesis.
B. Man’s umbilical cord connects with the earth’s ecosystem;
C. A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, the stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
D. Although man is part of the world, the world is not part of his body
Ethical Principles:
Man did not arrive on planet earth as if he had alighted from some spaceship. He is the product of the soil as reported in the Genesis. He is part of the world, and the world is part of his body;
Man’s umbilical cord connects with the earth’s ecosystem;
A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, the stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.
GLOBAL EDUCATION
15. Which does not belong to the 3 Fundamental Principles which guide UNESCO?
A. UniversalityB. RelativityC. DiversityD. Dignity
Three Fundamental Principles Which Guide UNESCO:
1. universality2. diversity3. dignity
PRINCIPLES
Strength from within emanates honor without;
Man’s survival is interrelated with that of his environment.
Freedom of choice is a universal principle. –Gorbachev (glasnost and perestroika);
The essence of reality is contradiction; Quantum physics claims to have
experimental evidence that ‘thoughts can influence physical objects.’ – Licauco
LA LIBERTAD ES SOLO PARA EL BIEN Y NUNCA PARA EL MAL. (Liberty is only for the good and never for evil.);
PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY Balance of Nature – Nature knows
best; Interdependence – Everything is
connected to everything else; Diversity and stability – Diversity
maintains stability; Change – The quality of resources
can be degraded or enhanced; Finiteness of resources – Most
resources are limited; Stewardship – We have a duty to take
care of this beautiful yet fragile Earth.
To see the world with global eyes; To love the world with global heart;
To understand the world with a global mind; To merge the world with a global spirit.
Robert Muller