Social Dimension of Education

1. Republic of the Philippines
WESTERN PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY
Puerto Princesa Campus
Subject: SOC STUD 116 Trends and Issues in Social Sciences
Topic: Global Education
Subtopic: The Four Pillars of Education
Instructor: Dr. David R. Perez
Reporters:
Jimboy D. Hagonoy
Adrian Elicana
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2. GLOBAL EDUCATION
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3. Learning Objectives
After studying the topic, you should be able to:
1. Understand the concept of Global Education and the ideas lies
within the four pillars of education
2. Enrich oneself thinking ability enabling them to scrutinize and
participate in todays major global issues
3. Develop motivation and willingness to take necessary actions
to eradicate injustices and discrimination in a diverse society.

4. Introduction
Globalization has created the need for global citizens that
have a keen awareness of political, economic, social, and
environmental concerns of our time. Our inter-connected world
demands that we not only understand our country, but also have
knowledge of nations, cultures, languages, and religions around
the world.
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6. What is Global Education?
UNESCO defines global education:
 As a goal to become aware of educational conditions or lack
of it, in developing countries worldwide and aim to educate
all peoples to a certain world standards.
 Is a curriculum that is international in scope which prepares
today’s youth around the world to function in one world
environment under teachers who are intellectually,
professionally and humanistically prepared.

7. –James Becker (1982)
Global education as an effort to help individual learners to see the
world as a single and global system and to see themselves as a participant in
that system.
Global education is all about diversity, understanding the differences
and teaching the different cultural groups in order to achieve the goals of
global education.
GLEN GE GUIDE(2009)
Global education is a creative approach of bringing about change in
our society.

8. Global Education promotes:
Social justice and human rights
Global education promotes understanding of social justice and human rights and the
contribution they make to peace building and conflict resolution.

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Sustainable futures
Global education promotes understanding of sustainable futures and the importance of
developing skills of critical and creative thinking and ethical understanding

10. Identity and cultural diversity
Global education promotes understanding of identity and cultural diversity and its
importance in developing intercultural understanding and personal and social capability.
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11. Interdependence and globalization
Global education promotes understanding of our interdependence and the importance
of working for a just future in which all people have access to their basic needs sustainably
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13. What is a Global Teacher?
A global teacher is a competent who is armed with
enough skills, appropriate attitude and universal values to
teach students with both time tested as well as modern
technologies in education in any place in the world.
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14. The Global Education Process
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15. Global education applies methodological approaches that are:
• Learner-centered
• Participatory
• Partnership based
• Experienced-based
• Activating
• empowering
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16. The Four Pillars Of Education
1. Learning to know- implies learning how to learn by
developing one’s concentration, memory skills, and ability to
think.
2. Learning to do- represents the skillful, creative and discerning
application of knowledge. One must learn how to think
creatively, critically and holistically, and how to play deeply
understand the information that is presented.
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17. 3. Learning to live together- capacity to develop one’s own
potential while learning to successfully manage relationships with
others.
4. Learning to be- refers to the role of education in developing all
the dimensions of the complete person: the physical intellectual,
emotional, and ethical integration of the individual into a
complete man.
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18. Conclusion
Global education is an opportunity to explore important themes
such as change, interdependence, identity and diversity, rights and
responsibilities, peace building, poverty and wealth, sustainability
and global justice. Global change starts with the teacher itself, in
rearing the minds of the youth to be aware and active in the local
and global issues to bring about change and to achieve a just and
attainable future for all.
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Thank you…

20. References:
Social Dimension of Education, Revised Edition
The Teaching Profession, 2nd Edition
Websites:
http://glen-europe.org/global-education/shat-is-global-
education/
http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/
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