Education is central to development and empowerment. It lifts people out of poverty, promotes economic growth, and values democracy. Education can initiate social changes by changing attitudes and preparing for scientific and technological development, bringing changes to all aspects of life. Effective schools have a clear mission, high expectations, strong leadership, opportunities to learn, a safe environment, and monitor student progress. The benefits of education include improved health, increased productivity and earnings, reduced inequality, lower mortality rates, and increased women's participation in the workforce. Education also benefits society by driving economic competitiveness, reducing poverty, contributing to democracy, and promoting peace and environmental concern.

1. Introduction

2. “We must be the change we
want to see in the world.”
Mohandas K. Gandhi

3. Education is central to
development. It empowers
people and strengthens nations.
It is a powerful equalizer. It
opens doors to all to lift them
out of poverty. It promotes
economic growth, national
productivity and innovation. It
values democracy and social
cohesion.
Social transformation
implies at a very least some
fundamental changes in society’s
core institutions, the polity and
the economy, with major
implications for relationships
between social groups or classes,
and for the means of the creation
and distribution of wealth,
power and status.
 Education can initiate social changes by
bringing about a change in outlook and
attitude of man.
 Education has been chiefly instrumental
in preparing the way for the development of
science and technology.
 It has brought about phenomenal changes
in every aspect of men’s life.
It is a process which enables every
individual to effectively participate in the
activities of society and to make positive
contribution to the progress of society.
The schools were intended to
answer the question: how must
people be educated in order to
solve the global problem in
pollution, population, peace and
poverty in order to solve them
creatively, actively, and
constructively?

4. Correlates of Effective School
1. Clear school mission
2. High expectations for success
3. Good instructional leadership
4. Opportunity to learn and time
on task
5. Safe and orderly environment
6. Positive home-school
relations
7. Frequent monitoring of student
progress
1. Why do some public schools
that educate students from
disadvantaged backgrounds make
a difference while others fail?
2. Why Philippines in spite of its
high literacy rate remains at the
bottom in terms of its economic
development?

5. 6. Lowers maternal mortality
rates
7. Protects against HIV Infection
8. It increases women’s labor
force participation and rate
earnings
9. Creates intergenerational
education benefits.
Benefits of Education
1. Improves health and nutrition
2. It increases productivity and
earnings
3. Reduces inequality
4. It reduces women’s fertility
rates
5. It lowers infant and child
mortality rate

6. Benefits of Education to Society
1. Drives economic competitiveness
2. It has synergistic, poverty reducing effects
3. It contributes to democratization
4. It promotes peace and stability
5. It promotes concern for the environment

8. Introduction