Culture:

A. Characteristics of Culture

Culture has five basic characteristics: It is learned, shared, based on

symbols, integrated, and dynamic. All cultures share these basic features.

-Culture is learned. It is not biological; we do not inherit it. Much of

learning culture is unconscious. We learn culture from families, peers,
institutions, and media. The process of learning culture is known as
enculturation. While all humans have basic biological needs such as food,
sleep, and sex, the way we fulfill those needs varies cross-culturally.

-Culture is shared. Because we share culture with other members of our

group, we are able to act in socially appropriate ways as well as predict
how others will act. Despite the shared nature of culture, that doesn’t mean
that culture is homogenous (the same). The multiple cultural worlds that
exist in any society are discussed in detail below.

-Culture is based on symbols. A symbol is something that stands for

something else. Symbols vary cross-culturally and are arbitrary. They only
have meaning when people in a culture agree on their use. Language,
money and art are all symbols. Language is the most important symbolic
component of culture.

-Culture is integrated. This is known as holism, or the various parts of a

culture being interconnected. All aspects of a culture are related to one
another and to truly understand a culture, one must learn about all of its
parts, not only a few.

-Culture is dynamic. This simply means that cultures interact and change.
Because most cultures are in contact with other cultures, they exchange
ideas and symbols. All cultures change, otherwise, they would have
problems adapting to changing environments. And because cultures are
integrated, if one component in the system changes, it is likely that the
entire system must adjust.
B. Elementary concept of culture.

 CULTURAL TRAIT – Human action that is socially transmitted to one

another

 CULTURAL COMPLEX – Group of cultural trait all interrelated and

dominated

 CULTURAL PATTERN – Large number of people following certain

behavior. by one essential trait

 CULTURAL LAG – Slower advance or change of one aspect of a culture

 CULTURAL DIVERSITY – Variety of cultural or ethnic groups within

asociety.

C. CULTURE AND CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF PHILIPPINE

COMMUNICATION

CULTURE -is learned and transmitted from generation to generation.

2 TYPES OF CULTURE

1.MATERIAL CULTURE part of the culture that is concrete and

tangible.The material things that a society creates and uses for survival
,physical and technological aspects of our daily lives.

2.NON MATERIAL CULTURE All intangible components of our ways of

life:language,norms,ideas,believes.

5 CULTURAL ELEMENTS

1.Symbols is anything that is used to stands for something else.People

who share a culture often attach a specific meaning to an
object,gesture,sound or image

2.Language is a system of words and symbol used to communincate with

other people.
3.Values culturally defined standards for what is good or
desirable.Members of the culture used the shared system of values to
decide what is good and what is bad

4.Norms are standard we lived by.They are the shared expectstions and
rules that guide behavior of people within social groups

5.Religion is a socio-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices

morals,worldviews,text or organizations that relates humanity to
supernatural,transcental or spiritual elements.

A. Principles and theories on school culture

Effective leaders create positive cultures through reflection on their

practice and the decisions make. In education, leaders can be teachers,
administrators, and any of the many staff members who make up a school.
All van impact change

B. THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL IN THE PROTECTION

AND TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE

Role of education is means of socializing individuals and to keep society

smoothing and remain stable.

Role of school establish a good management culture to facilitate the

professional development of teachers and create a harmonious school
atmosphere.

It plays a very important role in the development of the culture; both inter
connected with each other. Education teaches about the social and cultural
values. Education helps in the establishment of the schools, colleges, and
universities. Education prepares the students for deals with cultural ethics
and norms.

In technical sense Education is deliberately transmit it culture heritage, its

accumulated knowledge, values, and skills from one generation to another
C. The School culture of DEPED, TESDA, CHED

The term school culture generally refers to the beliefs, perceptions,

relationships, attitudes, and written and unwritten rules that shape and
influence every aspect of how a school functions and the school
improvement.

DEPED - The school culture of Department of Education is to give basic

education to all students and to give advance knowledge .

TESDA - to improve individuals to their skills and an opportunities for those

who cannot afford basic education .

CHED - to give a financial support to those students who are trying hard
and give their best to have an academic achievemnt . It is an scholarship
program

A an B. IMPACT OF MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY ON SCHOOL AND

CULTURE

Impact of media on school and culture

*Is the last 50 years media influence has grown exponentially with time.
First there was the telegraph,then the radio,the
newspaper,magazines,television and now the internet

*The media boom has also brought a revolutionary change in the morals
and ethics of society

*The media has a huge impact on society and also on public opinion.

*They can shape the public opinion in different ways depending on what is
the objective

*We make our buying decisions based on the adverts we see on different
avenues of the media such as TV, newspapers or magazines.

*The media can sometimes go out of the way in advertising or gloryfying

certain issues.
Impact of technology on School and culture

*There are two major approaches to using madia and technology in

schools. First, students can learn "with" media and technology.

*Learning to in terms such as instructional television, computer-based

instruction, or integrated learning systems.

*Learning "with" technology is referred to in terms such as cognitive tools

and constructivist learning environments