1. PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION
TEACHER-CENTERED
[PERENNIALISM]
PREPARED TO : MADAM MAIRAS BINTI ABD RAHMAN
PREPARED BY :
MUHAMMAD ‘IFWAT RAKIN BIN ISA 029736
AESYAH BINTI TALIB 029700
AMIRAH BINTI MUHAMAD ISA 029009
ANALIA JASMINE BINTI MUHAMMAD AZIAN 029409
NUR FARHANA BINTI RAMLI 029410
ZAHRATUL DINIAH BINTI DUNI 029317
TESL 3A

2. PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION
 To study the process and discipline of education
in order to understand how it works.
 To improve its methods and the applications in
society.
 To improve education and its systems and
methods for the betterment of humanity.
 Informs and raises the quality of curriculum,
teaching methods and the overall educational
experience.

3. PERENNIALISM
 Perennialism is based on the philosophies of Plato,
Aristotle, and St. Thomas Aquinas.
 The most conservative, traditional or flexible
philosophy.
 The ideas are relevant, and meaningful.
 Perennialism teaches concepts and focuses on
knowledge and the meaning of knowledge.
 Aimed at teaching students ways of thinking that will
secure individual freedoms, human rights, and
responsibilities through the nature.

4. WHY IS IT CALLED TEACHER-CENTERED?
 Emphasize the importance of transferring
knowledge, information and skills from the older
generation to the younger one.
 The teacher is not concern at the student’s
interest.
 More focus on the curriculum and nature need.
 The teacher set everything based on the syllabus.

5. TEACHER-CENTERED PHILOSOPHIES
Focus on
curriculum
.
Education Sample
al classroom
Leaders. PERENNIALISM activity.
Goals for Role of
Students. Teacher.

6. Focus On Sample Role of Goals for Educational
Curriculum Classroom Teacher Students Leaders
Activity
-universal and - instill respect
unchanging for authority,
truth. perseverance, - train the
duty, students
- to espouse consideration, intellect and
personal and moral - Robert
development practicality. development. Maynard
and internal Indoor Hutchins
transformation - Experiment - act as the
. (Science) director and - able to - Mortimer J.
coach of discipline Adler
- to search intellect themselves.
and respondent.
disseminate - Jacques
the subjects - must deliver - will gain the Maritain
based on the clear lectures. ability to
universal and develop a full
immutable - coaching in “range of
truth. critical thinking rational
skills. powers.”
- History,

7. EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
 Robert Maynard Hutchins [1929-1951]
 Mortimer J. Adler [1902-2001]
 Jacques Maritain [1882-1973]

8. REFERENCES
 EBSCO Research Starters® • Copyright © 2008
EBSCO Publishing Inc.
 Contemporary Theories of Education by Richard
Pratte.
 Philosophy and the American School by Van
Cleve Morris.
 http://www.everythingphilosophy.com/philosophy-
of-education/

9. THANK YOU.