Philosophy of Education and Its Importance




Behind every school and every teacher is a set of related beliefs--a philosophy of education--that influences what and how students are taught.

A philosophy of education represents answers to questions about the purpose of schooling, a teacher''s role, and what should be taught and by what methods.

						
As an academic field, philosophy of education is "the philosophical study of education and its problems...its central subject matter is education, and its methods are those of philosophy". "The philosophy of education may be either the philosophy of the process of education or the philosophy of the discipline of education.