College Teachers’ Educational Philosophy: A Step towards Improving Teaching Performance

Abstract

The transition from the traditional education system to the global system made some changes in the teachers’ educational philosophies. The teacher is a mentor, director, and educational leader in the educational process. A successful teacher is the one who is able to organize the work and classroom life, thus, teachers are somehow guided by certain philosophies as they enhance their pedagogical skills before practicing their profession.  This study aimed to find out the prevailing educational philosophies of teachers when taken as a whole and when classified according tosex, age and area of specialization. The respondents of the study were the 62 regularcollege faculty of the West Visayas State University-Janiuay Campus who were chosen through total enumeration.Data were gathered with the aid of a self-made philosophic inventory checklist which was validated by experts and pilot- tested. It utilized the descriptive design to collect, analyze and classify data on the prevailing educational philosophies of pre-service teachers.  Results showed that college facultywere likely to accept reconstructionism, behaviorism and progressivism as educational philosophies when taken as a whole and when classified according to sex, age and area of specializations. Conclusions and recommendations have been drawn at the end of this study.