INTEGRATING CULTURAL VALUES TO EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT: A PARADIGM SHIFT

Basic education access, learning outcomes & assessment By Rufaida S. Salapuddin (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Published August 16, 2025 Vol 4 • Issue 1

Abstract

School is said to be the mirror of the society. It is the locus of knowledge development, research, invention and databank. It is the place where the learners are socialized into the culture of the state. It is the mandate of the school to transmit cultural values to the learners in order to produce responsible and upright citizens for the country. But the actual situation in school, the three thrusts of education such as teaching right knowledge, right values and right skills are not equally and sufficiently delivered. The teaching of moral values and skills is not given the focus. Parents are surprised to see their sons and daughters after finishing college education of being not refined in their behaviors. Then, these are the graduates who will work in the government agencies. They carry with them their ill-mannered behaviors which often become their habit. Low performance of public agencies is partly the influence of poor moral values among the employees and the inability of the school administrator to manage the culture of the organization.