Date of Publication

2004

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education Major in Religious Education and Values Education

Subject Categories

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Theology and Religious Education

Thesis Adviser

Ma. Corazon DC. Manalo

Defense Panel Chair

Natividad Pagadut

Defense Panel Member

Carolina Fallarme
Ismael Maningas Jr.
Salud Evangelista
Eduardo Natividad

Abstract/Summary

This is an ethnographic study conducted in Abra, with the Tingguian students (Maeng tribe) of Luba-Tubo Catholic High School and the Ilocano students of Queen of Peace High School, La Paz. It describes the religious beliefs, rituals and practices of the Tingguian and Ilocano high school students. The main sources of data came from individual interviews, focus group discussions and key informants as well as from the limited participant-observations in the community itself. Other information were gathered from local libraries and from the offices of Northern Cultural Communities of Bangued, Abra. Provincial Planning and Development of Abra, Municipal Planning and Development of Tubo, Indigenous Peoples of Abra, and the Abraeniana Institute and Research Center of Divine Word College of Bangued. The findings revealed that the cultures of the Tingguians and Ilocanos play an important role in their education and faith. An elaborate blending of the indigenous and Christian beliefs and rituals can be noted in Tingguian and Ilocano practices. These beliefs, rituals and practices that are rooted in the culture of the people are manifested in various symbols, images and local dialects. These have been inherited from their ancestors. These traditional beliefs and practices provide satisfaction of some basic needs of the people like the curing rituals of the Tingguians (sapo) and Ilocanos (sangasang). However, these ancestral belief systems are slowly fading due to external cultural stimuli. The elders are afraid because these might die a natural natural death because of the external factors and because the elders who faithfully practice these belief systems are also dying. The religious beliefs, rituals and practices of the Tingguians and Ilocanos have more similarities than differences. They vary only in the titles, names, materials, and procedures. The rituals differ in details some elements may be added or omitted. The names are interchanged. However, the essential elements are retained. The study provides implications for different areas: (1) Religious and Values Education should look into its content and methodology. Faith and culture are two important elements in the education in the faith or Religious and Values Education. (2) The Religious and Values educator is challenged to undergo training programs and to keep himself/herself abreast with the trends and issues of the Church especially on inculturation. (3) The curriculum of the Religious and Values Education includes a review of the syllabi, materials, methods and strategies in teaching, and is designed to suit the cultural backgrounds and orientations of the students. (4) Interactions of the Tingguian and Ilocano students with the community especially their participation in cultural performances is an indispensable way of preserving the culture of the people. (5) The school has to intensify parents-teachers relationship so that both can pay attention to the formation or education in the faith of the students. (6) The inculturated liturgies of the local Church make the Gospel attuned to the concrete situations of the people leading them to understand more fully the Christian message. (7) The larger society led by the government officials and Church leaders is an important arm for the promotion and preservation of the cultural heritage of the people by designing programs suited to the concrete situations of the people and providing resources or funding for documentations and researches. Based on the study, it is conclusive to say that the religious beliefs, rituals ans practices of the Tingguian and Ilocano high school students are still intact in spite of the influence of modern living. The perpetuation of this cultural belief system will depend on the practitioners and the younger generation. Culture and faith go hand in hand especially in the education in the faith or Religious and Values Education.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG003694

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Belief and doubt; Tinguian (Philippine people); High school students; Ilokanos (Philippine people)

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