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THE T EACHER AND THE

COMMUNITY, SCHOOL
CULTURE AND
ORGANIZAT IONAL
LEADERSHIP
Fundamental Roles and
Functions of School
 “schola”
“scol” Latin “skhole”
Old English Greek
“intermission of work”, leisure for learning;
Spare time, leisure, rest,
learned conversation, debate; lecture;
ease, idleness; that in which
meeting place for teachers and students,
“a place of instruction” leisure is employed; learned
place of instruction; disciples of a teacher;
discussion; “a place for
body of followers, sect
lectures, school”
- Defined as an educational institution
designed to provide learning spaces
and learning environments for the
teaching of students under the
supervision of teachers.
 ROLE

• school exposes students to social standard and values further than those existing in the family and
SOCIALIZATION other individuals, other than teaching students how to write and spell , and to excel in mathematics.

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CULTURE (KHAN BABA)

TRANSMISSION OF • the school has the responsibility to teach the cultural beliefs , moral values, religion, and social
CULTURAL VALUES standards that its society promotes through education
• education progresses into promoting teaching social sense to the students
SOCIAL AGGREEBLENESS

• respect, love, justice, and mutual respect are some of those emotions that must be reflected
CIVIC TRAINING

PROMOTION OF • the school, shall give chances for the children in school to express themselves freely or be un
DEMOCRATIC VALUES democratic environment, allowing them to grow as individuals
DEVELOPMENT OF • a school must be able to provide not only to nurture the students for cognitive development, but
ABILITIES also of their skills and their effective factor.
FULFILLMENT OF • students are trained to be productive citizens to help in the growth and development of a nation
NATIONAL AIMS
• natural freedom or the freedom of expression are both offered in a school, through different
CHARACTER BUILDING academic and non-academic activities, which would be the approach on how the students would
be able to build their characters and personalities toward national ideology.
 ROLE

PROPAGATION OF • persuading the children to adopt social, religious, moral, cultural, and ethical values of a society
CIVILIZATION AND is to uphold the culture and civilization
CULTURE

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: THE MEANING, ASPECTS AND SOCIAL FUNCTION OF EDUCATION (PUJA MONDAL)

DEVELOPMENT OF • this includes the development of the three domains of learning namely, physical, mental, and
PERSONALITY emotional make-up of an individual.
• it is part of the educational system to teach and promote socialization to the children to prepare
SOCIAL-CONTROL them with their roles in the society when they become adults.
• the incidental learning and socialization amongst the teachers, students, and others in the
SOCIAL INTEGRATION institution is a natural way to impart values and other social skills that are crucial to the society.
• since education is used to improve the life of an individuals for economic opportunity, people
DETERMINATION OF
grow and develop according to their association with other people, their educational
STATUS
background, and their function in the society as well.
PROVIDES ROUTE FOR • the educational attainment of an individual makes it possible for a person to increase one’s
SOCIAL MOBILITY qualification in terms of their social status and flexibility
• education provides skilled individuals who are significant to the society through literacy
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT programs, which upturns the political realizations of the people at the lowest point of the
economy.
MULTIPLE
SCHOOL
FUNCTION
 LEVEL COMMUNITY/
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL SOCIETY
FUNCTION
Technical/ • school can help • schools are • school serve the • school education
Economic students to service economic or supplies the high
Functions: acquire organizations instrumental quality forces
• refer schools to knowledge and providing quality needs of the local necessary in
the contribution of skills necessary service, also they community, supply international
technical or to survive and serve as a life quality labors competitions,
economic compete in a place or a work forces to the economic
development and modern society or place of society economic system, cooperation, earth
needs of the a competitive for clients, modify or shape protection, tech.
individual, the economy and employers and all economic and information
institution, the provide staff job those concerned. behaviors or exchange.
local community, training and students.
the society and the opportunity.
international
community.
 LEVEL COMMUNITY/
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL SOCIETY
FUNCTION
Human/Social • schools help • a school is a social • schools serve the • schools are
Functions develop students system composed social needs or expected to play
to develop their of different human functions of the an important role
• refer to the potentials relationships local community, in preparing
contribution of psychologically, • to provide the • support social students for
schools to human socially, and environment of integration of international
development and physically quality multiple and harmony, social
social relationships diverse cooperation, global
at different levels constituencies of human relationship
of the society society, and elimination of
• facilitate the social national, regional,
mobility within the racial and gender
existing social biases.
class structure
 LEVEL COMMUNITY/
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL SOCIETY
FUNCTION
POLITICAL • schools help • schools act as a • schools play an • the growing
FUNCTIONS student to place for important role to awareness of
develop positive systematically serve the political international
• refer to the civic attitudes and socializing needs of the local dependence
contribution of skills to exercise students into a set community reinforces the
schools to the the rights and of political norms, • maintain the need for the
political responsibilities of values, and stability of the contribution of
development at citizenship. beliefs, political structure school education
different levels of • schools often • promote common to
society. become a political awareness and international
coalition of movement of interest,
teachers, parents, democracy understanding,
and students that • facilitate the international
can contribute to planned political coalitions, global
the stability of the development and peace movement
political power changes against war, and
structure. eliminations of
conflicts between
region and
nations.
 LEVEL COMMUNITY/
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL SOCIETY
FUNCTION
CULTURAL • schools help • schools act as a • schools often • schools can
FUNCTIONS students to place for serve as a cultural encourage
develop their systematic cultural unit carrying the appreciation of
• refer to the creativity and transmission to explicit norms and cultural diversity
contribution of aesthetic and reproduction expectations of the and acceptance of
schools to the awareness and to of the next local community, different norms,
cultural be socialized with generation, • transmit all the traditions, values,
transmission and the successful cultural integration important values and beliefs in
development at norms, values, among the and artifacts of different countries
different levels of and beliefs of multiple and society to students and regions, and
society. society. diverse • integrate the finally contribute to
constituencies, diverse the development
and cultural subcultures from of global culture
revitalization of the different through integration
outdated poor background of different
traditions. • build up a unifying cultures.
force for national
conflicts.
 LEVEL COMMUNITY/
INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL SOCIETY
FUNCTION
EDUCATION • it is important for • school serve as a • schools provide • in order to
FUNCTIONS schools to help systematic place service for promote mutual
students how to for a systematic different understanding
• refer to the learn and help learning, teaching, educational needs among nations
contribution of teachers to learn and disseminating of the local and build “build up
schools to the how to teach knowledge, and community a global family” for
development and • Facilitating as a center for • facilitate the younger
maintenance of teachers’ systematically development of generation,
education at the professional experimenting and education schools can
different levels of development implementing professions and contribute to the
society. educational education development of
changes and structures, global education
developments. • disseminate and international
knowledge and education
information to the exchange and
next generation, cooperation
• Contribute to the • schools can make
formation of an important
learning society contribution to
education for the
SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
PROCESS OF STATUS ALLOCATION IN FOUR WAYS:

1. by providing a context in which the individual can

demonstrate his ability
2. by channeling individuals into paths that leads in the
direction of different occupations or classes of
occupations
3. by providing the particular skills needed to fulfill the
requirements of various position, and finally
4. by transferring to the individual the prestige of the
school itself.
 SECONDARY FUNCTION OF SCHOOL:

1. the role of the school in providing mothers of fathers with

relief from the task of taking care of their children during a
significant part of the day
2. the part played by the school in the courtship process and its
consequent influence on mate selection
3. the use of the school to maintain the cultural identity and
therefore the stability of subgroups within the society, and
4. the use of educational institutions to affect social reform
INFOGRAPHICS
 RUBRICS FOR ACTIVITY

VERY NEEDS TOTAL

CRITERIA EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR
GOOD IMP.
RELEVANCE 25
ACCURACY 25
ORGANIZATION OF 20
INFORMATION
CREATIVITY 20
PUNCTUALITY 10