UNDERSTANDING CULTURE,

SOCIETY & POLITICS

by: GEM BENNETH G. CAMARINES
LESSON 6 : EDUCATION

LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Meaning and importance of education in society: Formal and
nonformal education.
Sociological perspectives on education: Manifest and latent
functions of education.
Goals and functions of education in the 21st century world.
Primary education as a human right.
 LESSON 6
Meaning & Importance of Education in Society EDUCATION

“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and
write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler

EDUCATION is the social institution that formally socializes members in

society. It also refers to the process which skills, knowledge, and values
are transmitted from the teachers to the learners.