LECTURE 3

Functions of Education.
INTRODUCTION
 Education is the most crucial aspect of society which
should be given great attention as it is to become the
powerful tool to make every individual become the
catalyst of change.
 Changes are rampant in the society, but all of them are
needed to make the society progressive and functional.
CONT’D
 Society and every individual should work hand in hand
so that no one would be set aside and become outdated;
knowing that we are now living in a highly modernized
society.
 In order to achieve that, everyone should be aware about
the functions of education in the society.
FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION:

Solidarity: Techniques of
Strong vs. Learning Skills
loose
Providing Reconstruction of
equality and individual’s
opportunity experiences
Social
control and Development of
change moral and social
Transmission of Training values
Culture ground for
leadership

National
Integration
1.SOCIAL CONTROL AND CHANGE
 Society is said to be dynamic and progressive and not a
static one.
 Education helps every individual to develop their skills
that are needed to control and change the society
positively.
 Social environment is where the child’s personality can
be fully developed that is why it should be conducive
enough for them to grow into a better person.
2.RECONSTRUCTION OF
INDIVIDUAL’S EXPERIENCES
 Education is a part of life that is full of different
experiences which would make every person become an
agent of change that is essential for the society.
 This helps them to reconstruct all their experiences in
life as well as to adjust themselves with environmental
changes.
3.DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL AND
SOCIAL VALUES
 Moral and social values affect every individual in
dealing with the society.
 Through proper education, they would be given the
chance to acquire moral and social values which would
help them become the reason for the society to achieve
positive changes towards success.
4.PROVIDING EQUALITY AND
OPPORTUNITY
 There will be no Discrimination if every person would
be given proper education which is needed for providing
equality and opportunity.
 We cannot deny that educated people are more
successful in life and have greater opportunities in life
that is why every educational institution is providing
good quality of education for people to become
successful in their careers.
5.TRAINING GROUND FOR
LEADERSHIP
 Leadership quality of an individual can be developed
through education .
 This quality can then be used while participating in
different spheres of life namely ; political, educational,
social, and religious activities.
6.NATIONAL INTEGRATION
 People living in different countries are diverse that is
why respect of language, color, physical environment
,habits, dress, and caste should be adhere.
 These are the functions of education in the society that
are essential in order to respect the differences and
changes.
 Life is full of challenges and problems which make
every individual neglect what their social responsibilities
are.
CONT’D
 This is the main reason why the society is having a hard
time to progress but this can be solved through the help
of good quality of education to make people acquire the
needed knowledge and develop their innate skills that
can be used to be good citizens in their own ways.
7.TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE

 Education instill and transmit the social norms values

and beliefs into the next generation. Teacher himself or
herself have been through the similar phase of learning,
after learning the social norms, teachers forward it to the
next generation.
 Though, the exact social norms are not taught and
transmitted to the next generation there are few changes
in it resulting from the social changes and the personal
experiences of teachers.
CONT’D
 For instance, scientific theories have been updated and
changed over the time, with the help of research and
development.
 The old theories and the development in them are taught
to the students.
8. TECHNIQUES OF LEARNING SKILLS

 Education teaches an individual about the various

techniques of learning professional skills.
 There are different educational institutions for learning
different professional skills.
 For example if a person wants to pursue a career in
engineering, there are engineering colleges and
universities which will equip him/her with the skills
required for his/her career.