EDUCATION FOR SOCIETY AND INDIVIDUAL

The purpose of education has always been to every one,

in essence, the same -to give the young, the things they need
in order to develop in an orderly, sequential way into
members of society. Any education is, in its forms and
methods, an outgrowth of the needs of the society in which it
exists. Education is essential for every society and individual.
It is life itself but not a preparation for life. Man has various
qualities. These qualities of the individual should be
developed for the improvement of the society. So education
plays a complementary role for overall individual, social and
national development. It enables an individual to realize his
highest self and goal.
KEY FUNCTIONS AND ROLES OF EDUCATION TOWARDS INDIVIDUAL
ANDSOCIETY
Functions of education towards individual:
(1) Development of inborn potentialities
- Education helps the child to develop the inborn potentialities of child
providing scope to develop.
(2) Modifying behavior 
- Education helps to modify the past behavior through learningand
through different agencies of education.
(3) All-round development
- Education aims at the all round development of child-physical, mental,
social, emotional, and spiritual.
(4) Preparing for the future
- After completion of education the child can earn itslivelihood getting
proper education, which has productivity. The education should
beimparted according to the own interest of the child.
5) Developing personality
- The whole personality of the child is developed physically,
intellectually, morally,
socially, aesthetically and spiritually. He is recognized in the society.
(6) Helping for adjustability
- Man differs from beast. Man has reasoning and thinking power. Man
tries his best to adjust with his own environment through education.
Functions of education towards society:
(1) Social change and control:
The society is never static. It is progressive and dynamic. The child lives
in society. It is the social environment where the personality of the child
can be developed. The old traditions, customs are preserved and
transmitted with the situations, which are ever changing. We should not
think or believe in the blind beliefs, which are hindrances
Curriculum planning refers to the creation of a curriculum.
There is no clear definition of what a curriculum is. Some definitions
are rather centered around student activities, e.g. curriculum is the
planned engagement of learners. Some are more subject centered, e.g.
"curriculum is the subject matter taught to students or an arrangement
of instructional materials. Furthermore, curriculum can refer to what a
school or educational system prescribes for a specific group of learners
or at what the teacher does in class. But generally
speaking curriculum refers to a macro level as opposed to meso
level (e.g. a course) or a micro level (e.g. a lesson).
“The curriculum of a school is the formal and informal content and
process by which learners gain knowledge and understanding, develop
skills, and alter attitudes, appreciations, and values under he auspices
of that school (Doll, 1996:15)”
rriculum planning
                                                                

The process concerned with making decisions about what to

learn, why, and how to organize the teaching and learning
process taking into account existing curriculum requirements
and the resources available. At the general level, it often
results in the definition of a broad curriculum framework, as
well as a syllabus for each subject to be used as reference by
individual schools. At the school level, it involves developing
course and assessment plans for different subjects. At the
classroom level, it involves developing more detailed plans
for learning units, individual lessons and lesson sequences.