2. SCHOOL
• The word ‘school’ is normally associated to buildings, students,
curriculum and instruction, teachers and administration.
• Oxford English Dictionary definition: an institution for educating
children. Any institution at which instruction is given in a particular
subject.
• School is a special institution, created to serve specific social needs. It,
therefore, not only gets aims and objectives from society but its
contents and methods are also determined in accordance with the
activities, carried on in society, for which the school functions
3. SOCIETY
• Society refers to a group of persons who share a culture,
government, institutions, land, or a set of social
relationships.
• A person can belong to several societies at a time
religious, professional, and social
• The thing that makes a group of people a society is that
they share a common culture
4. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND SOCIETY
• Schools shape children’s perceptions of the world, the values,
beliefs, and norms of society are internalized within children so
that they come to think and act like other members of the
society.
• Schools helps in building a nation.
• A good society is the product of a good school system and a
good school system is the product of a good society. So there
must be intimate relationships between the school and the
society.
5. EFFECTS OF SCHOOL ON SOCIETY
• Schools have a deep impact on the society. Parent’s
school choice decisions are influenced by the
groups or organizations to which they belong.
Argues that parent’s decisions not only influence
student’s academic performance but also effect
students future.
6. IMPACT OF PARTNERSHIP
• Upgraded school facilities
• Improved school leadership and staffing
• Higher quality learning programs for students
• New resources and programs to improve teaching and
curriculum
• Resources for after-school programs and family supports
• Increased social and political capital of participants
7. AGENTS INVOLVED BETWEEN SCHOOL AND
SOCIETY
• The main group and agents involved in the dynamics of the
relationship between school and community are:
• School administration
• Teachers
• Non-teaching staff
• Students and parents
• Governing bodies
• School board.
