Education and School

1. TOPICS:
*Education & School
Angcual, Joan
, Darwin

2. EDUCATION:
*Latin word ‘educate’ means ‘educate’, to ‘bring up’ or to
‘draw out’
Durkheim: action by the older generations upon those who
are not yet ready for social life
Counts and Mead: an induction into the learner’s culture
Lowie: organized social life
Samuel Koenig: process whereby the social heritage of a
group is passed
-socialized i.e. learns the rules of behavior
*Latin ‘educatum’ means: act of teaching or training

3. CONCEPTS:
*Education
*School
Education: Lifelong and Continuous process
Acquisition and development of
knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes,
values in any way or means
Acquisition of knowledge
Art of teaching and learning
An educational institution

4. Lifelong & Continuous-Process:
-Observation and Experiences
-Media -Own deeds
Sri Ramakrishna:
----“I am a student of astronomy”----
OJT Training Literature
Mentoring Sharing Seminars
Discussions
“As long as I live, so long do I learn.’
‘There are some who have heard of milk, some
who have seen it and some who have drunk it.’

5. FUNCTIONS of Education:
*Intellectual
Teach cognitive skills
e.g. 3R’s
*Political
Incalculate allegiance to existing
political order
e. g. Patriotism

6. *Social
Socialize to various roles, behaviors
and values of society
*Economic
Prepare for later occupational role
Select, train and allocate division of
labor

7. MANIFEST AND LATENT FUNCTION OF
EDUCATION (Robert Merton
MANIFEST
• Social Control- Regulates behavior
• Socialization- inculcate values, norms and social skills
• Social Placement- hierarchical
• Transmitting culture
• Social and Political Integration
• Agent of Change

8. LATENT
• Restriction of some acts
e.g. Law
• Matchmaking and Production of Social
Networks
• Perpetuating Social Inequality
Transmission of
dominant culture
values
Conflict Theorists: schools
reproduce the social
inequalities of a society
Obedience to Authority:Gender StereotypesAcceptance of Inequality

9. FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
*Conservation
*Instructional
Transfer of ideas (T L) through
various methods and technology
*Research Towards development
*Social Function
-competencies for active participation
-voluntary associations -democratic attitudes
-voting at elections -trust in institutions

10. Formal Education
-within institutions primarily to deliver education and training
-program of study that is recognized through a qualification
Factors for survival rates in schools
*School Support
*Excellent Teacher
*Conducive Environment
Integrationist’s Perspective
Ways teacher treats you impacts
how you do in school.

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