Concept of Social System and Education as a sub-system

1. Education and Society
Concept of Social System and
Education as a sub-system
By
M.VIJAYALAKSHMI
Assistant Professor

2. UNIT-III
Education and Society

3. Unit – 3: Education and Society
3.1 Role of family, community and society in
promoting education.
3.2 Concept of social system and education as a
sub-system.
3.3 Role of Education in Social Mobility and
Social Stratification.
3.4 Education for the 21st Century - futuristic
perspective - concerns and issues.
3.5 Principles of education - four pillars as
envisioned by Delor's Commission.

4. UNIT-III
Education and Society
3.2 Concept of Social System
and
Education as a sub-system

5. According to Hasley -
• Every society is a unique product of its own
history and its relation to other societies.
Nevertheless, societies, in spite of their
bewildering variety, also have common
characteristics. They are social system, and
consequently require the performance of
certain universal functions if they are to
continue to exist

6. Parson’s theory of social system
Social objects
•Physical objects
Cultural objects

7. Getzel Model
Institution Role Expectations
Social System Social behaviour
Individual Personality Need Disposition

8. Chief sub-social systems
Family
Education
Religion
Politics
Economic Conditions
Cultural Centre

9. According to Gatzel –
behaviour of social system
B = f(R × P)
• where B is observed behaviour
• f is the function
• R is the role performed by an individual
• P is the personality of the individual
 Behaviour on the social system of the
school depends upon teachers,
headmaster/headmastress/Principal,
students and other activities

10. • Pattern Variables
• Person has given an account
of pairs of the dilemmas to
describe the characteristics of
social system. These are called
“Pattern Variables”

11. • Affectivity and affective neutrality
• Specificity and diffuseness
• Universalism and Particularism
• Quality and Performance
• Self Orientation and Collectivity
Orientation

12. Relation of social action –
three systems
Social System
Culture System
Personality
System

13. • Social System
The role of internal relations is
explained
• Culture System
The values, beliefs and symbols found in
any group are explained
• Personality System
The aims, effects and thoughts of any
person are observed

14. Problems of any Sub-social system
Adaptation (A)
Goal
Attainment (G)
Integrity (I)
Latency (L)

15. S stands for the school
I
A
L
G
S

16. Education and A Sub-social system
Education and G Sub-social system
Education and I Sub-social system
Education and L Sub-social system

17. Formal social
system of school
Informal social
system of school

18. Formal social system of school
The People
Managing Committee
The Headmaster
The Teachers
The Pupils

19. Merits of Informal Relations
• Informal relation is helpful in
humanisation
• The work of informal relation is
quick
• Informal social system is a means of
free expression

20. Role of Education as a Sub-social System
• Aims and Sub-social system
• Importance should be given to the values – clear
thinking, clarity in speech and writing, art of
living with the community, development of
national and international understanding etc
• Importance should be given to science education,
work experience, vocationalisation, use of
science in productive process etc
• The process of modernisation should be
accelerated
• Ordinary schools should be opened for social and
national integration
• Social and national services should be introduced
in the schools

21. Curriculum and sub-social system
• Through curricular and co-curricular
activities
• Through the medium of Mathematics,
Social Studies, Moral Education, History,
Art, Language etc
• Sense of responsibility and the feeling
of free expression
• Students want to satisfy their physical
and intellectual needs

22. Methods of teaching and
sub-social system
• Psychological methods –
Discussion, Montessori,
Project, Experimental,
Question and answer, Lecture
Method etc

23. Discipline and sub-social system
• Self – discipline
• Can be produced by means of the
sympathetic attitude of the teacher,
good curriculum, good methods of
teaching, good school administration,
child centred education etc

24. Teacher and sub-social system
• Teachers – nation builders
• Friend, Philosopher and guide
• Establish contacts with the parents
• Participate in social activities
• Play positive role in the conference

25. Teacher is the pivot of the
process of Education
• Psychologist and social reformer
• Should perform the role of a
skilled leader, skilled priest,
skilled social engineer and a
skilled producer

26. Sources are taken from
•Slidesharenet.com
•Web sources

27. Thank You