School as Agency of Education

1. Agencies of Education
Mr.Veeresh R Demashetti
MSc 1st Year
Reg.No- 21NC099
Govt. College of Nursing,KIMS, HUbballi

2. Objectives
• Introduction
• School as an important agency of education
• Society as a social group in education
• School as a center of community service
• Peer Group and Play Group
• Difference between Distance education and
formal education
• Mass media as an agency of education
• Radio as an educational aid
• conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
An agency of education is a specialized
institution or organization that directly or
indirectly exercises an educational
influence on the child. This include both
formal and informal institution such as the
school, the library, the newspaper, the
magazines, the exhibition, the museums,
the planetarium, the radio, the cinema, the
television etc

4. SCHOOL AS AN IMPORTANT
AGENCY OF EDUCATION
School is a unit of a society, so mutual
cooperation is necessary for the smooth
fulfilment of responsibilities.

5. Functions of Present Day Schools
1. Many sided education
2. Training for democracy
3. Conservation of culture
4. Social reform
5. Developmental of scientific attitudes
6. Understanding
7. Opportunities for self - expression
8. Special responsibility
9. School life closely connected with life outside
10. Value of interdependence

6. Functions of Present Day Schools
11. Opportunities for full development of the child
12. Recognition of individual differences
13. Provision for social justice
14. Responsibility for moral education
15. Freedom for self development
16. School as a place of productive activity
17. Programme of school visualized as unity
18. School as an epitome of life outside
19. School as a centre of community service

7. Cooperation between School and
Family
• Teachers are interested in the welfare of their
students; they want them to develop emotionally,
ethically, mentally, physically and socially as do
the parents.

8. Methods of Securing Cooperation
1. Dealing with parents in a friendly manner.
2. Personal contents and mutual consultation about the
progress of the child.
3. School reports, causal letters to parents and progress
reports cards.
4. Sufficient notice to parents regarding change of books or
other equipments.
5. Acquainting parents with weakness of student's well in time.
6. Meeting with the parents of children within particular class.
7. Inviting parents to witness training and skills displayed by
children in various fields.
8. Organizing special campaigns like literacy etc.
9. Home visits by teacher.
10.Annual prize distribution function.

9. Methods of Securing Cooperation
11. Open day school and inviting parents to see regular
activities and programmes.
12. Celebration of parent days.
13. Organizing conferences.
14. Organizing lecture on current education problem and trends
in educational theory and practice.
15. Associating parents in the management of school.
16. Formation of parent - teacher association.
17. Making school a center of community service, adult
education classes.
18. Parents participation in improvement and school raising
funds, awarding scholarships, donating books, arranging mid
day meals etc.

11. Community / Society as a
Social Group in Education
Community is undoubtedly an important
agency of education. Community also makes
specific provision and promotion of
educational institutions.

12. Educational Functions of Society
Establishing and maintaining educational institutions.
Formulating different aims of education, of course keeping in
view the national goals.
Making provision for universal education.
Providing suitable environment.
Providing adult education.
Establishing libraries and reading rooms ,
Making provision for vocational education.
Setting up community centers.

13. School as a Center of
Community Service
• Linking curriculum with needs of children.
• Organizing social service clubs for understanding
various progression of community service.
• Setting up adult education centers.
• Celebration of national days and festivals.
• Providing a special section of library books useful for
adults.
• Formation of parent – teacher association.
• Organizing campaigns like literacy.
• Making school as a center for utilizing leisure time
meaningfully.

14. School Improvement Program
Undertaken By Community
1. Donating land for school.
2. Construction of a few rooms or entire school
building.
3. White washing or repair to school building.
4. Construction of school compound walls.
5. Provision of sheds for cooking meals.
6. Donating land for playground.
7. Donation of land for agricultural and other
purposes.

15. School Improvement Program
Undertaken By Community
8. Repair of school furniture.
9. Supply of free uniform and other articles.
10. Supply of grain, firewood etc.
11. Supply of radio and T.V sets.
12. Provision of drinking water.
13. Helping school in enrolment and retention of
students.
14. Providing first aid etc.

16. PEER GROUPS AND PLAY GROUPS
• PEER GROUP-
In developed countries like India, peer
groups are yet in infancy but their influence has
been steadily growing. They operate in the area
of vocational, recreational and social activities.
They also provide sex education. A peer group
serves as an important social agency of
education during adolescence. It is fairly
independent of external control and supervision.

17. • PLAY GROUP
following are educative values of activities of play groups.
• Children learn to cooperate with other children.
• They learn the qualities of follower ship as well as leadership.
• Children develop social attitudes.
• Children learn to go beyond ' egocentric interests ‘.
• Provide opportunities to children to mix - up with children of
different socio - economic strata of society.
• Working in play groups, children learn to respect other's rights
and privileges,
• Play groups provide all the advantages which play in general
provides for a child's development in emotional, mental and
physical areas.
PEER GROUPS AND PLAY GROUPS

18. Difference between Distance Education and
Formal Education
Distance education Formal education
It concentrates on needs of learner. Puts institution first.
Takes into account the convenience of
the learner.
Teacher centered.
Flexible in the sense that a course can
be completed in a number of years.
Course is to be completed within a
given period of time.
Indirect education as it is not centered
on face - face communication.
Direct education centered on face -
face communication.
Uses medium like computer, radio and
T.V Part time education.
Print word is the most prominent
element. Full time education.
Less expensive Relatively expensive.
Lacks certain kind of vitality which only
the presence of a teacher can
generate.
Provides vitality with the presence of a
teacher.

19. Distance Education and Formal Education
Distance education Formal education
Flexible with regard to qualification for
entry.
Rigid
May / may not be for a degree /
diploma.
It is for a degree /diploma.
Separation from peer group Close contact
System of mass education Imparted in a group.
Available even in areas where there is
no school / college.
Not possible without an educational
institution.
Available to those with poor health /
disadvantageous physical condition /
any psychological condition.
Not available to such groups.
Looks for unorthodox modes and
means of educating all those who are
willing to be educated.
Depends upon m conventional means
of education.

20. Objectives of Open University
• To provide greater equality of opportunity and access to
higher education.
• To provide educational opportunities for those who
missed such opportunities when they were young and
joined career.
• to provide opportunities to those adults who would like to
have access to higher education throughout their lives
and
• To help those who want to learn new subjects or renew /
update their knowledge while in service.

21. Features and Merits
• Relaxed entry regulation.
• Self pacing.
• Freedom and flexibility in chasing any combination of
courses.
• Transfer of credit from one programme to another and from
one university to another.
• Education is home based and not classroom based.
• Communication technology is used to provide multimedia
teaching.
• Quality of teaching is high because it helps the best expertise
available in country.
• Offers not only degree, diploma and certificate courses but
also extension, enrichment, community oriented and
continuing education.

22. Mass Media as an Agency of
Education

23. Mass media means of communication that
reaches a large number of learner or people with a
common language / message.
• Provides quality learning experiences.
• Catering to large number of students.
• Offering advice in terms of physical control of stimuli
- magnifying pictures and films enabling close
observation.
• Providing multisensory stimuli auditory and visual
stimuli and multi range stimuli.
• Serving as storage banks of information as pictures,
audios and videotapes, films and slides- useful for
sensing replaying and reviewing in classroom.

24. Radio as an Educational Aid

25. Radio as an Educational Aid
• Enriching of school programme.
• Furnishing latest material.
• Bringing student into contact with world around.
• Developing critical thinking.
• Developing leisure time interest and
appreciation.
• Providing opportunities for student participation.

26. Radio as an Educational Aid
• Providing an alternative approach to education
of out of school children.
• Serving as a training component for teachers.
• Imparting vocational skills.
• Popularizing science with a view to develop
scientific outlook.
• Promoting emotional and national integration.
• Providing information about population
education, energy conservation, preservation of
wild life etc.

27. CONCLUSION
• formal and informal education have their
pros and cons. Formal education sets
the academic curriculum that helps
students to learn. Informal education that
does not have clear and set curriculum is
less able to help students gain an overall
better education