It includes the aims and objectives of education. Mainly Social Aim, Individual Aim and Vocational Aim are pointed out in it.

1. Dr Rajnikant Dodiya, Asst. Prof. HMPIETR

7. According to John
Dewey,
“The Aims or Goals
are related to real
life situations. Good
Aims involve various
types of activities”

8. The function of education is to
discipline feelings, to control
emotions, to stimulate motivations
and to develop religious sentiments.
The function of education is to help
the growing of a helpless young
animal into a happy, moral and
efficient human being.

9. Classification of Aims of
Education
Individual
Aim
Social Aim
Vocational
Aim

10. Individual Aim of Education
Sir Percy Nunn observes, “Nothing goods enters into the human
world except in and through the free activities of individual men
and women and that educational practice must be shaped the
individual. Education should give scope to develop the inborn
potentialities through maximum freedom.”
 An individual is a part of society; it is his duty to support society and
contribute to its progress but he is not a slave to society.
 It centers around the individual freedom which is the very basis of
democracy.
 It enables the individual to realize his self and to take care of his
uniqueness.
 Self-expression is also possible by this aim.

11. • Enable individual to survive and
live out its complete life
The Biologist
view
• Autonomous development of
individual
The Naturalistic
View
• To develop innate powers of
individual
The Psychologist
View
• To lead individual to self realization
The Spiritualistic
View

12. Social Aim of Education
Social Aim means social efficiency.
Takes into consideration the needs of society.
Progress of the society is the aim of education.
Co-operation and harmony among the people of the society.
Be familiar with social traditions, manners, morals,
customs

13. In social aim, great importance
is attached to society and
therefore, an individual
becomes of secondary
importance.

14. Vocational Aim of Education
 Education should enable a person to earn his livelihood
 This is also called ‘the bread and butter’ aim of educations
 This aim must prepare the child for some future profession or
vocation or trade.
 School should educate students about how to earn and meet the
values of society
 It is considered as a very narrow aim of education, because it is
oriented to provide education for getting a job only.