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EDUCATION AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM
Education is a system within a larger system—the social system. To become a systems
thinker, it is therefore necessary to dissect the anatomy of your society and explore
how its different elements become parts of a social system. This chapter explains both
how education is a part of a social system and why it is important to understand the
interactive elements within a social system in order to understand how education
works.
S O, W H A T I S “S O C I A L S Y S T E M” ?
 A social organization
 A group of elements and activities that interact and constitutes a single social
entity
 It is a model or organization that possess creativity beyond its component’s
parts; it is distinguished from its environment by clearly defined boundary
 Composed of subunits, elements and subsystem that are interrelated within
relatively stable patterns of social orders.
W H A T D O E S “S O C I A L S Y S T E M “ R E F E R S D O?
 Refer to activities and interaction of groups consisting of members brought
together for a common purpose
 Classroom is a good example of social system
√ ethnos
√ norms
√ values
√ psychological aspect
BASIC ASSUMPTION FOR SOCIAL SYSTEM MODELS
ASSUMPTION- A fact / statement that Is taken for granted.
1. Social system is open system.
2. Social system consists of interdependent parts, characteristics, and activities
that contribute to an receive from a whole.
3. Social systems are peopled.
4. Social system is goal oriented
5. Social system is structural
6. Social system is normative
7. Social system is sanction bearing
8. Social system is political
9. Social system has distinctive cultures
10.Social system is conceptual and relative
11. All formal organizations are social system. But all social systems are not formal
organization
K E Y E L E M E N T S OF THE SCHOOL AS A
S O C I A L S Y S T E M
School are social systems with the following key parts:
STRUCTURE- Roles and expectation of position that are arrange in a hierarchy
INDIVIDUAL- the individual is a key unit in any social system; regardless of position,
people bring them individual needs, beliefs and a cognitive understanding of a job.
CULTURE- represent the unwritten feeling part of the organization; it shared value
POLITICS- informal power relation that develop spontaneously
CORE – the teaching learning process is the technical core of the school
ENVIRONMENT- everything outside the organization; source of inputs
OUTPUT- The product of organizations eg. educated students
FEEDBACK-communication that monitors behavior
EFFECTIVENESS- the congruence between expected and actual outcomes

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EDUCATION AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM.docx

  • 1. EDUCATION AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM Education is a system within a larger system—the social system. To become a systems thinker, it is therefore necessary to dissect the anatomy of your society and explore how its different elements become parts of a social system. This chapter explains both how education is a part of a social system and why it is important to understand the interactive elements within a social system in order to understand how education works. S O, W H A T I S “S O C I A L S Y S T E M” ?  A social organization  A group of elements and activities that interact and constitutes a single social entity  It is a model or organization that possess creativity beyond its component’s parts; it is distinguished from its environment by clearly defined boundary  Composed of subunits, elements and subsystem that are interrelated within relatively stable patterns of social orders. W H A T D O E S “S O C I A L S Y S T E M “ R E F E R S D O?  Refer to activities and interaction of groups consisting of members brought together for a common purpose  Classroom is a good example of social system √ ethnos √ norms √ values √ psychological aspect BASIC ASSUMPTION FOR SOCIAL SYSTEM MODELS ASSUMPTION- A fact / statement that Is taken for granted.
  • 2. 1. Social system is open system. 2. Social system consists of interdependent parts, characteristics, and activities that contribute to an receive from a whole. 3. Social systems are peopled. 4. Social system is goal oriented 5. Social system is structural 6. Social system is normative 7. Social system is sanction bearing 8. Social system is political 9. Social system has distinctive cultures 10.Social system is conceptual and relative 11. All formal organizations are social system. But all social systems are not formal organization K E Y E L E M E N T S OF THE SCHOOL AS A S O C I A L S Y S T E M School are social systems with the following key parts: STRUCTURE- Roles and expectation of position that are arrange in a hierarchy
  • 3. INDIVIDUAL- the individual is a key unit in any social system; regardless of position, people bring them individual needs, beliefs and a cognitive understanding of a job. CULTURE- represent the unwritten feeling part of the organization; it shared value POLITICS- informal power relation that develop spontaneously CORE – the teaching learning process is the technical core of the school ENVIRONMENT- everything outside the organization; source of inputs OUTPUT- The product of organizations eg. educated students FEEDBACK-communication that monitors behavior EFFECTIVENESS- the congruence between expected and actual outcomes