The document outlines the various functions of schools, including technical, human, political, cultural, and educational roles across different societal levels. It emphasizes schools' contributions to individual development, social integration, cultural transmission, and political awareness. Additionally, it discusses both manifest functions, such as socialization and cultural transmission, and latent functions, including creation of social networks and generation gaps.

1. Multiple Functions of
Schools

2. 1. Technical/Economic
Functions:
• refer
schools
to
to
the
the
contribution
of
technical
or
economic development and needs
of the individual, the institution,
the local community, the society
and the inter-national community.

3. 2. Human/Social
Functions
• refer to the contribution of schools to human
development and social relationships at different
levels of the society
A. AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 schools help develop students to develop their
potentials psychologically, socially, and physically

4. B. AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
a school is a social system composed of different human
relationships
to provide the environment of quality
C. AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY LEVELS
 schools serve the social needs or functions of the
local community,
 support social integration of multiple and diverse
constituencies of society,
 facilitate the social mobility within the existing
social class structure

5.  select
and
allocate
competent
people
to
appropriate roles and position,
 contribute to social change and development in
the long run
D. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
 schools are expected to play an important role in
preparing
students
for
international
harmony,
social cooperation, global human relationship and
elimination of national, regional, racial and gender
biases.

6. 3. POLITICAL
FUNCTIONS
• refer to the contribution of schools to the political
development at different levels of society.
A.AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 schools help student to develop positive civic
attitudes and skills to exercise the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship.

7. B. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVELS

schools act as a place for systematically socializing
students into a set of political norms, values, and
beliefs, or for critically discussing and reflecting on
the existing political events.

schools
often
become
a
political
coalition
of
teachers, parents, and students that can contribute
to the stability of the political power structure.

8. C. AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY LEVELS
 schools play an important role to serve the
political needs of the local community
 maintain the stability of the political structure
 promote awareness and movement of
democracy
 facilitate the planned political
development and changes

9. D. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
 the growing awareness of international dependence
reinforces the need for the contribution of school
education
common
to
international
interest,
understanding,
international
coalitions,
global
peace
movement against war, and eliminations of conflicts
between region and nations.

10. 4. CULTURAL
FUNCTIONS
• refer to the contribution of schools to the cultural
transmission and development at different levels of
society.
A.AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

schools help students to develop their creativity
and aesthetic awareness and to be socialized with
the successful norms, values, and beliefs of society.

11. B. AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
 schools act as a place for systematic cultural transmission
to
and
reproduction
of
the
next
generation,
cultural
integration among the multiple and diverse constituencies,
and cultural revitalization of the outdated poor traditions.
C. AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY LEVELS
 schools often serve as a cultural unit carrying the explicit
norms and expectations of the local community,
 Revitalize the strengths of the existing culture such that
the society or nation can reduce internal conflicts and
wastage

12.  transmit all the important values and artifacts of society
to students
 integrate
the
diverse
subcultures
from
different
background
 build up a unifying force for national conflicts.
D. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
 schools can encourage appreciation of cultural diversity
and acceptance of different norms, traditions, values,
and beliefs in different countries and regions, and finally
contribute to the development of global culture through
integration of different cultures.

13. 5. EDUCATION
FUNCTIONS
• refer to the contribution of schools to the development
and maintenance of education at the different levels of
society.
A.AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

it is important for schools to help students how to
learn and help teachers to learn how to teach
 Facilitating teachers’ professional
development

14. B. AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
 school serve as a systematic place for a systematic
learning, teaching, and disseminating knowledge, and
as a center for systematically experimenting
and
implementing educational changes and developments.
C. AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY LEVELS

schools provide service for different educational
needs of the local community

facilitate development of education
professions and education structures,

15. 
disseminate knowledge and information to
the next generation,

Contribute to the formation of learning society
D. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

in order to promote mutual understanding among nations
and build “build up a global family” for the younger
generation, schools can contribute to the development of
global education and international education exchange and
cooperation

schools can make an important contribution to education
for the whole world

16. 2.3 MANIFEST
FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOLS
The manifest functions of education are the open and
intended goals or consequences of activities within an
organization or institution
1.SOCIALIZATION
 from kindergarten through college, schools teach
students the student role, specific academic
subjects, and political socialization

17. 
in the primary and secondary
schools,
students
are
taught
specific subject matter appropriate
to
their
age,
skill
level
and
previous education experience
 in the college level, students focus
on
more
detailed
knowledge
of
subjects that they have previously
studied while also being exposed to
the
new
research
areas
---
study
and

18. 2. SOCIAL CONTROL
 schools are responsible for teaching values such as
discipline, respect, obedience, punctuality, and
perseverance.
 schools teach conformity by encouraging young people
to be good students, conscientious, future workers,
and low-abiding citizens.
3. SOCIAL PLACEMENT
 schools are responsible for identifying the most
qualified people to fill available positions in society

19. 4. TRANSMITTING CULTURE
 as a social institution, education performs a rather
conservable function – transmitting the dominant
culture
 through schooling, each generation of young people is
exposed to the existing beliefs, norms and values of
our culture
 we learn respect for social control and reverence for
established institutions such as religion, the family,
and the government

20. 5. PROMOTING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
INTEGRATION
 education
political
serves
and
the
social
latent
function
integration
by
of
promoting
transforming
its
population composed of diverse ethnic and religious
groups into a society whose members share – to some
extent at least – a common identity

21. 6. AGENT OF CHANGE
 education can stimulate or bring about desired social
change
 it promotes social change by serving as meeting ground
where each society’s distinctive beliefs and traditions
can be shared
 numerous sociological studies have revealed the increased
years of formal schooling are associated with openness
to new ideas and more liberal social and political
viewpoints.

22. 2.4 LATENT FUNCTIONS OF
SCHOOLS
1. RESTRICTING SOME ACTIVITIES
 in our society there are laws that require children
to
attend
school
or
complete
a
primary
and
secondary education
 keep students off the street and out of the fulltime job market for a number of years, by helping
keep unemployment within reasonable bounds.

23. 2. MATCHMAKING AND PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL
NETWORKS
 because school brings together people of similar
ages, social class, and race, young people often
meet future marriage partners and develop social
networks that may last for many years

24. 3. CREATION OF GENERATION GAP
 students may learn information in school
that
contradicts
beliefs
held
by
their
parents or their religion
 a generation gap is created when education
conflicts with parental attitudes and beliefs

25. Presented To:
Dr. Felicidad O. Rodelas
Presented By:
Anne Bernadette E. Laudato