Role of education in socialization of child

1. Dr. Priti Sonar,
Educationalist, Author, Trainer, Writer, Motivational Speaker
Educational Qualifications- M.A., M.Com, M.Ed., NET ( Education), NET (Commerce),
DSM, CCG, CCVE, Ph.D., MBA (Pursuing)
Experience- 14+ years of teaching experience, 7+ years of administrative experience.
 Special Achievement- Ex- BOS (Board of studies) member of S.N.D.T Women’s
University

2. HAVE YOUR SCHOOL DAYS TAUGHT YOU
SOMETHING?
IF YES. WHAT IS IT?
Close your eyes and think of your
school days?

11. What did you observe?
• Are you all animals?
• Social Animals……..
• To live in society we need to learn certain social
expectations, culture and that is what is called as
Socialization.

12. Let us discuss on……..
• What is socialization?
• Why socialization is essential?
• Who all contribute in socialization?
• What is the role of education in socialization?

13. Socialization
• Human infants are born without any culture.
• They must be transformed by their parents, teachers, and others into
cultural and socially adept animals.
• The general process of acquiring culture is referred to as
socialization.
• During socialization, we learn the language of the culture we are born
into as well as the roles we are to play in life. For instance, girls learn
how to be daughters, sisters, friends, wives, and mothers.

14. Meaning of Socialization
• Socialization is a lifelong process during which we learn
about social expectations and how to interact with other
people.
• Nearly all of the behaviour that we consider to be 'human
nature' is actually learned through socialization.
• It is during socialization that we learn how to walk, talk,
and feed ourselves, about behavioural norms that help us
fit in to our society, and so much more.

15. Agencies of Socialization
• Family
• Schools
• Peers
• Mass Media

16. Family
• Family is usually considered to be the most
important agent of socialization.
• As infants, we are completely dependent on others
to survive. Our parents, or those who play the
parent role, are responsible for teaching us to
function and care for ourselves.
• They, along with the rest of our family, also teach us
about close relationships, group life, and how to
share resources.

17. Schools
• The next important agent of childhood socialization is the school.
• Purpose of school is to transfer subject knowledge and teach life
skills.
• Students don't just learn from the academic curriculum prepared
by teachers and school administrators.
• In school, we also learn social skills through our interactions with
teachers, staff, and other students.
• For example, we learn the importance of obeying authority and
that, to be successful, we must learn to be quiet, to wait, and
sometimes to act interested even when we're not.
• Anand, like other children, might even learn things from his
teacher that she did not intend to teach. For instance, he might
learn that it's best to yell out an answer instead of raising his hand.
When he does so, he gets rare attention from the teacher and is
hardly ever punished.

18. Peers
• Peers also give us a chance to
develop many of the social skills we
need as adults.
• For instance, Anand will certainly
experience moments when his
friends' behaviour and/or values
contradict the norms and values he
obtained from his family. He has to
learn to decide which norms and
values to keep, reject, or use and
follow in certain situations.

19. Mass Media
• Television, internet, radio, movie, books,
magazine also plays a very vital role in
socialization of child.

20. Role of Education in socialization of
Child
• Educational systems socialize students to become members
of society, to play meaningful roles in the complex network
of independent positions.
• Education helps in shaping values and attitudes to the
needs of the contemporary society.
• Education widens the mental horizons of pupils and
teaches them new ways of looking at themselves and their
society.

21. Role of Education in socialization of
Child
• Education offers young people opportunities for
intellectual, emotional and social growth. Thus
education can be influential in promoting new values
and stimulating adaptation of changing conditions.
• Informally and especially through social clubs, the
school enables the child to learn a number of other
social roles and skills which are also important for his/
her overall development as a member of society. For
example, Education teaches the laws, traditions and
norms of the community, the rights that individuals will
enjoy and the responsibilities that they will undertake.

22. Role of Education in socialization of
Child
• Education teaches how one is to behave toward his/
her play- mates and adults.
• Education teaches how to share things and ideas.
• Education teaches how to compete responsibly
• Education leads toward tolerant and humanitarian
attitudes. For example, college graduates are expected
to be more tolerant than (high school graduates in
their attitudes toward ethnic and social groups.