The document discusses the sociological foundations of education and curriculum. It states that schools exist within social contexts and aim to develop socially efficient individuals, transmit culture, and prepare students for an increasingly globalized world. It also notes that curriculum is based on the conditions, problems, and needs of society and must be flexible to achieve social objectives. The sociological foundation emphasizes that education is a social process, the social environment influences child development, and education should develop democratic skills and values.

1. Sociological Foundation

4. Schools exist within the social context.
Schools are not only
institutions that can
educate people in the
society
It is made to help
understand the
changes globalization
brings.
The relationship of
curriculum and society
is mutual and
encompassing

5. Education in Sociological Basis aims to:
develop social feelings, qualities and socially efficient individual;
improve vocational efficiency and transmit social heritage;
diffusion of more and more knowledge;
use leisure for the development of healthy recreational pursuits;
develop constructive and creative outlook of the individual;
it is also for social service, social efficacy, emotional integration,
national unity and patriotism

6. Social issues that influence on curriculum
• Changes occurring in
societal structures;
• Transmission of culture;
• social problems as
issues for Curriculum
and
• Economics issues

7. Based on conditions,
problems and needs of
society
An agent for transmission of
basic values of culture
Prepare the child for
global/world society
Flexible and changeable for
the effective realization of
socially determined
objectives

8. From the sociological foundation,
therefore:
 Education takes place in the society that’s why it is
essentially a social process
 Social environment plays an important role in child's
education
 Education is a lifelong process and not only or merely a
schooling
 Education is formal, informal or non formal
 education must be social in nature and develop
democratic skills and values to students

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