Sociology is the study of social beings and encompasses human behavior in groups, social structures, and interrelations. The document emphasizes that education is influenced by societal issues, including changes in social structure, culture transmission, and economic factors, and it highlights the role of schools in shaping students' social values and skills. It concludes that education is inherently a social process essential for developing democratic values and addressing societal needs.

1. Sociological Foundation

2. SOCIOLOGY…………
- Latin “Socius” - “social or being with others”
- and the Greek “logos” - “study”
Therefore, the term “Sociology” basically means the
“study of social beings”.
 It studies:
• human behavior in groups
• social structure and social phenomena
• different forms of human interrelations

3. The Sociological Foundation
- Issues from society including groups and institutions in the culture and
their contribution to education
- refers to issues from society that have an influence on curriculum.
There are many aspects of the society that need consideration in curriculum
making. These include:
•Changes occurring in societal structures;
•Transmission of culture;
•social problems as issues for Curriculum and
•Economics issues.

4. Education and Society
Schools exist within, not apart from,
social context
Schools emerges within society

5. Education
Society
Culture
Politics
Church
Economic
Technology
Home
Others
Schools

6. SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS
 AIMS OF EDUCATION
 Development of social feelings and qualities
 Development of a socially efficient individual
 Improvement of vocational efficiency
 Use of leisure time and development of healthy recreational
pursuits
 Transmission of social heritage
 Diffusion of more and more knowledge
 Development of constructive and creative outlook of the individual
 Education for social service, social efficiency, emotional integration,
national unity and patriotism

7.  CURRICULUM
 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
 Lead to the development of genuine ‘we feeling’ i.e. of a group
having a spirit of social interaction

8.  METHODS OF TEACHING
Enable child to acquire skills and knowledge needed
Develop a capacity for social adjustment
Develop problem solving and constructive thinking
Socialized techniques; project and group methods

9.  ROLE OF THE TEACHER
 Destiny of the nation is shaped in classrooms by the teachers
 Be exposed to the concept of freedom, dignity of the individual,
rights and duties so as to transmit the same to the younger
generation
 Expected to possess right attitude of social behavior
 Remain above casteism, regionalism

10.  THE SCHOOL
Reflect and epitomize the larger society outside its walls
 Balance, purify and simplify the activities of the society in its
environment
 DISCIPLINE
Should come through participation in group activities and
social service activities

11. Curriculum:
-Basic skills
-Apprenticeship
-Didactic
teaching
Curriculum:
-Basic skills
-Apprenticeship
-Didactic
teaching
Curriculum:
-Factory model
-Compartments
-Didactic
teaching
Curriculum:
-Factory model
-Compartments
-Didactic
teaching
Agrarian
Society
Agrarian
Society
Information
Society
Information
Society
Industrial
Society
Industrial
Society
Example…….

12. CONCLUSION
 Education takes place in society
 Education is essentially a social process
 Social environment educates the child
 education has a social role to play
 Education is a lifelong process
 Education is not only schooling
Education must be social in nature and develop democratic skills and
values in students