Religion and Education plays very important role in socialisation. The presentation depicts the effect of religion on society and what is the role of education on development of society.

1. Religious Impact on Development of society-
Part School plays
Subhashini V

2. Introduction
Primary aim of Education is to educate, sustain individual and societal improvement.
The main difference between living and non-living is that, living always renews itself.
The changes occur with respect to cultural, religious and social need.
The changes are so dynamic that the transition is very smooth.

3. Education and society
 The social context is imperative for education to function well.
 Society and education complete each other
 Society cannot carry on without education and vice versa
 Education affects not only the person being educated but also the whole community starting
from the Family.

4. Religion and society
 There are different aspects of religion such as internal, external, individual and societal.
 The social aspect of religion is emphasized by all religions,.
 It is because of the fact that religion plays an important role in maintaining social unity, its
promotion and maintenance.
 The religion which emphasizes their social aspect is the religion pf Humanity, although in
traditional sense this aspect is not recognised as religion.

5. Blackmar and Gilin
On religion and society
Without community worship, no
religious faith can survive for long
time.
Living religion may lose all its
importance if the believer and the
worshipper of that religion ceases
to worship together.

6. Religion as an instrument in stabilising Social
order
 Religion helps to mould the individual character and thereby it moulds social life.
 It brings forth the sense of social value in the minds of people.
 In obeying the social laws , to respect elders and to show sympathy towards the feelings of
others, or to discharge the social obligations faithfully, the role of religion is immense.
 In these cases it acts as a ‘Teacher’.

7. Religious impact on development of Society-
the part school plays
 Researches have proved that the frequency of religious practice is significantly and directly
related to academic outcomes and educational development.
1. Educational achievement
2. Educational attainment.

8. 1. Education Achievement
 Increased religious attendance is correlated with higher grades
 In one study, students who attended religious activities weekly or more frequently were found to
have a better GPA than students who never attended.
 Students who become religious during their college years achieved mabove average college
grades

9. Contd…
 Achieve higher goals
 Increase attendance
 Reduce antisocial activities
 Perform better in competitions
 Develop habits and traits that help in development of society
 Achieve characters

10. 2. Education Attainment
 Religious practice is positively correlated to educational aspirations
 Gets attached to school resulting in less drop outs
 Be happy in work activity
 Enthusiastic in time allocation
 Results in High parental expectations

11. Top 10 effects of Education / school on
societies
 Education is important in the
1. Creation of democratic society
2. Make a society geopolitically stable
3. Leads to economic prosperity
4. Gives people the knowledge of democratic activities
5. Promote tolerance
6. Help society to change for good
7. Learn from past
8. Knowledge about basic rights
9. Reduces violence
10.Creates hope for the future

12. Dr. Radhakrishnan
Impact of religion on development of society and role
of Education on it,
Religion is the discipline which
touches the conscience and helps
us to struggle with evil and
sordidness, saves us from greed,
lust and hatred, releases moral
power and imparts courage in the
enterprise of saving the world.

13. Kothari commission
The destiny of India is being shaped in her
classrooms. Its firm belief that education is
the most powerful instrument of national and
social development. The school education
will determine the level of prosperity, welfare
and future of the country.

14. Conclusion
 When religion is not influential in a society or has ceased to be the state inherits the entire
burden of public morality, crime and tolerance. It must then use punishment and police.
 Education will provide answers to most of the problems in society. School imparts such education
to the young and old.

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