Week 3:Roles and Functions of Education

Role and Functions of Education 

Transmission of Culture

Education instill and transmit the social norms values and beliefs into the next generation. Teacher himself or herself have been through the similar phase of learning, after learning the social norms, teachers forward it to the next generation. Though, the exact social norms are not taught and transmitted to the next generation there is few changes in it due to social change and the personal experience of teacher. For instance, scientific theories have progressed and changed over the time, with the help of research and development. The old theories and the development in them are taught to the students.

Social integration

Education unify the individuals in society and create the sense of solidarity among them. It helps the individuals and groups to cooperate with one another and find a common ground for social life. Nations are built because of education because it unify people into an organized unit.

Career Selection

Education helps individual to think about their career which they want to pursue in future. It prepares them for future endeavors. Provide them with all the necessary information regarding the social life and professional life.

Techniques of Learning Skills

Education teaches an individual various techniques of learning professional skills. There are different educational institutions for learning different professional skills. For example if a person wants to pursue a career in engineering, there are engineering colleges and universities which will equip him/her with the skills required for his/her career.

Socialization

Human beings are social animals, in order to learn social skills and social norms of society, one have to socialize. Educational institution provide us the platform, to interact with different people of our own age and common interest. It help us to groom our personality and acquire quality personality traits.

Rational Thinking

Education helps us to think rationally and conclude any event, situation and issue with reasonable explanation.

Adjustment in Society

Education groom the personality of individual which helps him/her to adjust in any environment, group, community and society.

Patriotism

Love for nation and country are instill in people from very young age through educational institution. They learn their duties and obligation towards nation and their country.  

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