Core Subject: Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

Quarter 2 - Module 8
FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
IN THE SOCIETY
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Examine the functions and importance of education in the society.

LESSON 8.1: FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION IN SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION
The school as first and foremost a social institution that is an established organization and set of functions
meant to preserve and extend social order. His image is concerned with preserving our heritage and adapt to
social change and make change happen where it is needed. Education in its general sense is a form of learning in
which the knowledge skills and habits of group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through
teaching, training or research. (McNergney and Herbert (2001)
OBJECTIVE
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to:
1. Analyze the functions of Education in society

Pre- Test: Let’s Try It!

Draw a star on your answer sheet if the conclusion is right or reasonable. If not, draw asun .

1. The political purpose of schooling are to inculcate allegiance to the existing political order.
2. The technical or economic development and needs of an individual is a contribution of schools.
3. The most important function of education is socialization.
4. If the children are to learn the norms, values and skills they need to function in society.
5. Education is primary vehicle for such learning.

Reading Corner
TYPES OF EDUCATION:

FORMAL EDUCATION - it is an educational system comprising of chronological succession of grades

(elementary to college) hierarchical organization of personnel (teachers and administrators) with
organized study programs and a units and hours to be completed.

NON-FORMAL EDUCATION - it is sometimes referred to as quasi-formal system in the sense

that knowledge, skills and attitudes are acquired outside the formal school system.

FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
INTELLECTUAL - to basic cognitive skills, to transmit specific knowledge and to help
students to acquire HOTS.
POLITICAL - inculcate allegiance to the existing political order.
SOCIAL - to socialize children into various roles, behaviours and values of the society.
ECONOMIC - to prepare students for their later occupational roles and select train and allocate
individuals into the division of labor.

FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION

1. TECHNICAL/ECONOMIC FUNCTION
- refers to the contributions of school to the technical or economic development and needs of the
individual, the society and the international community.
2. HUMAN/SOCIAL FUNCTION
- refer to contribution of schools to the human development and social relationships at different level of
the society. And also to help them develop potential as fully as possible.

3. POLITICAL FUNCTION
- the political development at different levels of society. To develop positive civic attitudes and skills to
exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

4. CULTURAL FUNCTION
- the cultural transmission and development at different levels of society. To help students to develop
their creativity and aesthetic awareness to be socialized with successful norms, values and beliefs.

5. EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION
- the development and maintenance of education of the different levels of society.

6. MANIFEST FUNCTION
- it defined as the open and intended goals or consequences of activities within organization or
institution.

7. LATENT FUNCTION
- restricting some activities, matchmaking and production of social networks and creation of generation
gap.

A. Conservation Function - the school conserves and preserves through its libraries in the past
generations such as knowledge, inventions, Math, Science, History, Literature, Music and Arts.
B. Instruction Function - the main concern of the school to pass on the accumulated experiences of the
past generations to the incoming generations.
C. Research Function - the school conducts research to improve the old ways of doing things or to
discover the unknown facts or system to improve the quality of human life.
D. Social Service Function - to render some kind of social service in the place where it is located.

Six major Manifest function of education in society:

Socialization - teach students role, specific academic subjects and political socialization.
Social Control - schools are responsible for teaching values.
Social Placement - schools are responsible for identifying the most qualified people to fill
available positions in society.
Transmitting Culture - as social institution education performs a rather conservable
function-transmitting the dominant culture.
Promoting Social and Political Integration - education serves as latent function of
promoting political and social integration.
Agent of Change - can stimulate or bring about desired social change.

Activity 1: IT’S DEEPENING TIME

Answer the following questions in your notebook.
1. What is the significance of each functions of education in your daily living?
2. How does those functions may help you to grow as an individual?
3. What do you think is the purpose of each functions of education in society?
Activity 2: Analyse the following statement whether TRUE or FALSE.
_1. Political purposes of schooling includes to teach basic cognitive skills and to transmit specific
knowledge.
_2. Human/Social function may contribute in schools to human development and social
relationships at different levels of the society.
_3. Political functions can contribute the economic development.
_4. Education often perceived as only a mean for achieving the economic, social, political and cultural
values and goals.
_5. Schools are responsible for teaching values.

Identification:
_6. The cultural transmission and development at different level of society.
7.Teach student’s role, specific academic subjects and political socialization.
_8. An agent of change for identifying the most qualified people to fill available positions in society.
_9. Function of education that develops positive civic attitudes and skills to exercise the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship.
_10. As a social institution education performs a rather conservable function- transmitting the dominant
culture.

LESSON 8.2: Advantage and Disadvantage of Having Proper Education

INTRODUCTION
Education is a pillar of every country in the world. Through education, literacy levels go high and human
resources are enhanced. Because of the needs of the education sector most governments engage with NGOs in
meeting their needs. This makes the process sustainable, by bringing together all of the stakeholders including
then civil society. Among other things NGOs are sources of expertise in the education sector. Education takes
time. It takes money. It is undertaken by people who are not sure of their direction, who may therefore, be wasting
their time and money.

OBJECTIVE
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able to:
1. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of having proper education.

Reading Zone

ADVANTAGES / BENEFITS OF EDUCATION:

1. HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE - People with better education tend to live longer and have healthier
lifestyles. According to research, people with higher education have a one-third lower risk of heart
disease. Disease holders are also less likely to smoke and more likely to get regular exercise.

2. EXPERIMENTATION / DIVERSITY -A personal benefit to getting an education is the

opportunity to grow as an individual, experiment with what you are passionate about and find
yourself. You will be exposed to a diverse set of people and ideas which expand the mind.

3. SOCIALIZING NETWORKING - Education provides students with the space and the
opportunities to meet like-minded individuals either on peer or mentor basis.

4. PURSUING YOUR PASSION - When you feel passionate about something, you want to immerse
yourself in that topic. Education gives you the space to do so. In addition, you may find new
passionate or new areas of interest within your field of study.

5. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS - - students are required to go through many types

of assignments, discussion, courses and more during their time in education. Therefore, they
end up with wonderful skill set that translates into the workforce.
-more productivity - identification of skills
-better communication - greater sense of discipline -critical skills

6. MORE EMPLOYMENT - Degree holders have access to more job . For graduates of bachelor’s
program or higher, the unemployment rate is cut in hall.

7. CAREER ENTRY AND ADVANCEMENT - College degrees prepare students for career, field.
Higher education gives the training and skills.
Activity 3: IT’S DEEPENING TIME
Answer the following questions in your notebook.
1. What did you learn from the topics?
2. In your own opinion, how can you improve your knowledge through education?
3. What is the relationship of the lesson to our society?

Activity 4: QUICK CHECK

Write AD if the statements are the advantages of education, DIS if its disadvantages.
1. People with higher education have a one-third lower risk of heart disease.
2. Social media helps to establish enduring relationship with real people.
3. Students are required to go through many types of assignments, discussion, courses and more
during their time in education.
4. May caused of disability and illnesses.
5. Pursuing compassion.
6. Disease holders are also less likely to smoke and more likely to get regular exercise.
7. Degree holders have access to more job.
____8. College degrees prepare students for career, field. Higher education gives the training and skills.
9. Socializing networking sites.
10. Personal development skills.

REFERENCES
Module 8.2

https://www.britanica.com Merriam -Webster Dictionary https://www.google.com/search?https://www.thought.com

https://www.libguides.umflint.eduUSCP Reader

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