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SOCIAL CHANGE AND EDUCATION
Contents:
IntroductionMeaningDefinitionsNature and characteristicsFactors influence social changeFactors resisting social changeEducation and social changeSocial importance of schoolEducational implicationsConclusionReference
Introduction :
social change means change in the structure and functions of human society. The human life is not static. It is under constant change in the ideals, attitude values of an individual which affects social attributes and social structure. Which no society in the world can escape.
‘Social’ means ‘concerning society’ and ‘change’ means ‘deviation from existing pattern'. In this sense social change means change in the structure and functions of human society.
In fact human life is not static. It is under a constant change in the ideas, attitudes and values of an individual.
Meaning of social change:
DEFINITION’S:
• According to sir Jones: “social change is a term used to describe variation in
or modification of any aspects of social processes, Social interactions or social organization”. •According to Mories Ginsberg:
“Social change implies a change in social structure :Example The size of society”.
Social change is continuous
Social change is temporal
social change is environmental
social change is human change
Social change is not a uniform
Social Change is a continuous process
social change may create chain reaction
social change results from interaction of number of factors
Factors that influence social change:
Geographical factor Environmental factor War Biological factors Technological factors Economic factor social factors Psychological factors Political factor
Factors resisting social change;
Cultural inertia
Fear of new things
Vested interest
Degree of isolation
Lack of new research
Oppose to new research
Economic factor
Social change and education;
‘Education is creature and creator of social change. ‘Education fullfills the needs of society’. According to education commissition report; “Education is expected to change the attitudes And values among people and create in them a desire for progress”.
Perpetulizing Eternal valuesPromoting capacity to welcome and accept social changeEvaluation of social changes Aids of coming of new social change Transmission of culture Promotes unity and total integration Maintaining human and social relationshipsEducation for social changesIncreasing the areas of knowledgeLeadership role of social change Removal of obstacle
SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOLS
Relation with social order Influence of national policy Simplification of socio-cultural patterns Development of capacities and efficiencies Meeting the economic needs of societies Promoting continuity Contact with wide environment Glorious future
Educational Implications of social change:•Social change plays important role in stabilize and develops moral values and spiritual values in individual and society.•Social change helps in promoting capacity to welcome and accept changes in social structure.•Social change helps in evaluating transmission of culture.•Social change develops the standard of living in the society.•Social change plays an important role in bring new developments in technology.
•Social change gives an idea about existing socio-cultural patterns of society.•Social change increases the area of knowledge in individuals.•Social change helps in developing humans new social relations.•Social change increases inter personal relationships in schools and society.•Social change helps to bring new revolutions in society.•Social change is an instrument of new innovations and researches.•Social change gives feedback to individual to move up in his/her social status.
Conclusion:
Social is plays very essential and important role in every human beings life and society. Social change brings change in culture also social so change is a universal phenomena it means occurs in every society. No society is static or free form social change without social change prosperity and human development is not possible social change brings change in materialistic and non-materialistic form of culture.
Reference:•Ethical theory and social change-Abram Edel (2001)Page.no-215•The logic of social research-Arthur L.Stinchcombe (2005)page.no-132•The sociology of education-Iver Morrish(1978)page.no-308•Social aspects of education-Muniruddin Qureshi(2003)page.no123-126•Socialization and society –Janardan Prasad•Sociological foundations of education-Dr.Deepesh Chandra Prasad•The sociology of education-B.V shah and K.B Shah