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