Influence
of Education on Society
Education plays a very
important role in moulding the character of an individual. It is one of the
concrete sources from which one get information and knowledge. It affects the
society. We can make sense of its effective role from the following points.
(1) Preservation and transmission of
our social, moral and cultural values
In education, through curriculum,
students will be acquainted with social, moral and cultural values and teachers
make them familiar with values and ideal through different activities, games,
story-telling etc. Education makes them familiar with constitution, rules and
regulations of citizens and so on. As we find in NPE 1986 major objectives to
produce a productive citizen has been fulfilled by education so education
preserves our values and it make others to imbibe those values.
(2) Awakening of social feelings
Through education individuals become
aware about the importance of unity, love, fraternity and other values.
Education makes all people get awakened of being a part of society and how they
can contribute the world as society. People know different values and life
skills and thus develop concern for society including social mindedness,
values, life skills, learning to do, learning to know, learning to live
together via different activities, story- telling, dramatization etc.
(3) Political development of society
Education makes all
aware about rights and duties of all, which are their responsibilities and
duties so that they can develop their civic sense. Through different lesson of
political leaders and stories education develop ideal leadership quality so
that in future citizens can lead the state as a society.
(4) Economic development of society
Education develops skill in individual
and makes him a productive citizen. Through education every one learns how to
earn money as per their qualification he gets job or labor and on the whole
with the help of education more or less everyone get work and earn money so due
to increasing literacy per capita income will increase. As we find government
take help in the form of tax and thus our economy develops. Because of
education people migrate to other countries and their earning helps to develop
society and country. Thus education affects the economic development of
society.
(5) Social control
Education makes all aware about customs
and duties the same as it makes aware about the rules and regulations. People
learn how to preserve their lives via education. They make them familiar with
crimes. Thus education provides a guideline and it controls al society.
(6) Social changes and reforms
Education makes individual perfect and
aware about the rights. So can claim against dwelled superstitions, beliefs
which are harmful for them. Through education everyone learns hoe to inculcate
values and ideals in their lives. So they can appeal in court for feeling
injustice. Education makes all aware of how to live peacefully and how to face
difficulties in their lives. They become aware about proverbs like ‘nothing
ventured, nothing gained’. So they develop their risk taking attitudes via
education.
(7) Socialization of a child
Education trains the mind of a child and
it teaches him how to inculcate values in his life. It makes the child
understand what is society, how he is a part of society, what are his roles in
society, how he should behave, how he should interact with others etc.
Education helps him to understand who is he? And it develops a sense of a
social being in him. Thus, education produces productive citizen. It helps
everyone to flourish and makes them ideal citizens of society. To sum up,
Education influences the society.
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