EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -John Dewey wrote extensively on this theme and his two contributions are very appropriate here-The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916). He argues that school is a miniature reflection of society rather an individual.

Detailed explanation-2: -School also comes under the purview of society. A school consists of teachers, students, parents of students, industrialists who give donations, administrative bodies etc. These all people are the part of society. Without them, a school can’t run. So the society is called the owner of the school.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Dewey: “The school is to be a reflection of the larger society outside its walls, in which life can be learnt by living. But it is to be a purified, simplified and better balanced society.” Dewey considered the ideal school as an enlarged ideal home.

Detailed explanation-4: -The role of the school is very crucial in the socialization process. In school, the child is not only influenced by the teachers but also by friends and classmates. The social behaviour, knowledge and experience of the child are moulded by the education. The subconscious capacity of the children is also developed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary task of education is to socialize the young to understand the needs, goals and expectations of the society in which they live. Education is essentially a social system, and education and society are mutually interdependent institutions.