FACTORS & PERSONS

AFFECTING
SOCIOLOGICAL
EDUCATION

AGENT OF SOCIETY
a. EDUCATIONS ROLE TO SOCIETY

A primary role of education is to

equip people with the knowledge
and confidence to make a
difference in the transformation of
society.In addition to providing
students with content knowledge,
education helps instill values, attitudes
and behaviors that align with those
expected in a society.

b. TEACHERS ROLE TO SOCIETY

Teachers play a major role in

educating the youth of a
nation.Quality education is essential in
ensuring that the countrys economy is
robust, and that the youth become
productive as they grow older. For very
young children, teachers are meant to
encourage them to study hard, and find a
place in society that they can fit in.

During the formative years of a child, the

teacher is also likely to be a good source
of inspiration to them. This is why children
who have good teachers tend to develop a
lot of trust in authority, and also find it
easier to learn.

Teachers are encouraged to foster a love

for learning in their students.

Teachers act as the advisers to parents as

well. For instance, if a particular child is
having problems with learning due to
difficulties at home, the teacher can act as
the mediator to try and bring this to the
attention of the parent. If it turns out that
external help has to be sought, they could
also consult other parties such as child
protection services. In this way, the
teachers serve as guardians of the childs
interests. Teachers are very important in
any society, and should be hailed as such.

c. FAMILY and STRUCTURE

The smallest and most important social

institution, with the unique function of
producing and rearing the young.

composed of a group of interacting

persons united by blood, marriage, or
adoption, constituting a household,
carrying a common culture and
performing basic functions.

a socially sanctioned group of persons

united by kinship, marriage or adoption
who share a common habitat generally
and interact according to well-defined
social roles that maintain and protect its
members and perpetuate the society.
(Bertrand)

a relatively small domestic group of kin

who functions as a cooperative unit for
economic and other purposes (Popenoe)

Classification of the Family

1.family of orientation the family into which
people are born and in which the major part of
their socialization takes place.
2.Family of procreation the family that people
create when they marry and have children.

Family Structure/Composition
Based on Internal Organization or Membership
nuclear or conjugal(based on marriage) a two
generation family group which consists of a
couple and their children usually living apart from
other relatives; places emphasis on the husbandwife relationship.

Extended or consanguine(shared blood) a group

which consists of one or more nuclear families plus
other relatives; consists of the married couple, their
parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and
cousins; place primary emphasis on the blood ties
with various relatives.

Based on Dominance of Authority

patriarchal a family in which the authority is held

by the eldest male

matriarchal authority is held by the oldest female

matrifocal the woman is the central and most

important member

matricentric the female is the authority figure in

the absence of the male at work

egalitarian a family structure in which the

husband and the wife are equal in authority and
privileges

Based on Residence
patrilocal a custom in which the married couple
lives in the household or community of the husbands
parent
matrilocal involves a married couple living in
household or community of the wifes parents
neolocal the couple lives apart from either spouses
parents or other relatives
avunculocal prescribes that the newly married
couple resides with or near the maternal uncle
(mothers brother) of the groom. This type of residence
is very rare. The opposite is amitalocal residence.

Based on Descent or Lineage the way in which

kinship and lineage are traced over generation
patrilineal the fathers side of the family is defined

as kin
matrilineal the mothers side of the family is
defined as kin
bilateral the system used in most industrial
societies (e.g. U.S.), childrens kinship is tied to both
sides of the family and both male and female children
are entitled to inherit.

Functions of the Family

reproduction and rearing of the group

cultural transmission or enculturation

provide the needed socialization of the child with
respect to his role and status
provide love and affections and a sense of
security for its members
provide environment for personality development
and growth of self-concept in relation to others
serve as an important mechanism for social
control.
sexual regulation

Educational Implications
since the family is a very important institution,
education for the family life should be part of the
curriculum
people who intend to get married should be
oriented regarding their obligations so that the
marriage will be successful
in Japan, there is a school for brides. There should
be a school or course, not only for the brides but
also for grooms.
since the average Filipino family is big, the school
should teach the advantages of small families.
enculturation being a function of the family
should pass on only worthwhile values, customs,
mores, beliefs, and traditions.
sex is the propagation of the race and should
therefore be engaged only by married people

 it is not only the children who need an education,

but also the parents
young people should not rush into marriage, but
should give themselves time to find out whether
they are really in love and suitable for each other.
since children are the ones who suffer from
broken homes, couples should try hard to be
reconciled and their parent, relatives, and friends,
should help them toward this end.
couples should consult marriage counselors if
they often quarrel or are drifting apart so that the
marriage may be saved.

d. GOVERNMENT WORKS
1. Development

the growth and the specific roles of

departments of education have resulted
from the legislatures' responsibility to
provide an adequate educational system;
education departments serve not only to
interpret and facilitate the development of
educational legislation, but also to
observe its effect and to implement
legislative mandates relating to education.
The departments observe the school
systems in operation and advise the
legislatures of desirable changes and
regulations.

2. Regulation
(1) determining that basic administrative
duties have been performed by local
schools in compliance with state and local
laws;
(2) ascertaining that public school funds are
employed properly;
(3) enforcing health and safety rules for
construction and maintenance of
buildings;
(4) enforcing and determining the proper
qualifications and licensing of teachers
and educational personnel;
(5) ensuring that minimum educational
opportunities are provided for all children
through enforcement of compulsory
school laws and child labor laws, and
through pupil personnel services;

(6) ensuring and monitoring the development

of educational standards and student
performance measures and ascertaining
that required procedures are used; and
(7) ensuring that schools are organized
according to the law. The regulatory
function of departments of education is
based on the acceptance of the fact that
education is a state function and that local
school districts have limited authority to
act, except as state laws permit.

3. Operation

The department have accepted

responsibility for the operation of
educational agencies and services when
no other agency could provide the
necessary statewide direction, especially
during the developmental stages of a
particular program or enterprise. An
education department may operate
teachers colleges, schools and services for
students with disabilities, trade and
correspondence schools, and agencies or
institutions of a cultural nature (e.g., state
libraries, museums, archives, historical
agencies). It may also offer programs that
other institutions are unwilling to offer,
such as trade classes and programs for
migrant workers.

4. Administration of special services

The state's role in the administration of special

services developed in response to a need for
statewide uniformity and efficiency in
educational services. The state offers
centralized services that improve education in
general (e.g., teacher placement and
retirement programs), and it provides services
that, because of their scope, technical nature,
or expense, can better be offered on a
statewide basis (e.g., library services,
centralized insurance, financial services,
control of interscholastic athletics, statewide
testing). The state also provides local school
districts, the legislature, the executive office,
and the general public with basic information
about the status of education, such as
comparative studies and statistical information
and clarification of all statutes, rules, and
regulations on education. As in the case of
operational services, the state maintains
administrative services only if they are not
available through another institution or agency.

5. Leadership

the important leadership functions of a

state department of education include
conducting long-range studies for planning
the state program of education, studying
ways of improving education, providing
consultant services and advice in all areas
of education, encouraging cooperation
and promoting the proper balance among
all units of the educational system,
informing the public of educational needs
and progress and encouraging public
support and participation, and providing
in-service education for all persons in the
state engaged in educational work.

Thank you!
Chrzyl Camile D. Pea
Discussant of 1st Part

Judith C. Vergara
Discussant of 2nd Part