SOCIAL

FOUNDATION OF
CURRICULUM
NAME: AMALINA BINTI MAHAMAD YUSOP
MATRIC NO.: AS1506BD9568

Social foundation of curriculum

Issues

from society including groups

and institutions in the culture and
their contribution to education.
It refers to issues from society that
have an influence on curriculum.
There are many aspects of the
society that need consideration in
curriculum making.

These

include:
Changes occurring in societal
structures
Transmission of culture
Social problems as issues for
Curriculum
And also Economics issues.

Curriculum Development
Any

discussion about it be
should consider the social
setting.
Especially the relationship
between education and society
or education and the growth of
the company.

Education and Society

Schools

exist within, not apart

from, social context.
Schools emerges within society
Social education such as culture,
religions, economic, politics,
technology, home and others.

Sociological Basis
Aims

of education
Development of social feelings and
qualities.
Development of a socially efficient
individual
Improvement of vocational efficiency
Transmission of social heritage
Diffusion of more and more knowledge
Development of constructive and creative
outlook of the individual
Education for social service, social
efficiency, emotional integration, national
unity and patriotism

Curriculum
Based

on conditions, problems and

needs of society
An agent for transmission of basic
values of culture
Prepare the child for global/world
society
Flexible and changeable for the
effective realization of socially
determined objectives
Lead to the development of genuine
we feeling i.e. of a group having a
spirit of social interaction

Methods

Of Teaching
Enable child to acquire skills and
knowledge needed
Develop a capacity for social
adjustment
Develop problem solving and
constructive thinking
Socialized techniques; project and
group methods

Role

of the Teachers
Destiny of the nation is shaped in
classrooms by the teachers
Be exposed to the concept of
freedom, dignity of the individual,
rights and duties so as to transmit
the same to the younger generation
Expected to possess right attitude
of social behaviour
Remain above casteism,
regionalism

The

School
Reflect and epitomize the larger
society outside its walls
Balance, purify and simplify the
activities of the society in its
environment
Discipline
Should come through participation
in group activities and social service
activities

Conclusion
Education

takes place in society

Education is essentially a social process
Social environment educates the child
education has a social role to play
Education is a lifelong process
Education is not only schooling
Education is formal, non-formal and
informal
Education must be social in nature and
develop democratic skills and values in
students

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