Multiple Functions of School

1. Technical/Economic
Functions:
• refer
schools

to
to

the
the

contribution

of

technical

or

economic development and needs
of the individual, the institution,
the local community, the society
and the inter-national community.

2. Human/Social
Functions
• refer to the contribution of schools to human
development and social relationships at different
levels of the society

A. AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 schools help develop students to develop their
potentials psychologically, socially, and physically

B. AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
a school is a social system composed of different human
relationships
to provide the environment of quality
C. AT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY LEVELS
 schools serve the social needs or functions of the
local community,
 support social integration of multiple and diverse
constituencies of society,
 facilitate the social mobility within the existing
social class structure

 select

and

allocate

competent

people

to

appropriate roles and position,
 contribute to social change and development in
the long run
D. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
 schools are expected to play an important role in
preparing

students

for

international

harmony,

social cooperation, global human relationship and
elimination of national, regional, racial and gender
biases.

3. POLITICAL
FUNCTIONS
• refer to the contribution of schools to the political
development at different levels of society.
A.AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 schools help student to develop positive civic
attitudes and skills to exercise the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship.

B. AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVELS


schools act as a place for systematically socializing
students into a set of political norms, values, and
beliefs, or for critically discussing and reflecting on
the existing political events.



schools

often

become

a

political

coalition

of

teachers, parents, and students that can contribute
to the stability of the political power structure.

 schools play an important role to serve the
political needs of the local community
 maintain the stability of the political structure
 promote awareness and movement of
democracy
 facilitate the planned political
development and changes

 the growing awareness of international dependence
reinforces the need for the contribution of school
education
common

to

international

interest,

understanding,

international

coalitions,

global
peace

movement against war, and eliminations of conflicts
between region and nations.

4. CULTURAL
FUNCTIONS
• refer to the contribution of schools to the cultural
transmission and development at different levels of
society.


schools help students to develop their creativity
and aesthetic awareness and to be socialized with
the successful norms, values, and beliefs of society.

 schools act as a place for systematic cultural transmission
to

and

reproduction

of

the

next

generation,

cultural

integration among the multiple and diverse constituencies,
and cultural revitalization of the outdated poor traditions.
 schools often serve as a cultural unit carrying the explicit
norms and expectations of the local community,
 Revitalize the strengths of the existing culture such that
the society or nation can reduce internal conflicts and
wastage

 transmit all the important values and artifacts of society
to students
 integrate

the

diverse

subcultures

from

different

background
 build up a unifying force for national conflicts.
 schools can encourage appreciation of cultural diversity
and acceptance of different norms, traditions, values,
and beliefs in different countries and regions, and finally
contribute to the development of global culture through
integration of different cultures.

5. EDUCATION
FUNCTIONS

• refer to the contribution of schools to the development
and maintenance of education at the different levels of
society.


it is important for schools to help students how to
learn and help teachers to learn how to teach

 Facilitating teachers’ professional
development

 school serve as a systematic place for a systematic
learning, teaching, and disseminating knowledge, and
as a center for systematically experimenting

and

implementing educational changes and developments.


schools provide service for different educational
needs of the local community



facilitate development of education
professions and education structures,



disseminate knowledge and information to
the next generation,



Contribute to the formation of learning society



in order to promote mutual understanding among nations
and build “build up a global family” for the younger
generation, schools can contribute to the development of
global education and international education exchange and
cooperation



schools can make an important contribution to education
for the whole world

2.3 MANIFEST
FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOLS
The manifest functions of education are the open and
intended goals or consequences of activities within an
organization or institution

1.SOCIALIZATION
 from kindergarten through college, schools teach
students the student role, specific academic
subjects, and political socialization



in the primary and secondary
schools,

students

are

taught

specific subject matter appropriate
to

their

age,

skill

level

and

previous education experience
 in the college level, students focus
on

more

detailed

knowledge

of

subjects that they have previously
studied while also being exposed to
the

new

research

areas

---

study

and

2. SOCIAL CONTROL
 schools are responsible for teaching values such as
discipline, respect, obedience, punctuality, and
perseverance.
 schools teach conformity by encouraging young people
to be good students, conscientious, future workers,
and low-abiding citizens.

3. SOCIAL PLACEMENT
 schools are responsible for identifying the most
qualified people to fill available positions in society

4. TRANSMITTING CULTURE
 as a social institution, education performs a rather
conservable function – transmitting the dominant
culture
 through schooling, each generation of young people is
exposed to the existing beliefs, norms and values of
our culture
 we learn respect for social control and reverence for
established institutions such as religion, the family,
and the government

5. PROMOTING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
INTEGRATION
 education
political

serves
and

the

social

latent

function

integration

by

of

promoting

transforming

its

population composed of diverse ethnic and religious
groups into a society whose members share – to some
extent at least – a common identity

6. AGENT OF CHANGE
 education can stimulate or bring about desired social
change
 it promotes social change by serving as meeting ground
where each society’s distinctive beliefs and traditions
can be shared
 numerous sociological studies have revealed the increased
years of formal schooling are associated with openness
to new ideas and more liberal social and political
viewpoints.

2.4 LATENT FUNCTIONS OF
SCHOOLS
1. RESTRICTING SOME ACTIVITIES
 in our society there are laws that require children
to

attend

school

or

complete

a

primary

and

secondary education
 keep students off the street and out of the fulltime job market for a number of years, by helping
keep unemployment within reasonable bounds.

2. MATCHMAKING AND PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL
NETWORKS
 because school brings together people of similar
ages, social class, and race, young people often
meet future marriage partners and develop social
networks that may last for many years

3. CREATION OF GENERATION GAP
 students may learn information in school
that

contradicts

beliefs

held

by

their

parents or their religion
 a generation gap is created when education
conflicts with parental attitudes and beliefs

Presented To:
Dr. Felicidad O. Rodelas
Presented By:
Anne Bernadette E. Laudato

Multiple Functions of School

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