Department of Education

Bureau of Learning Delivery Teaching and

Learning Division

Grade Levels: Grade 11/12

Specialized Subject: UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS
Semester: First

LEARNING COMPETENCY:

*EXAMINE THE FUNCTIONS AND IMPORTANCE OF

EDUCATION IN THE SOCIETY
UCSP11/12HSO-- IIf-26; UCSP11/12HSOIIf-27
 EDUCATION

Good day!

Again, I’m your teacher Raffy and this will be our 8th Week of Quarter 2 of your subject
UCSP.

I hope you are all in good health.

Our Objectives on this module are the following:

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:Examine the functions and importance of
education in the society

 Examine the functions and importance of education in the society.

 Evaluate how the functions of education affect the lives of the people in
society.
 Promote primary education as a human right.

“How does education affect the lives of the people in society?”

“Education is the social institution that formally

socializes members of society. It remains a very important
support pillar in society. Education refers to the process
through which skills, knowledge, and values are transmitted
from teachers to the learners.”

Very Good!

Below is an outline box. Write in the boxes the things you will normally learn
from these feature. Outside the outline box, write things you will normally learn
outside the school environment. Categorize your answers either as manifest or
latent functions of education.
Classroom Cafeteria Playground Flag Ceremony Chapel

Gym Library Classroom Principal’s office Open Field

Manifest Function Latent Function

__________________ _____________________

__________________ _____________________

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DISCUSSION
“Indeed, education really affects the lives of the people in the
society. Without the transmission of skills, knowledge, and values, we might
have the difficulty in understanding our way of life, ourselves and the how we
relate with others.”

Can you please

enlighten us, what
education really is?

The term education was derived from Latin “E” or “Ex”

which signifies “what is inside is brought out”, and “ducere”
which means “to draw out”, “to lead”, “elicit”, “develop” from the
latent, rudimentary or potential condition”. A liberating education
is one where the teacher is like a midwife as envisioned by
Socrates. The midwife draws the human (infant) from the human
(mother). A teacher should be like that. He should draw from inside
the human person what is already there within that person.

Education refers to that deliberately and consciously

planned process of systematic instruction, schooling, or training in
preparation for life or some particular task.

To the moralist, education is preparation for the life thereafter.

Sociologist and anthropologists view education as the

process, in school or beyond, of transmitting a society’s cultural
knowledge, skills, values, and behaviors. Every society seeks to
educate its young members to prepare them for adult roles.

Education is the process by which one draws out what is

within a person; it helps a person to externalize what is internal and
present within him. Education assumes that a person is not a
complete blank sheet or empty space, but rather, that he has
potentialities and experiential meanings that can be brought out,
used, and developed by means of an educational process. One of
the distinguishing features of education in modern societies is that it
has become an institutionalized formal activity. These societies
deliberately organize the educational experience, make it
compulsory for people in certain age groups, train specialist to act
as educators, and provide locations and equipment for the
teaching and learning process. For our present purposes then,
education is the social institution responsible for the systematic
transmission of knowledge, skills, and cultural values within a
formally organized structure. Education is a powerful and influential
force in contemporary societies. As a social institution, education
imparts values, beliefs and knowledge considered essential to the
social stability and social change, reflecting society even as it
attempts to shape it.

Take note: There is a Formal and Non-formal Education. Formal

Education is based in the classroom and provided by trained teaching and
nonteaching personnel. It has an approved curriculum, which includes the
course outline, the prescribed number of sessions to finish the lessons and
authentic assessments and outputs. Non-formal Education, on the other
hand, is an organized educational activity that takes place outside a formal
 setup. It is usually, flexible, learner-centered, contextualized, and uses a
participatory approach. It has no age limits as kids, the youth, and even
adults can take part in a non-formal education program

What is the function of

education?

The primary function of educational institution is the socialization of children and

the new members of the society. The aspect of education prepares each child
and the new members of the society for a significant life in the society.
Educational institution keeps children and youth occupied and out of labor
force. It serves to bring about social change, provides a means for social
mobility, and conducts many community activities for both parents and
students.

In Sociological Perspective, there is Manifest and Latent

Function of Education. Manifest function of education is
socialization. Emile Durkheim described schools as agents of
Socialization that prepare children for their future economic roles.
Children are taught not just economic subjects like math and
science, but also how to fall in line, wait for their turn, and share
what they have. It is also the transmission of culture, skills, and
values. On the other hand, Latent Function of Education refers to
the unintended functions that are brought about by the school
environment. Schools are venues for expanding people’s
networks. They are where you can possibly find a spouse, a
business partner, or friends that you can keep for life. Also, it is the
ability to work in groups, whether as a leader or as a member.

Furthermore, as enumerated below are the functions of education

1. Giving training in specific skills or the basic general education

literacy.
2. Prepare people for occupational roles.
3. Preserving the culture from one generation to the next.
4. Encouraging democratic participation by teaching verbal skills.
5. Developing the person’s ability to think rationally and
independently
6. Enriching life by enabling the students to expand his/her
intellectual and aesthetic horizons.
7. Improving personal adjustment through personal counselling
and such courses as applied psychology, sex education, family
and drug abuse
8. Improving the health of the nation’s youth by providing
physical exercise and courses in hygiene.
9. Producing patriotic citizens through lessons illustrating the
country’s glory
10. Building character.

Why do you think education is important and necessary?

Education serves a number of important functions that contribute to the

operation
Education andamaintenance
serves of society.
number of important Education
functions that equips people
contribute with the
to the
knowledge and skills needed to take on different roles that the society needs in
order to run smoothly.
 Very Good! In addition, the Universal declaration of the Human Right states that
everyone has the right to education. Education has to be free and compulsory at least
in the primary level, whereas higher education should be made available on the basis
of merit. Education is a human right since this is one of the few avenues that can allow
social mobility for everyone regardless of their background.
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APPLICATION

Given our discussion on the function and definition of education,

what do you think is the important goal of education?

“There are two most important goals in education for the individual and
society are “self-actualization” which is notion of Abraham Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs wherein it refers to the desire for self-fulfilment,
namely, the tendency for him to become self-actualized in what he is
potentially. Secondly, “Productive Citizenry” refers to the idea that
citizen by him/herself must create the environment and opportunities to
become productive.”

Very Good!

Answer the following questions.

1. What are the most important manifest and latent functions that ate
served by educational institutions? Explain your answer.
2. What are the obstacles to providing greater access to education?
Provide suggestions on how these obstacles can be overcome.

I have learned that ________________

______________________.

I have realized that ________________

______________________.

I will apply _____________

________________________________.

Prepare a 5-minute speech highlighting why primary education is a human right and why
it should be accessible to everyone. Make sure that your speech not only has compelling
arguments but also verified and verifiable data that support your arguments.
 REFERENCES

Online: www.google.com/ https://www.alleducationschools.com/ - July 31, 2020

Books:
Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics, Phoenix Publishing House, Contreras, et.al. 2016.
p.222-231.
Sociology Third Edition, Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JF, UK, Anthony
Giddens, 1997,p. 240-243

Prepared by:

RAFFY D. BALIGUAT
Teacher II
Division of Negros Occidental
Region VI
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