 Children learn how to get along with other student in the 1.

) Church
scholl  A lifetime school of learning
 Social Ethics are taught in the schools. Education from the Church (through the bible)
 The student government trains the student to become a  History
good leaders and followers. Ex: Persia (now Iran), Mesopotamia (now Iraq)
 The school prepares the individual to become worthy  Prophecies
members of the society by making them aware of their Ex: Earthquake, Famine, Calamities
responsibilities.  Divine Values
1.) The school as an agent of cultural transmission Ex: Love, Hope, Faith, Wisdom
 Culture can be transferred through: Sociology of Education
a) Enculturation Provides a study of the relationships between society and the educational processes which
 The passing on of group’s custom, beliefs and contributes to the analysis
traditions from one generation to the next generation
b) Acculturation
 Learning other culture; the passing of customs, beliefs
and traditions through
interactions/reading/intermarriages, etc.
 Values and attitudes formation are easily transmitted through
lessons provided by the teachers.
 Culture can be transmitted through field trips, experiential learning,
experimentation, group dynamics, cooperative learning, peer
learning, role playing and dramatization.
 Knowledge about the latest development in science and technology,
and about the nations and people of the world can be acquired
through different learning activities.
2.) The school as an agent of cultural change
 Cultural changes are best discussed in the school.
3.) The school as an agent of modernization
 Educational systems are focused on future beeds of the students.
 Changes which are mostly attempts to modernization are being
discussed in the school.
 The elements of cultural change which lead to modernization:
 Development of oral and written communication and
other modern means of communication
 Improvement of science and technology in all fields
4.) Other functions of the schools:
 Serves as a multi-purpose institution
 Provides training of the mind, teaches the basic
 Develops problem solving and ciritical thinking
 Promotes social integration, enculturation and cultural perception
 Accelerates adjustments of society